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3 Lessons from Gold and Silver Pawn: This… is Supply Chain, This… is Pawn Stars

Kinaxis

I found an “item” dating back to 1910, Carnegie, Pennsylvania. So, as I was watching one of my favorite shows, Pawn Stars, I thought the next time I am in Las Vegas, this is what I will take into the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop. My grandfather passed it down to my uncle, who passed it down to me. His interests lie elsewhere.

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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I am cruising major freeways traveling from Chicago to my new home in Pennsylvania. Today, since many do not test the solutions and often buy based on IT standardization, the probability of success is about the same as playing the tables in Las Vegas. 90, then 80, followed by 76. The highway rolls ahead of me.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

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. “Home Depot and Lowe’s let you return dead plants, for a year. The field is large and growing.

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Booming Oil Industry Boosts Flatbed Demand

DAT Solutions

Construction activity boosted rates out of Las Vegas : The lane to Los Angeles was up to an average of $3.31/mile. Las Vegas to Phoenix also jumped up to $2.97/mile. Demand has been weaker in Florida and Pennsylvania this month. Rock Island, IL, to Minneapolis rose at an average of $3.71/mile.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Congratulations to the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Denver Nuggets. Northbound and southbound lanes will be closed for months, according to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who on Monday signed a disaster proclamation to free emergency funding. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Activant Anticipates More Virtual Collaboration in B2B Distribution

Supply Chain Network

” Summit 2012 is scheduled to take place March 13-16, 2012, at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Headquartered in Livermore, California, Activant has operations in Texas, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Part 1: [link]. Part 2: [link]. Part 3: [link].

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Las Vegas is the most cost-effective city to ship to and from in the state of Nevada. Pennsylvania. Nebraska hosts a significant number of agricultural shipments. This makes freight shipping for both inbound and intra-state shipments reasonably priced. Rural areas, rather than cities, play a role in freight rates. Rhode Island.