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Crime is Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Enterra Insights

Journalist Zusha Elinson ( @ZushaElinson ) explains, “A recent rash of thefts by fast-moving mobs at stores in the Bay Area and outside Minneapolis were organized on social media and committed by people who often didn’t know one another, according to law-enforcement officials investigating the incidents. 11] Garcia and Rodriguez, op.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 8-12, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Target to test next-day delivery service in Minneapolis (Reuters). Here’s more from the press release: By activating Alexa’s DHL Parcel “skill” via the Alexa app, users can ask their Amazon Echo or Echo Dot smart speaker to provide information on their shipment status, for example: “Alexa, ask DHL where my parcel is”.

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How Can We Use Emerging Technology To Improve Community Nutrition?

Inmar

One example is the North Market in North Minneapolis, an Inmar client in one of the country’s largest food deserts. Another example is Copia, a startup based in San Fransisco, which is using technology to redirect high-quality and highly perishable food that would otherwise go to waste.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

With a headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, the supply chain supports 600 stores in 50 states. The core innovation since it’s founding in 1987 – DualAir adjustability – allows each sleeper to adjust his or her own Sleep Number® setting to their ideal level of firmness, enabling optimal comfort and high-quality sleep. Who needs their ERP?

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Holiday Sales Demonstrated Necessity of Omnichannel Strategies

Enterra Insights

Safdar and Moise report Target is a good example of how omnichannel operations have strengthened their bottom line. After a weak holiday performance last year, the Minneapolis-based company embarked on a multibillion-dollar spending plan to improve its stores and digital capabilities. during November and December, compared with a 1.3%

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

6 River Systems

For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively. For example, a certain product is ready to be shipped from the manufacturing facility. If one of these suppliers has a delay, it affects all the others.