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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

In 2012, for example, he was elected as a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), where he served as chair of the Sections and Societies Subcommittee and as president of the Transportation Science and Logistics Section. I am forever grateful. states do not expressly prohibit self-driving trucks.

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Consumer Packaged Goods Network Optimization: The Key to Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

For example, inventory levels can be right-sized to outsmart unpredictable demand so that all consumers’ needs are fully met without the burden of excess carrying costs. Suppose a CPG brand decides to shift its manufacturing capacity from Rhode Island to a higher-cost, yet more-sustainable, alternative in Colorado.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. China, for example, only produces 14% of their total units, only 3% of those units end up being exported to the United States and 2% to EMEA. Much of the world’s fabric is produced in Asia, for example.

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Water levels falling in the Rhine, the Loire, and the Colorado River. For example, the North American Council of Supply Chain Executives (NASCES22) in Chicago next week builds off of the Rolodex of Daniel Myers. Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption. Currently, companies struggle with rolling electric outages in China.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #10 Failure to adequately train your supply chain planning staff

Kinaxis

Le t’s look at a quick example. General News Products Response Management Sales and operations planning (S&OP) Supply chain management 2008 US beef protest in South Korea Beef Business Business process Cargill Colorado Competitive advantage Customer Supply chain' Why is this a problem?

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #8: Keeping supply chain information in silos (and preventing your users from making the best decisions)

Kinaxis

In other cases, information is limited because of interdepartmental rivalries, for example, “I don’t want demand planning to see my supply planning information. Let’s look at an example of how information can change a role. I’ll tell them what they are getting.”This This is just plain wrong on multiple levels.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Last week, for example, Nikola Motor Company unveiled The Nikola One, a Class 8 zero-emission hydrogen-electric truck that will be in production by 2020. The Colorado Transportation Department and infrastructure developer Aecom Inc. October Air Freight Demand Up 8.2% – Fastest Growth in 18 Months (IATA).