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The New Reality of Amazon FBA with Ephraim Ausch

The Logistics of Logistics

Tactical has warehouses in both Chino, California, and Elizabeth, New Jersey. Key Takeaways: The New Reality of Amazon FBA. The new reality of Amazon FBA: Carriers picking up and delivering to Amazon locations will now be measured on a carrier performance scorecard.

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Guest Commentary: Tight Transportation Capacity, Not Flagging Demand, Behind ISM Report Showing Slowing Activity

Talking Logistics

While Chicago and New York/New Jersey hubs are no strangers to inclement winter weather, severe and widespread cold brought snowstorms to Atlanta and other southern U.S. On one hand, new orders for U.S. percent, marking the largest drop in this metric since last July.

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The State of Holiday Shipping & Learnings for Next Peak Season

Intelligent Audit

Fortunately, the San Pedro Bay backlog has declined 50% over the past eight days, reports news station KOIN. According to the Journal of Commerce , the New York and New Jersey port backlog is increasing and leading to more instability in terms of product replenishment and inventory management in the weeks after Christmas.

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And I thought last year’s Top 25 Supply Chain was a surprise

Kinaxis

The new trend to be sustainable is part of the current category: Revenue Growth, so why add another category like CSR when we should be moving towards the core supply chain metrics of total delivered cost and customer service. This, my friends, is why we need to get back to CORE supply chain metrics when measuring the Top 25.

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2022: A Look in the Rearview Mirror–Part I

American Global Logistics

This metric, referred to as a “Frankenstat” due to its grand scope, has many critics. Putting that aside, the creation of this metric signifies the federal government’s increasing role in supply chain matters. #3 3 Supply Shortages exacerbating constraints and dislocations.

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How New Supply Chain Technologies Are Boosting Efficiency

ShipBob

In 1962, General Motors installed the first robot in their New Jersey plant. For instance, ShipBob is a fulfillment company that provides access to a wide range of distribution metrics that can help merchant calculate a perfect order metric , as well as other metrics to easily monitor performance. “We

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8 Ways to Make Your Fulfillment Center Run More Efficiently

EazyStock

You can use metrics like size, storage, and velocity to help optimize slotting efficiency. is a performance driven WOMEN-OWNED fastener company with offices in Clifton, New Jersey and Charleston, South Carolina. Picking process optimization demands that managers think at the level of minutes and even seconds.