Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Similar complexes now exist all over the United States, in locations that have easy access to highways and airports.

Reverse Logistics 75

Reverse Logistics Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 75

AFFLINK

MAY 17, 2017

At the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, for example, inventory management is designed to monitor usage and communicate with internal and external consumers, using a 72-hour forecasting system. Green supply chain optimization helps businesses improve the sustainability of their procurement manufacturing and distribution.

Optimal Sourcing 48

Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Vendor Strategies 48

Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

The state’s freight rates are heavily impacted by the agricultural industry, which can cause rates to increase due to higher demand. Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. Freight rates generally remain consistent throughout the entire year in the state of Arkansas.

Shipping 40

Shipping Freight Rhode Island South Dakota 40

Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

The state’s freight rates are heavily impacted by the agricultural industry, which can cause rates to increase due to higher demand. Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. Freight rates generally remain consistent throughout the entire year in the state of Arkansas.

Shipping 40

Shipping Freight Rhode Island South Dakota 40

Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

The state’s freight rates are heavily impacted by the agricultural industry, which can cause rates to increase due to higher demand. Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. Freight rates generally remain consistent throughout the entire year in the state of Arkansas.

Freight 40

Freight Shipping Rhode Island South Dakota 40

3PL Insights

MARCH 10, 2017

‘Make America Great Again’ was Donald Trump’s election slogan, and nowhere in the United States did that phrase ring truer than in the city of Detroit. Unlike US cities of a similar size, such as Washington, Boston and Las Vegas, Detroit has long suffered from a lack of real landmarks and tourist attractions.

Detroit 58

Detroit Las Vegas San Francisco Washington 58

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

… The Industrial Revolution, with the invention of the steam engine, started manufacturing production, machines, and factories which, combined, ushered the society into the modern era. In the United States, Henry Ford launched the Model T in 1908 — a mass market affordable automobile which drove up demand for gasoline.

Cost Reduction Strategies 130

Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing Modeling 130