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This Week in Logistics News (December 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Chewy is showing that it is able to combine its image as a warm and fuzzy, feel-good company that understands pet lovers, with hard-nosed business decisions that cut costs and give it an edge in the competitive pet space. The retailer also beat expectations for revenue, posting net sales of $2.53 billion for the quarter, up 14.5

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World Cup in Brazil: Did it make it into your S&OP planning process?

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

However, when your can of fizz, bag of nuts or chocolate snack has the name of a team on the packaging then you take the risk of your team unexpectedly departing at the group stage leaving you with huge stocks of Costa Rica cola or Iranian ice cream.

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Striking a Balance

BlueYonder

She shares how she balances career and family –– and how saying ‘yes’ to an opportunity to relocate to Costa Rica was a transformational moment for her career. . After three years of remote programming, I proposed to my management team suggesting that we expand the IT office in Costa Rica and thus began my third career block.

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Small is the new big: Millennials & the future of retail

DELMIA Quintiq

TOMS has a business model revolving around “ One for One ”, where the company will match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes for a child in need. Millennials love being part of a larger picture, and brands that give back appear to be more genuine.

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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

Yet the company failed to adjust to the maturation of the market – the shift to laptops, the maturing of the technology, and other changes – and declined to 3 rd place behind Lenovo and HP. One of the most pleasing features of the 2014 World Cup is how “small” teams such as Algeria and Costa Rica gave bigger teams a run for their money.

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Addressing sustainability threats to coffee supply chain using low-code technology

TrackVia

It’s likely that you’ve never heard of them because they operate behind the scenes providing the unroasted coffee beans to retail coffee companies like Starbucks and Peets that you know and love. I had the privilege to visit Volcafe in San José, Costa Rica, and learn more about the success of Volcafe Way.

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It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without Logistics

Enterra Insights

Ricaurte notes, “Every February, shoppers depend on farmers in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica for a universal token of love and affection – fresh cut flowers.” The company said it made more than a billion candy hearts in 2017, including sugar-free and Spanish versions.”