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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. The company has about 200 of their own coffee shops; Peet’s also sells coffee bags and K-cup packages through 15,000 warehouse clubs, grocery, and convenience stores nationwide. These DSD warehouses in turn receive less-than-truckload size shipments on at least a weekly basis.

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Technology Alone Won’t Integrate Your Supply Chain with Paul Jensen

The Logistics of Logistics

To have a truly integrated supply chain companies need to have a supply chain partner that will couple the technology with the people and physical assets (trucks, terminals, warehouses, etc.) Jensen retired from the United States Navy Reserves in 2010 as a Commander (O5). required to be effective and efficient. About Paul Jensen.

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Incoterms 2010 the Right Way - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

Incoterms 2010 the Right Way. In global supply chain , most companies try to take an advantage of low-cost country sourcing to drive material costs down. The current version is Incoterms 2010. The purpose of this article is to show factors you should take into account so you can use incoterms 2010 the right way.

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Healthcare: A Call For Action

Supply Chain Shaman

The first value is the average for the period of 2010-2016 while the second number shows the average change comparing 2016 to 2010. For example, for the period of 2010-2016, pharmaceutical company margins averaged 22%. Comparing 2010 to 2016, operating margin improved by 4%. It was before warehouse management.

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Using Digital Supply Chain Planning to Respond to Market-Changing Disruptions like COVID-19

ToolsGroup

Gartner research shows that companies that continued to increase earnings while others declined in 2009 and 2010 were those that were able to keep their foot on the gas through the downturn because they had planned responses in advance. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from several Chinese and Italian suppliers.

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Evolution of Warehouse Scanning Technologies in the Digital Era

Supply Chain Game Changer

Disruptive Warehouse Technologies for Any Company! The Warehouse is a central part of Supply Chain Management in any organization. Automation is a boon to achieve these two important goals in any warehouse operations. Scanning is considered as the most labor intensive operation in the warehouse.

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. But we’re also seeing many of the supply chain industry’s biggest digital pioneers displaying real moxie in recognizing the opportunity in front of them. Faster order-to-cash.