All Things Supply Chain
MAY 13, 2018
There are several benefits to “going green” in your warehouse: from reducing utility bills and increasing sustainability to reducing your carbon footprint and providing your employees with an eco-friendly business…
Supply Chain Collaborator
MAY 18, 2018
Volume is up, capacity is down and there’s a ton of work to be done. So it’s not surprising that hiring is on the minds of transportation leaders. Seventy-six percent of transportation industry professionals polled in a 2018 employment survey said they planned to add headcount to their workforce associated with transportation logistics. We’d urge you to think twice about hiring.
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 18, 2018
In 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection raised from $200 to $800 the value of a single imported shipment that’s exempt from duties and taxes, as well as certain reporting requirements. There’s no question that the higher de minimis value benefits shippers of small packages ordered online. That class of commerce has exploded with the rise of the internet, and the boost in the exemption can only spark further growth.
SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)
MAY 18, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. CONTACT: Cuchulain Kelly, 202-607-2600 x202, cuchulain@sustainablepurchasing.org. 2018 LEADERSHIP AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING. Seven Organizations Recognized by Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council. MINNEAPOLIS MN – On Wednesday, May 16 th , the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) recognized seven organizations and two individuals for their leadership in the sustainable purchasing movement, a growing trend in which organizations are using their purc
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Supply Chain Collaborator
MAY 18, 2018
Volume is up, capacity is down and there’s a ton of work to be done. So it’s not surprising that hiring is on the minds of transportation leaders. Seventy-six percent of transportation industry professionals polled in a 2018 employment survey said they planned to add headcount to their workforce associated with transportation logistics. We’d urge you to think twice about hiring.
Supply Chain Collaborator
MAY 15, 2018
Version 5.15 Contains Numerous Important Updates to Functionality within the Transportation Logistics Automation Platform Favored by Growing Numbers of High Volume Shippers. May 17, 2018 – Fair Lawn, NJ – UltraShipTMS development teams have set June 26, 2018 as the release date for the next platform update of their award-winning logistics automation solution for high volume shippers in North America. .
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 16, 2018
The pill packages had likely been contaminated by trace amounts of a fungicide used to treat the 6-inch-tall wooden platforms, which carried them from factory to warehouse to retailer. The cost of lost production and yanking Tylenol and Motrin off store shelves: $900m. The lowly shipping pallet — a ubiquitous tool of modern commerce — has a habit of causing trouble.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 15, 2018
One of the people expressed bafflement that it’s taken so long for the government to ask for the data. It’s just 10 months until the country formally quits the European Union, and Prime Minister Theresa May’s Cabinet — and indeed her Conservative Party — is still procrastinating on what kind of customs arrangements to pursue post-divorce. The course the government decides on will determine what burden exporters face, and whether it’s still viable for them to trade with the EU and with third coun
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 14, 2018
A fair number of companies are leaning toward the latter view. While they might embrace the underlying concept of the IoT, they’re dubious about their ability to manage the resulting flood of data in a meaningful way. How, for example, can they distinguish between information that’s relevant to the organization, and that which is useless? How can they respond in a timely manner to the rapid and unrelenting flow of data from countless devices hooked up to the internet?
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