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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

In his last role at Bluelinx, Jeff was the General Manager of Metal Products Business Unit which generated $250M in revenue sourcing products from 17 different countries serving 18,000 SKUs to national, regional and local building products retailers.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Examples of Environmentally Friendly Online Retail

Ware2Go

Besides their organically sourced ingredients, which naturally put less strain on the environment than conventionally farmed ingredients, they also provide food to communities in need and support nonprofits that provide much needed services in underserved areas. Shoppers never need to send another pair of sneakers to a landfill again.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Five Brands Leading the Way

Ware2Go

Besides their organically sourced ingredients, which naturally put less strain on the environment than conventionally farmed ingredients, they also provide food to communities in need and support nonprofits that provide much needed services in underserved areas. Thousand Fell Shoes is closing the loop in the footwear industry.

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Risk Management Can Be a Competitive Advantage, Part Two

Enterra Insights

”[6] Recent events in Hawaii and California should be evidence enough that climate change is having an impact. Only then can they determine the ideal location for sourcing — not just those that seem most convenient. Kenney predicts, “Worsening conditions will increase the pressures felt on the supply chain.”

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Why McDonald's Is Switching to Fresh Beef

Supply Chain Brain

Sorry about your luck, Hawaii and Alaska. McDonald’s says it’s switching from frozen beef to fresh in some 14,000 U.S. locations by early May. The company officially rolled out the concept at 3,500 stores today. You’ll still get frozen beef.

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Hurricane Florence: What We Know About the Year's First Major Storm

Elementum

Many sources are warning that Florence will be the most intense storm to strike the region in at least 25 years, since Hurricane Hugo, which was a Category 4 and sustained winds of 140 mph. Tropical storm Olivia has prompted storm warnings in Hawaii, with an expected 5-10 inches of flooding to affect the main islands.

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Hurricane Florence: What You Need to Know About the Year's First Major Storm

Elementum

Many sources are warning that Florence will be the most intense storm to strike the region in at least 25 years, since Hurricane Hugo, which was a Category 4 and sustained winds of 140 mph. Tropical storm Olivia has prompted storm warnings in Hawaii, with an expected 5-10 inches of flooding to affect the main islands.