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Like the Mississippi River Through New Orleans, Today’s CPG Market is Quickly Changing Directions

QAD

Twisting and turning, changing directions quickly, the Mississippi River winds down the center of the U.S. The post Like the Mississippi River Through New Orleans, Today’s CPG Market is Quickly Changing Directions appeared first on QAD Blog. through New Orleans and out into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Tale as Old as Time: Logistics Innovation Vs. Tried-and-True Strategy

Intelligent Audit

Postal Service struggle to keep up with innovative strategies from retailers like Walmart and Amazon. Early this month, retail giant Walmart announced that it had purchased Alert Innovation, an e-grocery automation firm specializing in automation and intelligent fulfillment. The logistics industry is taking notice.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part Two: Climate Risks

Enterra Insights

The historic drought that afflicted the Mississippi, which carries nearly 500 million tons of cargo per year, required dredging of shipping channels to keep the barges moving.”[5] 6] Float Europe, “ The impacts of rising sea levels on the world’s ports ,” Innovation News Network, 15 December 2023. [7]

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Bored? Drunk? Ignorant? Be Creative!

Enterra Insights

”[1] Even though boredom and drinking can lead to destructive behavior, some experts believe it can also lead to being more innovative. How boredom, drunkenness, and ignorance can make one innovative The Bored. ” He asserts, “Innovation starts with ignorance because it’s never been done before.”

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, in Jackson, Mississippi, we partnered with the Jackson Housing Authority to set up in a community center for a low-income senior housing unit where we administered nearly 2,000 vaccinations to vulnerable seniors.”. By the end of 2020, an estimated three billion boxes were delivered during the holiday season alone.

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Associated Grocers Baton Rouge Implements HIMPACT

Herlitz Inventory Management

September 30, 2021, Cambridge, MA – Herlitz Inventory Management , leading innovator in scientific demand forecasting, replenishment, and optimization, announced that Associated Grocers , Inc. (AG Herlitz innovative designs are an industry standard; used by thousands of companies to optimize inventory. 617) 871-9001.

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Have You Heard This One?

Enterra Insights

4] In the following video, Bagdonas and Connor Diemand-Yauman, a member of McKinsey’s Consortium for Learning Innovation, explain why they believe humor is a super-power in business. ? Moreover, research suggests that people who engage in more conversational humor with colleagues feel happier and have higher job satisfaction.”[4]

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