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Consumer Packaged Goods Network Optimization: The Key to Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

For example, inventory levels can be right-sized to outsmart unpredictable demand so that all consumers’ needs are fully met without the burden of excess carrying costs. Suppose a CPG brand decides to shift its manufacturing capacity from Rhode Island to a higher-cost, yet more-sustainable, alternative in Colorado.

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Everybody Needs STEM Talent

GlobalTranz

The lede refers to H-1b workers in Rhode Island, where CVS employs 314 H-1b workers, the largest H-1b hirer of in the state. But there are very good reasons why CVS needs high-skilled workers in Rhode Island. CVS also has extensive need for programmers, data specialists, and operations managers. CVS is not alone.

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Crowdsourcing and Collaborative Logistics: Insights from the Annual WERC Conference

FLEXE

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the annual WERC (Warehouse Education Research Council) conference in Providence, Rhode Island. What was so striking about her opening presentation was the breadth of example companies she cited that are currently providing on-demand solutions across the entire supply chain.

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Crowdsourcing and Collaborative Logistics: Insights from the Annual WERC Conference

FLEXE

<p>Last week I had the pleasure of attending the annual <a href="[link] target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WERC</a> (Warehouse Education Research Council) conference in Providence, Rhode Island.

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26 supply chain pros reveal the single most effective way to create a winning supply chain strategy

6 River Systems

With new supply chain innovations , trends in logistics technology and advancements like automated robots making a big impact on operational efficiency, it seems that supply chain optimization is within reach for more companies than ever before. We needed something innovative, an idea out of the box to pull us out of the storm.

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What a Biden Presidency Could Mean for the Automotive Industry

QAD

The program has already been adopted by 12 additional states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington). . the world’s second-largest emitter of carbon, to follow suit with aggressive targets and innovative actions. .