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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The company is testing a small-format restaurant in Fort Worth, TX, where the centerpiece is a conveyor system that delivers food to a mobile-order lane.

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Protect Your Business From Flooding (and other Natural Disasters)!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Unsurprisingly, floods can lead to all kinds of problems, from loss of inventory to damaged company vehicles. Fortunately, they don’t often happen in America – and when they do, it’s usually in California or Alaska. Before anything else, it’s important that you take out insurance to protect your business and its inventory.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

In addition, several agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require unique device identifiers (UDI) usually in the form of barcodes to contain information such as manufactured date and lot number to provide traceability. Fields marked with a * are required. First Name *. Last Name *. Business Email *. Job Title *. California.

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Sustainable Frozen Ecommerce Fulfillment with Cathy Hayward-Hughes and Mike Bradburn

The Logistics of Logistics

Cathy was born into a fishing family in Alaska. They specialize in transporting frozen food. Because the product (usually food) must maintain a low temperature, dry ice, and or frozen gel packs must be utilized. About Cathy Hayward-Hughes. Cathy Hayward-Hughes is the Co-founder and President of Crystal Creek Logistics.

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Matrix Commerce is Coming Will You Be Ready?

Supply Chain Network

The complexity really starts when you look at the distribution of the products and how you can actually calculate and track the carbon footprint of a product sent to a store around the corner from the plant versus sending the same product to a store in Alaska. In world of Matrix Commerce where do we go from here?

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RFgen Recognized as a Top Software and Technology Provider by Food Logistics Magazine

RFgen

RFgen has been named one of Food Logistics’ top 100 Software and Technology Providers for 2019, recognizing its unique contribution to ensuring safe, efficient and reliable food and beverage supply chains worldwide. Learn More: How Clif Bar achieved 100% traceability and inventory visibility ». Tracing Food from Field-to-Fork.

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RFgen Recognized as a Top Software and Technology Provider by Food Logistics Magazine

RFgen

RFgen has been named one of Food Logistics’ top 100 Software and Technology Providers for 2019, recognizing its unique contribution to ensuring safe, efficient and reliable food and beverage supply chains worldwide. Learn More: How Clif Bar achieved 100% traceability and inventory visibility ». Tracing Food from Field-to-Fork.