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The Mary Kay Supply Chain with Michael Ringsdorf

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The Mary Kay Supply Chain with Michael Ringsdorf. Michael Ringsdorf and Joe Lynch discuss the Mary Kay supply chain. Mike has a degree in Marketing from Iowa State University and over 30 years of experience leading teams in Demand Planning, Inventory Control, Automated Storage Retrieval Warehouses & Transportation.

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Halloween Candy – A Scary Supply Chain Planning Problem

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In the interactive “ Top Halloween Candy by State ” map, CandyStore.com shows my beloved candy corn is the favorite candy for trick-or-treaters in Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, Michigan and Alabama. per each 175 million Americans that plan to partake in Halloween festivities this year. Reese’s Cups. That is an average of $86.79

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Casey’s General Stores Supply Chain Team Contributes to Strong Financial Results

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Headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, the retailer has over 37,000 employees. It gives them more control over their supply chain. It is easier to deliver what stores need, when they need it, with the ability to provide “hot shot” shipments if a store runs out low on inventory before the next shipment is scheduled.

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Transportation vs Logistics with Marty Wadle

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Marty has worked with Ruan for over 25 years and has held a series of positions with increasing responsibility within sales, supply chain solutions, quality, and logistics. Marty earned a Bachelor degree in Transportation and Logistics from the College of Business at Iowa State University. About Ruan Transportation.

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Explaining the Bottleneck: The Champagne Shortage of 2021

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Champagne has supply chain challenges, too. The supply shortage is only one part of the Champagne industry’s problem, however. The winemakers care about the quality of their wine, while the other parts of the supply chain care about inventory, so solving this disconnect and aligning objectives is essential.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 25 – October 1)

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Hy-Vee brings inventory robots to 5 stores to plan orders, reduce stockouts. Walmart announced this week that it is planning to hire about 150,000 new US store workers, most of them permanent and full-time, in preparation for the busy holiday season. Cotton prices reach a decade high.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. As a result, shortages are alleviating across the board, and supply constraints caused by record demand for chips during the pandemic are less widespread. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The largest U.S.