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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

We have software updates planned to improve our fog and parking performance to address such situations in the future.” Yum Brands – parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill – recently announced a new packaging policy prioritizing more sustainable options. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Bio-based Products Future is Promising, but Hurdles Exist

Supply Chain View from the Field

Many of the largest multi-national retailers discussed with us the perceived benefits that biobased products can provide in their corporate sustainability goals and programs. The global apparel sector’s effort resulted in the development of the Higg Index, a universally accepted LCA tool and life cycle inventory database.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is paying participating small businesses a per-package fee to deliver Amazon orders within a 10-mile radius to their neighbors’ homes in states like Nebraska, Mississippi, and Alabama. Some retailers have responded with rationing, as purchases are being capped at some chains, including CVS, Target, and Walgreens.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] 5 More Supply Chain Trends To Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

Higher achievement of sustainability goals. When a business, or other organization, purchases equipment, parts, or remanufactured equipment it is an investment. These tools have quickly become mainstays for the remote workforce, and are rapidly evolving to support supply chain management functions. Increased velocity.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 27 – March 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart drops $35 minimum purchase for 2-hour delivery. Over the course of the next week, nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer , Alabama are voting on whether they want to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Governors urge Biden to press semiconductor firms on chip shortage.