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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart+ costs $98 per year, or $12.95 It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. XPO Logistics launched a Ship Net-Zero program, giving shippers the option to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from shipments.

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Can Supply Chains Adjust to a Circular Economy Over the Next Decade? Part 1

Enterra Insights

Analysts at Gartner predict circular economies will replace today’s wasteful linear economies over the next decade or so. There are a number of excellent reasons circular economies are desirable, including less waste and better use of limited resources. Kadir van Lohuizen ( @mediakadir ) reports, “The world generates at least 3.5

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

6 River Systems

“Currently, the biggest challenge for supply chain managers is…” Keeping up with consumers and their buying behaviors. from Washington University St. Additionally, the advancements and constant changes in technology and analytics play a huge role in supporting the success or failure of a modern day supply chain.

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Healthcare Strategic Stockpile Management Remains a Big Challenge

NC State SCRC

There’s zero transparency from the White House about how they’re allocating critical medical supplies, what is being produced, and how much is sent to the private market for purchase.” ” The Act would: Require publicly reported national assessments on a weekly basis to determine national critical equipment supply and requirements.

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How Capital City eliminated duplicate payments with procurement automation

Precoro

With over 1,000 students, the school purchases a lot of supplies for students as well as office supplies for the administration. We had the chance to discuss the school's initial approach to procurement compared to its new, automated process using software with Caroline Hickey, Business Associate at CCPCS.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. ” Her answer was telling.

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

“Additionally, a review of reporting procedures can act as a safeguard against corruption throughout operations. All stakeholders who interact with the supply chain should be aware of hotlines and other reporting mechanisms, which should establish a clear path and adequate protections for whistleblowers.”