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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

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Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley (Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper), three urgent care centers, and more than 100 outpatient offices from Southeastern Pennsylvania to the Jersey Shore.

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Is Vertical Farming Falling Flat?

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Freelance writer Scott Pruden explains, “Vertical farming’s supporters tout its many benefits — among them, saving arable land and preventing deforestation, cutting agricultural water use, locating food sources in urban centers, and making up for a decline in the number of farmers.”[1] Can it succeed?

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Lessons Learned from 2021 Peak Season for 2022 Planning

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In addition, the company is increasing its sourcing in Mexico and Central America and undergoing what it describes as an “end-to-end supply chain transformation.”. Eastern and Southern ports, “where delays are materially better than on the West Coast,” CEO Sonia Syngal said during the company’s latest earnings call.

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Growing Food in the Dark

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However, a team of scientists from UC Riverside and the University of Delaware could help humanity gain a new appreciation for the term “in the dark” through their development of a way to grow food in total darkness — and they’re not just talking about mushrooms! ” Why it matters. What are the drawbacks?

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How Shippers Use Carbon Emissions Shipment Data to Reduce Total Carbon Footprint

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They include energy sources your company purchased for its use, such as electric car refueling, electricity for the building, and similar types. Ozone Transport Region (OTR) NOx Cap and Allowance Trading Program: The OTR includes the Northeastern United States with Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., These need to be reported.

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Sustainable Forestry: Can We Get It Right?

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Deforestation for palm oil plantations in Indonesia averages to about 300,000 hectares (about half the size of Delaware) each year. Corporate Commitments to Zero Deforestation and Responsible Sourcing. million tons in 1995 to 62.6 million tons in 2015).

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

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And if most of your production happens in FL, you may choose to divert sourcing to your secondary facility, say in New Jersey, during heavy produce shipping season months to avoid the heightened costs. Delaware has a disproportionate agricultural output compared to its relatively small size. Both are harvested late in the summer.