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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

Logistics Viewpoints

These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. Jobs in retail, restaurants, trucking, and warehousing are particularly hard to fill.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

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These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. Jobs in retail, restaurants, trucking, and warehousing are particularly hard to fill.

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Stord Expands Warehouse Capacity in Key Markets to Meet Heightened Demand

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of warehouse and fulfillment space relieves pressure on brands as Stord executes on its mission to make supply chain a competitive advantage ATLANTA, June 23 -- Stord , the Cloud Supply Chain leader, announced expanded warehouse capacity in three key U.S. Additional 780K+ sq ft. with a new investment led by Franklin Templeton.

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GXO Direct to Use AI To Drive Labor Efficiencies

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GXO is the world’s largest contract warehousing provider. Mr. Lewis announced that Blue Yonder’s warehouse management system (WMS) – with the attached modules for labor management, automation, and order management – would become the preferred solution offered to customers in the Direct division. and Canada.

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Accellos Names Bill Ashburn General Manager of Transportation Software Solutions

Supply Chain Network

Accellos has recently restructured into business units focused on Transportation, WMS, Third Party Logistics and Supply Chain Execution, a crucial step in its long-term strategy of building a unified suite of supply chain software through acquisition and organic development.

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

Logistics Bureau

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. Number of warehouses in the United States cut from 28 to just eight. Sunsweet Growers. A 30% reduction in finished-goods spoilage.

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Better Than Amazon? How Bradley Jacobs Turned a $63M Bet Into a $12Bn Transportation Empire

Supply Chain Brain

He renamed Express-1 after its XPO stock symbol, moved its headquarters to Connecticut and over four years spent more than $7bn on 17 acquisitions. ." If that sounds a tad highfalutin, consider this: In September 2011 Jacobs' family investment firm ponied up $62.5m After Jacobs' acquisition run, XPO has strong positions in the U.S.