Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Breakfast sausage, hot dogs and frozen chicken breasts from Tyson Foods are beginning to move autonomously on Gatik AI trucks in Northwest Arkansas. mile route from a small warehouse to a Walmart retail store in Bentonville, Arkansas. The three-year contract could expand nationwide. Gatik has covered a 7.1-mile

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APRIL 17, 2023

He is also a regular speaker at leading supply chain universities, including the University of Arkansas Sam M. Ron holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a master’s degree from Eastern Michigan University. Walton Supply Chain College.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

They are a leading supplier of poultry, pet food and animal nutrition products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas in the US. Any shipment moving from Siloam Springs to Bentonville, Arkansas, for example, would be one lane. Simmons Foods Simmons Foods is a farm to fork poultry manufacturer. An RFP is a data intensive exercise.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

households across six states – Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Walmart announced it will be expanding its DroneUp delivery network to 34 sites by the end the year, providing the potential to reach 4 million U.S. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,

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The Network Effect

JULY 23, 2018

The New Madrid Fault Zone stretches across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee. The post What if the United States broke in half? Is Your Company Ready in the Event of a Catastrophe? appeared first on The Network Effect.

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MAY 5, 2023

About Mike Zayonc Mike Zayonc is a Partner at Plug and Play where he founded the firm’s $25.5M

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

The Arkansas Department of Transportation expects 1.5 Transportation officials are sharing plans in an effort to minimize headache-inducing traffic jams. That includes guidance for truckers when up to 3.7 million people are expected to chase the darkness this time around.

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MARCH 4, 2022

Ron holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and master’s degree from Eastern Michigan University and regularly speaks at premier supply chain universities, such as the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton Supply Chain College. About Turvo.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mandy comes from a trucking family and she grew up in Van Buren, Arkansas not far from USA Truck’s headquarters. Owner-operators in the trucking business face a myriad of challenges including cash flow issues, high fuel costs, access to good freight, business development, and growing their business. About Mandy Morrow.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 22, 2020

According to Donnie Williams, executive director of the University of Arkansas’ Supply Chain Management Research Center, “[S]mall companies don’t have that much of a human capital resource that can be devoted to supply chain.” For more on this, read the article about us by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. OTIF Scorecard.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2021

” Zone 5 – South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico): “Expect a chilly Halloween, with increasingly cloudy skies and stormy conditions for Arkansas and Louisiana. Pick a costume that incorporates an umbrella!” Watch out for zombies!”

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2022

in Transportation and Logistics from Arkansas State University. In 2001, he completed a two-year Six Sigma certification program with General Electric and is a GE certified Black Belt. In June 2009, he became certified as an APICS CSCP. Mark earned a B.S. About Emerge.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2017

in mathematics from the University of Arkansas. He has an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) certification, as well as a Retail Supply Chain Certification (RSCC) and received a B.A.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 14, 2020

SupplyPike always tries to support our community, be it Fayetteville or Northwest Arkansas. We are humbled by this opportunity to play a small part in giving back. We decided to buy these meals from a local restaurant to help our local businesses that have also been affected by this pandemic.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 13, 2022

Canoo , which is an Arkansas based company, anticipates starting production of the LDV electric van beginning in Q4, 2022 and reportedly, Walmart will be the first to take initial delivery of these vehicles. Arkansas, reportedly in order to have closer communications. Canoo has further moved its corporate headquarters to Bentonville.

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BlueYonder

JULY 5, 2023

As part of our “Fearless Females of Supply Chain” Blue Yonder Live series, Blue Yonder’s Chief Customer Officer Susan Beal spoke to Stephanie Powell Thomas , Associate Professor of Practice of SCM at the University of Arkansas and Executive Director of the WISE program. You can watch their conversation here. and globally.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

This family-owned business is headquartered in Siloam Springs Arkansas in the US. Simmons Foods’ Approach to Transportation Spend ; Steve Banker Simmons Foods, and its affiliates, are suppliers of poultry, pet, and animal nutrition products. The transportation team supports 13 production facilities.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Numerous carriers across Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee and parts of northern Mexico, including the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas are reporting delays, limited operations and/or closures due to blackouts, snow, and ice.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Eight US states have made package theft a felony: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. Unfortunately, this does not always act as a deterrent, as Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee rank in the top 12 states for larceny per 100,000 resident.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Starting next week, Amazon will start actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 14, 2022

University of Arkansas Tops the List again, but Texas Schools Dominate the Top 25

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AUGUST 6, 2022

Notifications to employees reportedly began this week in both the Bentonville, Arkansas corporate office and other corporate offices. This week, business and industry media reported that the company now plans to cut, what The Wall Street Journal noted as hundreds of corporate roles in an overall restructuring effort.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

Before that the two will work closely with the current editors Matthew Waller (University of Arkansas) and Stan Fawcett (Weber State University) to facilitate a smooth transition to the new editorial team. I will continue to support the journal and new editors in my function as European Editor.

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OCTOBER 16, 2016

Brian Fugate is the Oren Harris Chair in Transportation, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas, United States. Mark Pagell holds a Chair in Global Leadership and is a Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Management at University College Dublin, Ireland. Barbara Flynn is the Richard M.

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SCM Research

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Brian Fugate is the Oren Harris Chair in Transportation, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas, United States. Mark Pagell holds a Chair in Global Leadership and is a Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Management at University College Dublin, Ireland. Barbara Flynn is the Richard M.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Tyson recently closed down its Van Buren, Arkansas plant, one of six planned shutdowns to cut costs as Tyson deals with flat demand and a drop in wholesale prices.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2023

In the spring of 2022, Walmart created a new position among the roughly 15,000 employees who work at its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. But Walmart is looking at bikes in a different way.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

The evolution of Walmart’s supply chain includes three elements, according to a 2012 article from Arkansas Business: distribution practices, operating its own fleet of trucks, and technology. of its sales, or less than half Kmart’s cost and just under a third of what Sears was spending at the time, according to Arkansas Business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Customers’ favorite items delivered by drone include Great Value Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, rotisserie chicken and Bounty Paper Towels.

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Stord

MARCH 1, 2022

A few speakers that will be at the event include Asa Hutchinson – Governor of the state of Arkansas, Greg Kessman – Senior Director of Supply Chain at Nestle, Greg Price – Founder & CEO of Shipwell, and many more! To view a full list of speakers and to register for the event, click here !

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2023

Called “flow wrap,” the packaging uses about 50 percent less plastic and 50 percent less energy in the manufacturing process versus traditional expanded polystyrene product packaging, according to Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 29, 2016

I was traveling from Northwest Arkansas airport (XNA) back home to Washington Reagan (DCA) and this alert put me into panic mode because I had to be at my home office for an important customer call the following day and knew there were limited flights available. And so has the supply chain.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Scooter Sayers graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Master of Business Administration. He is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineers. About Scooter Sayers. He and his wife currently reside in the Atlanta metro area.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 5, 2020

University of Arkansas Moves Long Time Number 1 Penn State Out of the Top Spot

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Multichannel Merchant

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Home Depot has signed on as the first retail customer of Walmart’s new service, GoLocal, with Walmart providing same-day and next-day delivery in select stores in Texas, New Mexico and Northwest Arkansas in the coming weeks, expanding thereafter.

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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 31, 2017

Walmart Looks to Vendors to Help Fund eCommerce Investments, IBM Signs 10 More Food Companies for Pilot Using Blockchain for Extended Supply Chain Visibility, Robotic Sewing Coming to Arkansas

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

The service will soon expand to a third Walmart store in the same corner of Arkansas. Walmart delivers a range of products to customers within a 1.5-mile mile radius of two Walmart stores.

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