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What is Supply Chain Decision Support? Are We Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today’s headline news includes AllBirds, Boeing, Canada Goose, Chemours, EMC, Hanes Brands, Fisker, Ford, Krispy Kreme, LKQ, Ryder, Tesla, Timken, Tyson Foods, Weight Watchers International, and WestRock. For this blog post, never mind the comparison. When he speaks of the supply chain, he means procurement.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

parts per million, in comparison to the 1960 levels of 316.91 Source: Statista.com. Wildfires have been an ongoing affair in British Columbia since June 2021, claiming acres of forest area and severing railroad and highway links to the largest port in Canada. Ethical sourcing of goods. parts per million. Download Now!

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

It covers 37 states and parts of Canada through a fleet of more than 150,000 crowd-sourced drivers, it says. For comparison, they spent $3.4 More companies looked to implement grocery deliveries, and third party companies looked to build out their rosters of drivers. But as the pandemic eased, demand softened.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. a world-class provider of freight forwarding, customs brokerage and surface transportation in Canada.” Milgram is a gold standard winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies®. Robinson purchased Milgram & Company Ltd.

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Top 20: The Ultimate Logistics Technology Roundup

Freightos

3D Printing : Almost 20% of manufacturers are already using 3D printing in their business to some extent. Drone Delivery : Amazon has been promising drone delivery for years…and has been testing the technology in Canada , while waiting for US regulators to catch up. Manufacturing Geek , @CamstarSystems ]. Into this idea?

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SKU vs. UPC Codes: What is the difference?

EMERGE App

The classification of the products will depend on: Color Manufacturer Price Size Brand The classification of these products will rely on the buyers’ requirements, the company’s goals, and the sellers’ priorities. Therefore, you can attract customers who will only buy products instead of making comparisons to buy them online.

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

Requis

The pressure to be more sustainable also comes from outside sources like governments, banks and customers. This is how I learned about the concept of “retained carbon”, or embodied carbon, which is essentially the carbon that is used in the extraction and manufacture of materials used in a project. And this is a significant amount.