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4 Food and Beverage Manufacturing Trends on Tap for 2020

USC Consulting Group

What are the major food and beverage manufacturing trends on tap for 2020? Here’s more on this and what other aspects of these food manufacturing trends that will be “in” as Americans shop for snacks, brunch, breakfast, and lunch: 1. billion , up 11% from 2018 and 18% from 2017 at $3.4

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Why It Matters

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the last five years, I have helped two companies, Sonoco Products and Owens Illinois (OI) with their selection of technologies to improve Sales and Operations (S&OP) planning. Both companies provide packaging materials to the food manufacturing industry. Owens Illinois (OI), a $6.3 Here I contrast their results.

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Winning the Logistics Talent War with Charlie Saffro

The Logistics of Logistics

Charlie graduated from the University of Illinois and has since worked with many small to medium sized businesses, as well as with Fortune 50 companies to help them identify the right talent for their organizational needs. They provide their expertise to companies across the globe.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

Approximately 60 percent of today's unfilled manufacturing jobs are due to a shortage of applicants with sufficient proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and math ( STEM ) skills. IMPO Executive Editor, Anna Wells provides insights into the complicated issue in her article “Why The Manufacturing Skills Gap Is Serious”.

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50 Online Resources for Aspiring Supply Chain Scholars

Supply Chain Opz

Studying about lean manufacturing and can't find free VSM software? Resource: RefMe Follow Industry Trends 29. Follow startup trends on TechCrunch TechCruch is not only about tech news but also about startup world. Resource: Leadership Course from University of Illinois 49. Resource: Dia Diagram 22. Resource: Draw.io

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The 7 Best Events For Freight Shipping in 2015

GlobalTranz

The 3PL Summit is North America’s largest and most high-level gathering of logistics executives and their manufacturer and retailer supply chain counterparts. With over 600 attendees, it brings together the leading thinkers and practitioners in logistics and supply chain to network, learn, debate challenges, discuss trends and share ideas.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up: March 4 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In January, Supply Chain Matters highlighted an announcement from electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive disclosing plans to invest in a second volume manufacturing facility be located near Atlanta, Georgia with production operations being planned for 2024. EV Start-Up Rivian Encounters Order Fallout From a Price Hike Decision.