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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Inventories at U.S. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Target Hires New Inventory Management Leader to Revamp Supply Chain

RFgen

Cook’s first day was on July 24, 2016 in Minneapolis at the company’s headquarters. Specifically, Cook will serve as the senior vice president of global logistics, inventory allocation and replenishment. Why Inventory Management Matters. Details on Cook. The online shopping trend shows no signs of stopping.

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Target Hires New Inventory Management Leader to Revamp Supply Chain

RFgen

Cook’s first day was on July 24, 2016 in Minneapolis at the company’s headquarters. Specifically, Cook will serve as the senior vice president of global logistics, inventory allocation and replenishment. Why Inventory Management Matters. Details on Cook. The online shopping trend shows no signs of stopping.

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You are Here!

synchrono

There’s one sure-fire way to tell when someone has lived in Minneapolis long enough to be called a Minnesotan. Like visitors to the Mall of America, manufacturers looking to apply Lean principles start in the same place. Inventory – Excess material and WIP. To learn more, download The Changing Role of ERP in Manufacturing. .

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Applause!

Supply Chain Shaman

Essentially, the team is removing the partitions between network design, sales and operations planning (S&OP), inventory optimization, fulfillment and transportation planning. As a result, the solution is solving inventory, transportation, and fulfillment in one model across strategic, tactical, operational, and executional horizons.

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How Can We Use Emerging Technology To Improve Community Nutrition?

Inmar

One example is the North Market in North Minneapolis, an Inmar client in one of the country’s largest food deserts. ReFED estimates that food waste costs consumer-facing businesses $57 billion per year — and costs manufacturers $2 billion.

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March 2019 Automation Hero: Kevin Skau of Design Ready Controls

EazyStock

About Kevin: Kevin Skau is the Chief Operating Officer of Design Ready Controls , a control panel manufacturer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota – designing and manufacturing control panels for high-volume OEMs in a variety of industries. The automation of inventory management provided a solution at a much higher level.