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Ecommerce Terms: A-Z Glossary PART 2

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Maintenance, Repair, and Operations Inventory (MRO) Items that are used during the production process that are not part of the actual product, such as machine lubricant, disposable gloves, uniforms, machinery depreciation, batteries, utilities, cleaning supplies, etc. To the manufacturer, it is considered raw materials inventory.

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UPS introduces new flight from the U.S. to the Middle East

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And UPS said the flight will be operated with one of the company’s new 747-8F freighters, adding that the flight is a facet of the company’s build out of its smart global logistics network, which moves 3% of global GDP per day and is concurrent with its role as the official logistics provider for Expo 2020 Dubai. At that point, U.S.-bound

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Alaska: North To The Future

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Similarly, just 32,000 miles of road serve Alaska’s 572,000 square miles of land. “That’s about five percent of Texas’ road capacity,” says Tom Souply, president of freight provider Span Alaska. Instead, containers on ships act as warehouses that go directly to the stores.