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This Week in Logistics News (July 15 – 21)

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Nestle has partnerships with ADM and Ardent Mills, the two primary wheat flour suppliers for DiGiorno products, to support wheat farms in Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota and Indiana. According to WIT, the number of women drivers has been growing in recent years, in line with overall industry demand to recruit more drivers to the field.

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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

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She considered where she could get more, factoring in that it was Saturday night at 10:00 pm, she lived alone in Kansas City, and she’d be driving by herself. Polly Mitchell-Guthrie is the VP of Industry Outreach and Thought Leadership at Kinaxis , the leader in empowering people to make confident supply chain decisions.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 3)

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According to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics, nearly 180 million Americans shopped during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. Overall, industrial rents in the third quarter were up 7.1 million from 145.4 million last year.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

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294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy. They have asked they value chain partners to take four actions: Report their scope 1 and 2 emissions by the end of 2022. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain.

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The Backorder, March 20 2024

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Learn more in the latest Manufacturing Health Index report. The UK government announced the additional funding for the Green Industries Growth Accelerator (GIGA), bringing the total to almost £1.1bn. This will help you slash your inventory and storage costs in one fell swoop. Houthi threat softened by pandemic prep.

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Top 5 Aerospace Supply Chain Disruptions of 2023

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The aerospace industry has recently seen increased demand for air travel, gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels. Increases in orders for new aircraft also reflect a positive turn for the industry. So, what are the biggest challenges the aerospace industry is facing in 2023?

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How the USMA is creating an environment of trade certainty

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In its first year in force, the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has 1) helped to seal foreign investment deals in Mexico’s automotive sector, 2) led companies to build new logistics facilities on the border, and 3) added steam to the merger of Kansas City Southern and Canadian National railways. imports and purchasing more than 32% of U.S.