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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Demand sensing involves the use of the external data sources – particularly the latest sales and market data – to improve short-term forecasting and then be able to use that improved understanding of consumer behavior to improve their supply planning. Mars Wrigley is achieving success in North America with this solution.

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

Logistics Viewpoints

Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. Matt has led high-impact teams that implemented logistics strategies and systems at P&G, Nestle, Kraft, Anheuser-Busch Inbev, Tyco, Argos and Nokia across North America, Western Europe and Latin America.

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Thanksgiving 2018

Enterra Insights

At the original Thanksgiving feast, the pickings were much slimmer and all ingredients were sourced locally. 1] She note there are only two known historical sources describing the three-day long feast shared by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag natives at Plymouth Colony in 1621. The pilgrims hunted and ate the eastern wild turkey, M.

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Supply Chain Resilience: Three Lessons from the Leaders

BlueYonder

Luciano Sieber, Vice President of End-to-End Supply Chain for North America at Colgate-Palmolive, sums up the need to recognize and master volatility: “Resilience has a clear definition at Colgate: thriving in a world of uncertainty.” Sieber notes that resilience has become one of the pillars of the company’s strategy.

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Another Peloton Supply Chain and Customer Service Turnabout

Supply Chain Matters

In a reported effort to cut additional costs and increase needed cash flows, the provider announced intentions to cut upwards of 800 jobs within its North America support teams and eliminate its company operated warehouses. based manufacturing strategy, with a decision to source manufacturing at a CMS provider located in Taiwan.

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The Local Food Movement is right around the corner

ITradeNetwork

Or is your shopping exercise simply about filling your cart and checking off the items on your shopping list? From a recent survey of some of the major grocery store chains conducted here at iTradeNetwork, sourcing locally fresh food is a direct response to their customer’s desire. But all food simply cannot be sourced locally.

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Value-Added Logistics Partnerships Bring Benefits to Sporting Goods Shippers

Zipline Logistics

As industries evolved to meet the needs of modern consumers, the supply chain has become a reliable source of competitive advantage. Those that can exercise control and uncover visibility into key supply chain processes are shown to fare better than competitors.