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Inventory and Inflation

Enterra Insights

Financial writer Emma Kerr ( @emmarkerr ) explains, “Inflation is caused by factors like pressures on the supply or demand side of the economy, money supply policies and even consumer expectations.”[1] There are a number of things that can cause an inflationary economy. Excess inventory was also caused by the Bullwhip Effect.

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When the Heavy Hand of Government is Not a Burden

MIT Supply Chain

An example in the supply chain space is US maritime policy. One manifestation of this problem is that multiple ports on the east coast are deepening their approach channels in order to attract bigger cargo ships. The widening of the Panama Canal to enable larger ships to pass through the trade artery will generate this traffic.

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Supplement Recall Creates Bad Press for Health Industry

RFgen

In their rush to stand out in an ever-growing marketplace, businesses may exaggerate the benefits of their products or lose sight of their inventory management policies. People affected by the salmonella outbreak live in New Jersey, New Mexico, Tennessee, Ohio, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin. Supplement Recalls.

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Supplement Recall Creates Bad Press for Health Industry

RFgen

In their rush to stand out in an ever-growing marketplace, businesses may exaggerate the benefits of their products or lose sight of their inventory management policies. People affected by the salmonella outbreak live in New Jersey, New Mexico, Tennessee, Ohio, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin. Supplement Recalls.

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Supply Chain Market Report – September 2022

Elementum

Add on top of that: pandemics, geo-political conflict, and shifting government policies, and you have a real problem. I also mentioned the situation in China, where with a Zero Covid policy we’re shutting down an entire city. But this growth presents a unique, global supply chain challenge. How do you manage that?

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Supply Chain Market Report – September 2022

Elementum

Add on top of that: pandemics, geo-political conflict, and shifting government policies, and you have a real problem. I also mentioned the situation in China, where with a Zero Covid policy we’re shutting down an entire city. But this growth presents a unique, global supply chain challenge. How do you manage that?

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Many companies encourage their transportation professionals to pass the ICC Practitioner exam administered by the ICC Practitioners Association (now the Transportation Practitioners Association 1984, the Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy Association 1994). JBL’s production took place at The Ohio State University.