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Thanksgiving 2018

Enterra Insights

At the original Thanksgiving feast, the pickings were much slimmer and all ingredients were sourced locally. 1] She note there are only two known historical sources describing the three-day long feast shared by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag natives at Plymouth Colony in 1621.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

True Value is investing $150 million in upgrades to its supply chain that will cover a new distribution center in Pennsylvania, ordering software, and more. Macy’s hired its first chief supply chain officer (CSCO) to oversee sourcing, inventory management, distribution, and sustainability. This number fell by 5.4%

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What Supply Chain Risks are Threatening Your Company?

Enterra Insights

”[1] The report focused on four key metrics: supplier criticality, supplier financial risk, global sourcing risk, and foreign exchange risk. Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem, professors at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, recommend being “alert to near-misses.” ” Footnotes. [1]

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

Identifying Potential Fraud : Grover notes, “Big Data can be put to use to detect frauds which could take hours of manpower and numerous interviews to zero-in on the likely source.” 3] Vandita Grover, “ 6 Ways Big Data helps Companies Mitigate Risks ,” MarTech Advisor, 2 May 2018. [4] Footnotes. [1]

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Sustainable Food Waste Management for Food Industry SMEs

Unleashed

From reducing the quantity of on hand foodstuffs to JIT inventory control – or less food delivered more frequently – optimising inventory control assists businesses to better manage food waste and reduce it at the source. Valorisation processes use chemical and biological methods to produce biofuels, and other sources of energy.

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How to Sell CBD Online: Information and Tips on Selling CBD From Home

ShipBob

The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp production across the US, which is great for sellers because CBD is produced from industrial hemp. Due to the aforementioned 2018 Farm Bill, CBD is legal in the U.S. Your best bet is to simply sell the industrial hemp-sourced CBD, as it won’t have high THC levels and is accepted across the nation.

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4 Tips for Finding and Hiring Millennials for Supply Chain Careers

RFgen

A report created by the Material Handling Industry trade group concluded supply chains will need to hire 270,000 employees per year between 2014 and 2018, according to Fortune. Satisfied workers often make excellent sources for future talent references. The supply chain logistics industry may have a staffing problem.