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Manufacturing is Back, Big and Bold in Chicago

QAD

There’s simply no better place to discover cutting-edge manufacturing technology, learn about new solutions firsthand and swap ideas with other professionals working at the forefront of innovation. Would technology firms see value in investing big marketing bucks to be live and in person?

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Taking a Big Picture View of Supply Chain Networks

Logistics Viewpoints

I recently read a thought-provoking report with several predictions about the future of supply chain technology. How can it be that so many companies will continue to invest so much in state-of-the art technologies, and yet fewer than one in 20 control tower deployments are expected to deliver on their potential?

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The Changing Consumer Packaged Goods Space

Enterra Insights

The Chicago-based market research firm said during the 52 weeks ending Sept. According to Maidenberg and Kang, the rise of private labels is a “blow to big food makers struggling to preserve sales of decades-old condiments, meals and other packaged foods. Stand out with distinctive packaging that shares a story.

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Announcing the Supply Chains to Admire for 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

I feel that topic of supply chain management is analogous to the downward cycle of the news channels. What Drives Supply Chain Excellence? I analyze supply chain management. There is the story of aggressive sales teams over-hyping the promise of technology to drive balance sheet improvement.

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How Technology Can Help Tackle Food Waste!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken! It is estimated that $161 billion worth of food is wasted every year in America, and about 30% to 40% of our food supply goes to waste. A lot of this waste is caused by inefficiencies in the supply chain.

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Painless Retail Returns with Christian Piller

The Logistics of Logistics

Christian is a co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Pollen, a technology platform revolutionizing the reverse supply chain for retailers with pickups from consumers’ doorsteps for less than a standard return shipping label. He and his wife, Michelle, live in Chicago.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

P&G uses life cycle assessment for sustainable packaging design. West Coast ports reduce idling vessels as container supply increases. Europe agrees to cut natural-gas consumption as Russia crimps supplies. two in the Greater Chicago area and one near Denver ? Amazon’s electric delivery vehicles from Rivian rolls out.