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Jason Miller Blog Post Part 1: Grocery stores aren’t gouging consumers – their costs are going up!

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Consumers are suffering from sticker shock, a story noted in the local Raleigh news. There has been a lot of press claiming price gouging by grocery stores, and that the prices being paid at the cash register are somehow caused by greedy retailers.

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Get Ready for La Niña, With Snowy Winter in the Northern U.S.

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Regardless of the long-range forecast , it’s best to be prepared for anything. Guest blogger Kevin Selfe holds a BSc in Meteorology from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. And skiers might enjoy above-average snowfall this winter in the Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, and Western Canada. Stay safe out there!

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

With a company-wide Data Lake built on Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to analyze the data, Volkswagen will glean insights that will pinpoint operational trends, improve forecasting, and streamline operations by identifying gaps in production and waste. A New Market Seeks to Draw Freight Bets (WSJ – sub.

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A “Swiss Army Knife” of Supply Chain Talent Requirements: Views from a Former Wolfpack Student

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He then went into global imports for the central purchasing group in Raleigh. He met a colleague who worked at Car Quest, and after several interviews, started there. He started in supply planning, overseeing over $100M of spend in batteries and other categories.

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Post-mortem on Christmas Logistics Chaos: On Customer Commitments and Transparency

NC State SCRC

We had a huge snow and ice storm in Raleigh last week. It is no longer enough to have just a commitment culture. You have to to commit to the customer, AND exceed their expectations. Here’s a great example. I went on Amazon on Friday in the middle of the snow storm and they committed to be able to deliver the Ice Melt by Saturday.

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Omni-Channel Supply Chains Are Changing Everything You Ever Learned in School…

Supply Chain View from the Field

His insights and presence were most appreciated by everyone, especially given the snowfall we were experiencing in Raleigh last night!

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An Economic Primer and Forecast from Professor Mike Walden

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But what can we do in terms of forecasting the future? If you are in a Charlotte or Raleigh, or a metro area, the economy is much better. The forecast is that only those with more education will get ahead, as we move more towards a “brain-based” economy, as more machines are doing more manual labor.