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The Next Frontier in Food Logistics with Alexis Mizell-Pleasant

The Logistics of Logistics

Alexis Mizell-Pleasant and Joe Lynch discuss the next frontier in food logistics. Alexis is Managing Editor at Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Food Logistics and sister publication Supply & Demand Chain Executive also operate SCN Summit and Women in Supply Chain Forum.

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Amazon Acquiring Whole Foods: A Wakeup Call for the Grocery Industry?

Talking Logistics

There’s certainly been a lot of buzz and discussions since Amazon announced its planed acquisition of Whole Foods. in 1994 helped upend that country’s grocery sector, says it will open 20 stores in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina by summer, with some arriving in the next few weeks.

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Hurricane Florence Update: Impacts, Forecasts, and Operational Best Practices

Elementum

Several states in the east coast, especially the Carolinas, have been on high alert as they await landfall. Several companies in the Carolinas and Georgia that are within the projected path of Florence have also halted operations. DowDupont sites in North Carolina’s Charlotte, Greenboro, and Fayetteville will have work suspensions.

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Hurricane Florence Update: Impacts, Forecasts, and Operational Best Practices

Elementum

SEPT 19 UPDATES: Over 200 roads in South Carolina, and 1000 roads (including major highways) in North Carolina have been closed. Several companies in the Carolinas and Georgia that are within the projected path of Florence have also halted operations. Agricultural companies Cargill and Smithfield Foods Inc.

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Why Medical Device Manufacturers Need Inventory Management

RFgen

with a new design and distribution facility in Columbia, South Carolina. O’Leary went on to explain that it’s more cost-effective to establish a presence in South Carolina, and it will invest heavily in automation. The company has operated out of China for 12 years but is expanding its reach in the U.S.

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Why Medical Device Manufacturers Need Inventory Management

RFgen

with a new design and distribution facility in Columbia, South Carolina. O’Leary went on to explain that it’s more cost-effective to establish a presence in South Carolina, and it will invest heavily in automation. The company has operated out of China for 12 years but is expanding its reach in the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ever since the pandemic hit last year people have been turning to curb-side pickup and food delivery services in record numbers and as a result, there has been a greater demand for ketchup packets instead of, say, ketchup bottles restaurants would have sitting on diners’ tables. South Carolina Ports breaks all-time container record.