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The US FDA’s Phase-Out of Synthetic Food Dyes – Supply Chain Impacts & Challenges

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced a plan to phase out eight petroleum-based synthetic food dyes from the U.S. food supply by the end of 2026. In many cases, current warehouse and transportation arrangements will need to be re-evaluated.

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Optimize Food Supply Chain with AI-Driven Planning

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To successfully optimize food supply chain operations during these surges, businesses must tightly manage ingredient availability, production schedules, and delivery timing-all within narrow, often unpredictable timeframes. Optimizing food logistics processes like routing, scheduling, and warehouse management is critical to avoid disruption.

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Rethinking WMS: Why No-Code / Low-Code Solutions are Transforming Warehousing

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The average cost of a Warehouse Management System (WMS) install continues to rise each year, with implementations often reaching millions of dollars today. But heres the good news: this doesnt have to be the reality for your warehouse operations. holiday retail, fresh food distribution) must ensure scalability and system flexibility.

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Interoperability in the Supply Chain: Leveraging the OSI Model for Seamless Logistics

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This layer includes trucks, ships, warehouses, and other physical assets. Data Link Layer: Local Communication This layer focuses on the direct communication between devices within a localized environment, such as a warehouse or a port. Here’s how each layer translates to the supply chain context: 1.

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At St. Luke’s, Supply Chain Excellence Depends Upon Doctor Involvement

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In manufacturing, engineers are typically at the top of the food chain. They have built a warehouse with material handling systems and a warehouse management system from Tecsys. Inbound supplies will flow into the warehouse and then be delivered to medical facilities across the state. Mr. Wengert was more diplomatic. “In

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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

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Cold storage warehouses are experiencing congestion, as food producers attempt to delay shipments until trade tensions ease. Warehouses in Texas and California are nearly full, as companies stockpile goods in anticipation of continued trade restrictions. Mexico and Canada have imposed 25% tariffs on U.S.

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10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

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A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities. Public Sector : Government agencies are engaged with supply chains from multiple perspectives.