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Grocery Shopping and the Art of War

Enterra Insights

In a tongue-in-cheek article, Sarah Sicard ( @smsicard ), a Senior Editor with Military Times, edited quotes from Carl von Clausewitz’s “On War” so they could be applied to grocery shopping.[2] He notes, “What the ancients called a clever shopper is one who not only shops, but excels in shopping with ease.”

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

Logistics Viewpoints

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. In one article , Mr. Sorenson points out that IBP works better for small manufacturers than large ones. The company has 11 production facilities across North America and China.

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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

The following article highlights some of the key points made by Mr. Elias and Mr. Stauffer. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. It also includes information taken from HWI’s web site. Making refractory products is complicated and challenging.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions. This is 15 days longer than the same quarter last year and an additional five days than the previous quarter.

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Supply Chain Leadership Series VI: Pam Heminger, Senior Vice President of Procurement & Planning, Caterpillar

NC State SCRC

During her 24 years at Honda of America, she helped implement many of the supply chain best practices that have now become renowned, including cost modeling, supplier development, supplier quality assurance, lean manufacturing, and many others, which evolved under the original North America leadership of Dave Nelson.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

In this article, I will redress the balance by exploring outsourcing from a more holistic perspective, focusing on ways to consider outsourcing partnerships for improvement throughout the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Navigating the Grocery Retail Profitability Storm

Cognira

Lorelei Bergin, Vice President of Retail, North America, Nielsen IQ , highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of videos for brand and product exploration. Meal planners have also gained significance, making it easier for customers to plan their meals for the week and purchase necessary ingredients right away.