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Data Quality: Your Digital Transformation Depends on It

Logistics Viewpoints

Today, I’m going to add a qualifier — it has to be quality data. Just as any chef will tell you that anything less than the best quality ingredients can render a dish inedible, so too, bad data can turn any data-driven IT effort sour. So, what is quality data? So, ensuring data quality is critical. Inspect before entry.

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Garrett Brands Chooses ToolsGroup to Drive Digital Supply Chain Transformation

ToolsGroup

Garrett Popcorn has been a Chicago staple for over 70 years , and now has retail shops in 8 countries. Garrett Brands maintains a portfolio of perishable items affected by seasonal demand, all while maintaining a customer experience that is synonymous with the quality of Garrett Popcorn and Frango.

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Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

I personally have my own favorite events – each for its own qualities. Last year brought in a revival of events, but with a few still either provided virtually or postponed for one more year. This year I believe we will not only see a return to the prior number of events, but also record attendance.

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Cold Chain Basics with Andy Bahr

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to starting Bahr Transportation, Andy worked at a large brokerage for four years, in Chicago, IL. A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain for perishable food products, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals in order to maintain their quality and increase their shelf-life. Enhances food safety and quality.

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The Changing Consumer Packaged Goods Space

Enterra Insights

He writes, “There was a time, going back at least 70 years, when all it took to be successful in business was to make a product of good quality. … As long as you made sure that your product quality was superior to the competition, you were pretty much set.”[2] The Rise of Private Labels. to $142 billion.”[3]

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From Real-Time Visibility to Real-Time Decisions: Data’s Value Is Propagating Across Global Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Instead, they have to wait and hope, only to find out when the order arrives at the warehouse that they are missing 1/3 rd of the order, or there’s a quality issue. He lives in Chicago. But most companies can’t afford to do that. This is exactly the kind of situation real-time systems are made to address.

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Introducing Inside the Founders’ Studio

The Logistics of Logistics

Ryan Schreiber is the Director of Engagement at CarrierDirect in Chicago. Engagements included: value stream mapping, supply chain optimization, lean product development, module strategy, and quality improvement. About Ryan Schreiber. Ryan was born and raised in Tampa Florida.