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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. Food waste produces 7% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, mainly methane, an extremely potent gas.

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Potential Efficiency Improvements: Vehicle Efficiency in Businesses

SCMDOJO

This blog post explores various strategies that can significantly improve vehicle efficiency in truck operations. CNG burns cleaner than diesel, reducing emissions and greenhouse gas output (Lowe, 2007). This can significantly reduce fuel consumption by eliminating bad habits that can negate other efficiency measures.

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The business case for extending sustainability in the supply chain: The Burt’s Bees Story

Supply Chain View from the Field

The first focus was on reducing waste and leaning the supply chain. The goal was to develop a responsible sourcing strategy. Out of the strategy, came the tools. Procurement Sustainability Supply Chain Strategy Sustainability' There were several business drivers behind this.

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Manufacturing Operations Management Software: A Plant Manager’s Handbook For Improved Shop Floor Control And Productivity

ThroughPut

This is done to meet the strategic objectives of enabling product innovation, operations cost reduction, regulatory compliance, inventory management and quality maintenance. Reduction Of Wastage A good MOM Software can help trigger those manufacturing systems that can help in waste reduction. Who Benefits From MOM?

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Agriculture in the City

Enterra Insights

”[2] To be fair, the USDA does offer a downloadable “ Urban Farm Business Plan Handbook ” and an “ Urban Agriculture ToolKit “ Why urban agriculture? Food grown close to consumers reduces both transportation costs and food waste. Space is at a premium and what space is available can be pricey.

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Shipping is still lost at sea when it comes to big data

DELMIA Quintiq

The ability to act fast by recognizing the splintering of customer segments into smaller and smaller chunks goes hand in hand with counter-strategy of personalizing each service with relevant touches. Thus my case of the shipping industry taking a page out of the retail industry handbook. They employed big data concepts with gusto.

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Is the New FMEA Handbook a Game Changer for Quality?

QAD

In June 2019, the US Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and German Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) published the Failure Mode Effects Handbook in a joint effort to improve and harmonize Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Will the New 2019 Failure Mode Effects Handbook Improve FMEA? man, machine, etc.)