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Supplement Recall Creates Bad Press for Health Industry

RFgen

Health is a primary concern for consumers who purchase meal supplements and other nutritional products. This is a recent example of why this industry must prioritize inventory management to provide the safety and health benefits its consumers demand. Consumers want to trust the labeling on supplements. Supplement Recalls.

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Supplement Recall Creates Bad Press for Health Industry

RFgen

Health is a primary concern for consumers who purchase meal supplements and other nutritional products. This is a recent example of why this industry must prioritize inventory management to provide the safety and health benefits its consumers demand. Consumers want to trust the labeling on supplements. Supplement Recalls.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases. The industry term is DIF, for “destroy in field.” Tony Hsieh, the company’s legendary late CEO, offered free returns for up to a year after purchase and encouraged people to order items in multiple styles and sizes. Petco takes back dead fish,” Demer said.

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How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways

Ware2Go

But the same package sent only 107 miles from Oklahoma City to Tulsa would be Zone 2. Having a top-notch packout solution is especially important for SMBs because inventory is typically their largest investment. The higher the zone, the more expensive an order is to ship. Establish Rigorous Packout SOP’s. The Bottom Line.

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Trends 2019: Food

Enterra Insights

Understanding how tastes are changing is important for people in the food industry, the hospitality sector, agricultural, and the consumer packaged goods sector. Researchers from Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. ”[7] When presented with the idea, “only 27% … reported they would purchase cultured meat.”

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013)

Talking Logistics

I went to Home Depot earlier this week to return a purchase, and the customer in front of me wanted to exchange a defective power tool with the same model, but he couldn’t find any on the shelf even though the store’s inventory system said 5 units were in stock. HighJump Software Announces New Latin American Partnership.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 3-7, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Ryder Canada Launches New on-Demand Maintenance & Repair Solution: Opens Service Network to All Private Fleets. Proposed DOT FY 2015 budget draws mixed reactions from industry stakeholders ( Logistics Management ). On the 3PL front, Ryder announced the launch of its new Ryder On-Demand maintenance solution in Canada.