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Recession-proof Supply Chains with FTZs

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Supply chain leaders are bracing for impact. Looking back to plan ahead In a time when most furniture is made overseas, there remains a small but vibrant community of furniture manufacturers in a part of Mississippi better known for the birthplace of Elvis Presley than domestic manufacturing. However, other forces favor U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

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races to expand Michigan locks and secure the supply chain S.-bound Sequoia enables the company to put up items for sale on its website faster and be able to more easily predict delivery estimates, said David Guerin, the company’s director of robotic storage technology. Nine of the outages occurred in the last four years.

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Supply chain risks: The knowable unknowns that can hurt your supply chain!

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by Dr. Madhav Durbha CSX, one of the only two railroad operators in the USA that handles nearly all the shipments that move by train east of the Mississippi River has been experiencing serious challenges since the month of May. These are the “knowable unknowns” that can hurt your supply chain performance.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

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Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. The Peet’s Coffee Supply Chain.

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Like the Mississippi River Through New Orleans, Today’s CPG Market is Quickly Changing Directions

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Twisting and turning, changing directions quickly, the Mississippi River winds down the center of the U.S. Add in the Internet of Things (IoT) and various other advanced technologies via Industry 4.0 and you have a great deal of disruption throughout the entire value chain. Supply chains are more complex than ever and expanding.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

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by Melissa Clow This guest post comes to us from Jim Fulcher , Blogger on the Supply Chain Expert Community. jointly develop technologies for electric vehicles, jointly develop connected-car technology, collaborate on advanced safety technologies, and expand complementary products. billion U.S.

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Five-Year Study Showcases the Benefits of US Foreign-Trade Zones

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Given the supply chain disruptions that have rocked world economies for the past few years, many companies have started stockpiling inventories closer to their end customers. Using FTZ Software to Streamline the Process With the many benefits of FTZs also come a few administrative concerns. Seizing the Opportunity With $1.2B

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