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Editor’s Choice: Aluminum Can Shortage Defines a New Normal for Food Packaging

Logistics Viewpoints

Beer and food industries are particularly affected by the shortages of aluminum cans as most customers prefer take-home packaging. This shortage and sudden uptick in demand weren’t something that most can manufacturers were prepared for. Continued scarcity and overbuying have led to a perennial shortage. What’s Next?

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US Food Manufacturing Success: Outsourcing MRO Supply Chain

Synovos

US Food Mfg. They were a new company that had taken over an existing manufacturing plant and lacked the infrastructure needed to keep the facilities in good working order, whether that was buyers to order parts or an accounts team to manage the purchasing process. It’s a fine line for every company,” says the site manager.

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Demystifying MRO Inventory Optimization

Synovos

Demystifying MRO Inventory Optimization The goal of MRO inventory optimization is to utilize the products and materials held on or across sites as effectively as possible. Ensuring that you have what you need available when required helps eliminate excess stock and reduce inventory carrying costs. How do you achieve this?

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US Food Mfg. Thrives After Outsourcing MRO Supply Chain:13-year Partnership Generates Millions in Savings

Synovos

US Food Mfg. They were a new company that had taken over an existing manufacturing plant and lacked the infrastructure needed to keep the facilities in good working order, whether that was buyers to order parts or an accounts team to manage the purchasing process. Contact Us The post US Food Mfg. Interested in our services?

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9 Ways Manufacturers Can Develop More Sustainable Products

Arena Solutions

The plot revolves around an investigative murder against a backdrop of the devastation caused by the greenhouse effect—pollution, food shortages, depleted resources, poverty, and overpopulation—not much different from the issues we’re facing today. It featured a nightmarish tagline— Soylent Green is people.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. Porsche looks to advance its efforts against CO2 emissions by calling upon its nearly 1,300 suppliers to only use renewable energy in manufacturing components for its vehicles. FedEx invests $2 billion in sustainability initiatives. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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How Manufacturers Are Revolutionizing Talent Retention Through Strategic Outsourcing

Synovos

Manufacturing plants are now competing for wages that were unheard of five or six years ago,” explains William Brummett, Vice President of New Business Development at RS Integrated Supply, a global Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) supply chain services company that provides outsourced procurement and storeroom solutions.