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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Pet food shortages leave owners on the hunt for kibble and cat treats. Amazon’s Whole Foods to add delivery charges. Water rushed into industrial areas extensively damaging facilities, machinery, and warehouses. Costs for pet food ingredients have climbed 8 percent to 20 percent since the pandemic began.

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How the best shippers manage capacity challenges

DAT Solutions

Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. Based in Pittsburgh, Armada manages supply chains for some of the nation’s largest restaurant chains, with a focus on refrigerated and frozen foods. What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers?

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How the best shippers manage capacity challenges

DAT Solutions

Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. Based in Pittsburgh, Armada manages supply chains for some of the nation’s largest restaurant chains, with a focus on refrigerated and frozen foods. What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers?

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Warehouse Automation.

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Data-driven decision making in beer manufacturing [expert Q&A]

Unleashed

Unleashed Software spoke with Maria Pearman, a Certified Public Accountant based in Portland, Oregon – the home of craft beer – who provides accounting expertise and deep operational knowledge to the brewing industry. Food trucks and tasting rooms. So overall, yes it’s important to have food available, but you do have options.

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How To Start Your Brewery On The Path To Success

Unleashed

Easily keep track of stock across multiple warehouses, in multiple locations (different countries, states or cities are managed with ease). Unleashed’s batch tracking feature was incorporated into Epic’s food safety program. Our visual Dashboard gives you quick alerts on which batches are due to expire, too. Stock by Location.

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Warehouses are the next HOT investment triggered by the digital transformation of the supply chain

NC State SCRC

A recent article in Bloomberg suggests that warehouses are now becoming one of the hottest investments in the market, based on recent moves by the Blackstone Group LP, who are betting $18.7 Bloomberg, an investment manager is paying for 179 million square feet of urban logistics properties — the warehouses used by Amazon.com Inc.