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Navigating New Tariffs: How Retailers Can Mitigate Impacts

Supply Chain Brain

EU “Banana Wars” (1993–2009) provide another cautionary tale: The EU’s tariffs on Latin American bananas triggered U.S. Artificial Intelligence Quality & Metrics Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt Retail RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Similarly, the U.S.-EU

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Are We Witnessing the Death of the Foreign Aid Supply Chain?

Enterra Insights

The foreign aid supply chain involved planning, procurement, storage, transport, and delivery of resources like food, medicine, and other essential items from donors to beneficiaries in developing countries, often in response to emergencies or for long-term development projects.

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Amazon’s Announced New Partnership with FedEx

Supply Chain Matters

Steiner is a current FedEx board member and has been so since 2009. Earlier this month, after the forced resignation of USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy by the Trump Administration , the USPS Board of Governors quickly selected former Waste Management CEO David Steiner as its new head.

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Scaling a FreightTech Business with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark is the Chief Executive Officer off Princeton TMX , a SaaS-based transportation management system (TMS). About Mark McEntire Mark McEntire is the Chief Executive Officer at Princeton TMX, a SaaS-based transportation management system (TMS). Hunt Transport, Inc. In June 2009, he became certified as an APICS CSCP.

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The Secret Sauce with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. Mark McEntire is the Senior Vice President of Operations at Emerge , a freight technology firm that is reinventing freight procurement. Hunt Transport, Inc. In June 2009, he became certified as an APICS CSCP.

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Let the Qs Begin

Supply Chain Shaman

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. We find that this is true of too few companies. ” Yes, I said.

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Autonomous Planning in Supply Chain: 4 Must-Haves for Next-Generation Platforms

Logistics Viewpoints

In addition to incorporating the impact of special events and promotions at the SKU/Location level, it is possible to do probabilistic planning with different service targets, supplier performance risks, and transportation alternatives that evolve with the changing business dynamics. How fast can they bring new capabilities to your business?