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How Locally Grown Products are Disrupting F&B Manufacturing

QAD

Better for the environment due to reduced transportation costs and distances. Sustainability is another increasing concern, and procuring food products from local farms, growers, merchants and manufacturers encourages sustainability programs and environmental protection. This also jeopardizes the integrity of the product. .

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 3, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Indago is a Latin word that means “to investigate, search out, try to find/procure by seeking.”. Over the past few years, freight brokerage has been a hot segment of the transportation market. Earlier this week, I wrote about the network effect in transportation management. The most common question was “What does Indago mean?”.

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Podcast: VC Brian Aoaeh on the Future of Supply Chain Investment

Requis

A supply chain is really any network of organizations that work in collaboration to aid the procurement, production and movement of goods from producers to suppliers. Brian studied mathematics and physics for his first degree from Connecticut College. Listen to the full conversation on Supply Chain Next > More About Brian Aoaeh.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

Supply Chain Cost Management Results: Deere & Company’s supply chain cost-management achievements included an inventory decrease of $1 billion, a significant reduction in customer delivery lead times (from ten days to five or less) and annual transportation cost savings of around 5%. Procurement analysis. Inventory planning.