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How Important is 1% to Your Supply Chain?

BlueYonder

At that setting, it would miss its intended port by over 100 miles – putting the container ship closer to Vancouver or Portland. A forecast error as small as 1 percent can lead to a parent not being able to locate and purchase that must-have toy for their child. Let’s apply this same concept to your supply chain.

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Impact of Tariffs, Declining PMI on U.S. Imports and Exports

Supply Chain Matters

We observed that the overall April data not only points to a state of global wide contraction in production and procurement activity but qualitative indicators of cutbacks in new or export order levels not seen since the initial time of the global pandemic in 2020. Among the stated key takeaway points are that a U.S. export shipments.

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How the best shippers manage capacity challenges

DAT Solutions

Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. – David Domencic, Senior Manager of Transportation Procurement, Armada Supply Chain Solutions. What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Here's what they had to say. Register now and save $300.

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Closed Loop Recycling Systems are Key to Sustainable Concessions for the Portland Blazers

NC State SCRC

Asean Corporation’s StalkMarket, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Moda Center. Mr. Chandler reported that one of the retailers they had contacted was a natural food chain in Portland, and they responded very positively to the idea. As a result, the Company began contacting vendors to gage their interest in biobased products.

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Corporate supply chain social responsibility in the news

Supply Chain View from the Field

An extensive examination by the authors reveals how the “inspection system intended to protect workers and ensure manufacturing quality is riddled with flaws. Corporate Social Responsibility Labor and Human Rights in the Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Management'

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How the best shippers manage capacity challenges

DAT Solutions

Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. – David Domencic, Senior Manager of Transportation Procurement, Armada Supply Chain Solutions. What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Here's what they had to say. Register now and save $300.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

UPS’ eBike electric bike program, activated in Portland, Ore., Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Warehouse Automation. Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image. transactionID. 4c81f2b2-cc31-43f9-9b83-b4d9691886a9. Media Type.