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Supply Chain Lessons From NW Arkansas with Donnie Williams

The Logistics of Logistics

Supply Chain Lessons From NW Arkansas with Donnie Williams. Donnie Williams and Joe Lynch discuss supply chain lessons from NW Arkansas. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. Key Takeaways: Supply Chain Lessons From NW Arkansas.

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Last Mile Delivery Grows Up with Ron Richardson

The Logistics of Logistics

Throughout his career, Ron has worked with many Fortune 2,000 shippers, retailers, and 3PLs, helping them to optimize their logistics operations using real-time visibility, predictive analytics, and global control tower capabilities. He is also a regular speaker at leading supply chain universities, including the University of Arkansas Sam M.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

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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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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

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They are a leading supplier of poultry, pet food and animal nutrition products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas in the US. Depending on the product, their customers are consumer goods companies, retailers, food service distributors and restaurant chains. They are vertically integrated. An RFP is a data intensive exercise.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

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Dick’s joins a list of retailers that have recently noted the impacts of inflation on customer purchases, with a shift from discretionary to non-discretionary items being a common theme. households across six states – Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7 – 13)

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The Buy with Prime program, first announced last April, allows Prime members to check out on other retailers’ sites using their Amazon account and receive free, two-day delivery. The retailer still has a long way to go to reach its goal of 1 million packages delivered by drone annually. sellers by January 31, Amazon said.

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Visibility 2.0: Accelerating the Customer Experience with Ron Richardson

The Logistics of Logistics

He has worked with 100’s of Fortune 2,000 shippers, retailers, and 3PL’s in reaping the benefits of real-time visibility, predictive analytics, and global control tower capabilities. Prior to Turvo, Ron played a pivotal role in FourKites’ mercurial rise. Walton Supply Chain College. About Turvo.