Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

But, it looks like state legislation for bathroom access for truck drivers in Pennsylvania is still pending. Keeping Goods Moving Through Disruptions & Bottlenecks I’ll also be at Reverse Logistics Association’s (RLA) annual conference the following week. I wear a number of hats these days.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Foxconn, for example, announced plans to reshore in Pennsylvania, investing $40 million for a mostly automated plant. Reverse logistics (returns, warranties) are more manageable closer to market. China manufacturing costs have increased 187% over the past decade, in contrast to 27% increase in U.S.

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