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Polaris Named a Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Top Supply Chain Project with ToolsGroup

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BOSTON (June 16, 2020) – Supply & Demand Chain Executive , the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, selected Polaris to receive a “Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2021” for its project with ToolsGroup. Go to www.sdcexec.com to view the full list of all 2021 Top Supply Chain Projects winners.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

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Starting next week, recreational marijuana sales will be legal in Maryland, and over the next two years, will be legal in Virginia and Minnesota. Marijuana distributors will ship the final products to a dispensary and / or warehouse goods that are waiting to be sold.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

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Starting next week, recreational marijuana sales will be legal in Maryland, and over the next two years, will be legal in Virginia and Minnesota. Marijuana distributors will ship the final products to a dispensary and / or warehouse goods that are waiting to be sold.

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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

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The company ships directly to customers and also to distributors. Mr. Herrin came out of retirement in October of 2021 to join GEON. For example, while GEON has over 2000 customers, initially they are manually building forecasts for 600 customers and 1200 ship-to locations. These plants, in turn, produce roughly 2000 products.

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Customer-Obsessed Businesses are Upping Their Last-Mile Game

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year-on-year in 2020 with a 39% increase in Q1 2021. Brick-and-mortar behemoth, Target, is calibrating its last-mile logistics to keep itself at pace with the shifting trends in consumer behavior. market opened a sortation center in Minnesota last year to strengthen its last-mile capabilities. in July 2021.

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How the Labor Shortage is Impacting Order Fulfillment and the Trucking Industry (2021)

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In April of 2021, the number of workers who quit their job in a single month broke an all-time U.S. The Minnesota Trucking Association estimates the country has a shortage of 60,000 drivers due to longtime recruitment issues, early retirement, and COVID-canceled driving-school classes.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4 – May 10)

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People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a new bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. The law will apply to tickets purchased in Minnesota or other states for concerts or other live events held in Minnesota.