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Ripped from the Headlines: More Supply Chain Trends in the News

Talking Logistics

Lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret looks to uncover supply chain issues (Reuters) and Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (StarTribune). has invested in Inspectorio , a firm that focuses on helping retailers keep closer tabs on factories through inspections and data analysis.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

Starbucks redesigned their cups for the Grande product, and the flimsy cups were a source of constant spills and burns. In the discussion, you may even receive insights from one of the world’s largest database of sleep data. With a headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, the supply chain supports 600 stores in 50 states.

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Forward Buying and Inflation

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. In recent years, manufacturers have increasingly curtailed such behavior by enforcing the requirement to pass on savings to the consumer using point of sale scanner and loyalty card data, or by adopting EDLP (everyday low pricing) strategies. Introduction.

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Machine Learning: The Basics

Enterra Insights

If you’re not tapping into the power of big data analytics, you’re already behind the curve.”[1] ’ … In broad strokes, a computer program using machine learning … analyzes data and searches for an underlying pattern or trend to develop a predictive model that learns from the data it’s fed.”[2]

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

However, we’re starting to leave the era of big, centralized data that is entirely controlled by a few large entities. Companies can overcome this challenge by optimizing the supply chain through data, information and using automated processes to make decisions. And firms can only grow so big before they become unmanageable. .

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This Week in Logistics News (January 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Uber debuts Movement, a new website offering access to its traffic data (TechCrunch). Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (Star Tribune). Source: Amazon patent filing. UPS Acquires Freightex Ltd. Trump recommits to ‘major border tax’ on foreign-produced U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

It already has opened nine, after testing the concept in its hometown of Minneapolis. Asda said it is experiencing “sourcing challenges” on some products that are grown in southern Spain and north Africa. The retailer plans to have at least 15 of the facilities, dubbed sortation centers, by the end of January 2026.