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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Is supply chain inventory the problem?

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

And the impact doesn’t stop there, since trade-off decisions will be required to answer questions like which customer is most important to satisfy with the limited bolts in inventory and if production capacity should be reallocated. And then decisions on these questions will in turn affect other customers in your rattled supply chain.

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What Lessons a Table Fable Teaches About Supply Chain Orchestration

Logistics Viewpoints

The issue wasn’t poor planning – they had the inventory. Multiple calls only muddied the waters, but a few things became clear: inventory was in the warehouse, but my order for it was stuck. The combinatorial factors disrupting supply chains persist, but in this case the problem was completely preventable.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Charleys Philly Steaks announced it has partnered with Flytrex to deliver freshly-made grilled cheesesteaks via drone in Durham, North Carolina. The cost to transport containerized goods peaked at unprecedented levels in late 2021. Nike Earnings Reflect Supply Chain Disruption Complexities. That cost has been falling ever since.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. Lowe’s also had distribution centers in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina with extra supplies ready and waiting. This involved in some cases, diverting some inventory bound for other regions.

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Looking for a Warehouse in North Carolina? Check out our pad

Kanban Logistics

The pandemic-related rise of eCommerce, combined with companies holding onto more inventory to guard against supply chain disruptions, has led to a tight real estate market where companies are battling for available space. Warehouses in North Carolina: what are your options? Why look for a warehouse in North Carolina?

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Vaccinating the Supply Chain with Andrew Kelley

The Logistics of Logistics

Andrew has an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Masters in Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science from North Carolina State University. About BoxLock. BoxLock is the industry leader in secure, unattended delivery technology.