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This Week in Logistics News (September 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

I am looking for good quality beer crafted to remove gluten. H-E-B on Wednesday announced the opening of its newest and largest e-commerce fulfillment center, located about 30 miles west of Houston in Katy, Texas. H-E-B operates about 50 stores in the Houston area and more than 420 supermarkets overall. So I will.

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Texas: It Ain’t Bragging, If It’s True with Jason Giulietti

The Logistics of Logistics

The Texas Triangle , which is the area between Dallas / Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio already has more people that 46 states and it is growing fast. Much of the goods bought and sold move through Texas, which has the 3 of the 5 biggest customs districts in the USA – #1 Laredo, #2 El Paso and #5 Houston.

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

and HOUSTON, Tex. Fear of change is the leading obstacle to implementation of digital planning (30%), with data quality/lack of data (25%), aversion to risk (24%), and people/skills deficits (23%) close behind. Founded in 2002, Spinnaker has offices in Boston, Columbus, Denver, Houston, Memphis, Pittsburgh, London, and Singapore.

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InSight, InControl: Real-time position and quality monitoring for production material transports

SupplyOn

The focus is not just on time but on quality, too This data is crucial for the material planner to be able to act flexibly and adapt production planning to potential changes early on. Pairing means establishing a connection between material and transport based on a unique auto-ID (label, sensor, RFID). Different situation, same problem.

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Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast Wrap-up: Eps. 1-5

QAD

Dealing with COVID lockdowns, labor shortages, and demand spikes in 2020 to fires at oil and chemical facilities in several states in 2021 and a winter storm that broke the power grid in Houston, Julie and her team have seen disruptions of every kind. Episode #5: Supply Chain Leadership: Risk, Resiliency and Trust .

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What Agile Manufacturing Means for Your Warehouse

RFgen

According to the Houston Chronicle, while lean and agile manufacturing processes have different qualities, both have helped manufacturing companies achieve reduced costs , quicker response time and improved customer service. Ultimately, according to the Houston Chronicle, agile manufacturing is focused on business sustainability.

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What Agile Manufacturing Means for Your Warehouse

RFgen

According to the Houston Chronicle, while lean and agile manufacturing processes have different qualities, both have helped manufacturing companies achieve reduced costs , quicker response time and improved customer service. Ultimately, according to the Houston Chronicle, agile manufacturing is focused on business sustainability.