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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) also issued a recall on Abbott powdered baby formula brands, including numerous Similac products , due to the same fears of microbial contamination. When still struggling to find formula, parents are calling local food banks for further assistance. Image source: MTL Blog.

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What’s the outlook for inflation and supply chain relief in 2022? (Jason Miller Blog #3)

NC State SCRC

This is based on some recent collaborative work with Professor Jason Miller from Michigan State University, who developed a new supply chain pressures index, which was based on a post from the Cleveland Fed [1] , going back to Q1 2004. It also shows drops in 2016 (when output was weak) as well as in 2019 (which was soft relative to 2018).

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Digging in and Doing a Little Bit of Everything

BlueYonder

I’m from Cleveland. I sold dog food all over New England – from Boston to Bangor, Maine and then south through the Cape and Rhode Island area. Tell us a little about yourself. Rachel Hronek. I recently moved back from spending 20 years in Boston. I am rarely bored, nor sedentary, but when I am, I enjoy some TV or a good book.

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Why Companies Need a Supplier Relationship Management Strategy

GlobalTranz

Irina's past work concentrated predominantly on evaluating supply chain sustainability and implementing risk management strategies in the food and consumer goods industries, collaborating on projects with Oxfam, Unilever, Cisco and the Fair Trade Foundation across all continents.

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ERP Sustains Manufacturing during COVID-19

IQMS

a leading manufacturer headquartered near Cleveland, OH. Many food and drug retailers, as well as online retailers, use its containers in their logistics operations. They maintain full visibility of the business and can continue to interact with customers and suppliers. A good example is Mar-Bal Inc.,

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Christmas came calling for reefer carriers

DAT Solutions

The demand for fresh food before the holiday pushed volumes up 7% last week, which boosted rates on most of the high-traffic reefer lanes. Midwest volumes lagged behind other regions… and the biggest decline was on the lane from Grand Rapids to Cleveland , down 43¢ to $3.06. Those increases could be short-lived , though.

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Philips fails to solve quality-contol problems

Supply Chain Movement

Its manufacturing plant for medical equipment in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, had been plagued by complaints and came under close scrutiny by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Failure to solve quality-control problems has cost Dutch healthcare and lighting firm Philips dearly.

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