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SunButter saved $250K in voids with A+ insights from Crisp

crisp

It all started in Fargo, North Dakota, home to a booming sunflower industry. SunButter started as a school lunch solution, not a retail brand – but after bottling their first jar in 2003, the governor held it up on TV and said, “This is the future of North Dakota.” A masterclass in supply chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

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.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns. Labels and Supplies. A compliant barcode is just the first step to supply chain compliance.

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A Global Shift for Manufacturers: Industries with Increased Demand

USC Consulting Group

However, with manufacturers and supply chains across the world reeling with the ongoing problems the pandemic has presented, we are seeing a definite shift in the ways business is conducted. Overall, factory shutdown and manufacturing delays have shrunk foreign direct investment by 5-15% , as global trade and supply is interrupted.

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The Politics of Global Oil

Supply Chain View from the Field

Jason Schenker from Prestige Economics, spoke at our SCRC meeting, and pointed out that OPEC members really don’t see smaller drillers in North Dakota as a threat. It will certainly be interesting to see which way this will go… Oil and Gas Procurement Supply Chain Economics Supply Chain Management'

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