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Apple’s $500 Billion Investment in Artificial Intelligence

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This ambitious initiative is set to transform various aspects of the supply chain, from manufacturing and job creation to research and development, infrastructure upgrades, and sustainability efforts. Teams and facilities expected to expand are in Michigan, Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada, Iowa, Oregon, North Carolina, and Washington.

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The US FDA’s Phase-Out of Synthetic Food Dyes – Supply Chain Impacts & Challenges

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The resulting increase in demand may place pressure on agricultural producers and extract manufacturers to scale operations. Reformulation and Product Development The transition will require most affected manufacturers to reformulate products that rely on the targeted dyes. Reformulation is not a one-to-one ingredient swap.

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The Mary Kay Supply Chain with Michael Ringsdorf

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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. The company’s primary manufacturing plant is in Dallas, Texas. About Mary Kay. million.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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Walmart has now removed rules requiring sellers on its marketplace website to be registered in the US in an attempt to close the e-commerce gap with Amazon and tap into China’s vast network of manufacturers. The merger would also enable north-south customers to avoid congestion-prone Chicago via CP’s network in Iowa.

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7 Ways to Reduce Carrier Detention Fees and How Digital Yard Management Can Help

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Robinson and Iowa State University, favored shippers are receiving better pricing and service. Using shipment data and econometric modeling, Iowa State University’s researchers quantitatively measured the effects of these characteristics on transportation costs. According to a new report from C.H. 7 Steps to Take Now.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

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294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. The long-term agreement will initially enroll corn, soy and wheat farmers across Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Nebraska, with the opportunity for future expansion. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

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The outcome is expected to either significantly impact an existing automotive supplier network or prompt manufacturers and suppliers to move or begin operations. The Wall Street Journal reports that at least 11 states are in talks to land the manufacturing plant. By further increasing its production capacity in the U.S.,