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

Logistics Viewpoints

Companies may need to revise inventory strategies and adjust procurement lead times accordingly. Supply chain professionals will need to coordinate cross-functionally with R&D, procurement, quality assurance, and regulatory affairs to manage the transition effectively.

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E.Coli Incident Linked to McDonald’s Provides a Threshold

Supply Chain Matters

Further stated was the following: “ Out of an abundance of caution, we are also temporarily removing the Quarter Pounder from restaurants in the impacted area, including Colorado, Kansas, Utah and Wyoming, as well as portions of Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

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Are We Witnessing the Death of the Foreign Aid Supply Chain?

Enterra Insights

The foreign aid supply chain involved planning, procurement, storage, transport, and delivery of resources like food, medicine, and other essential items from donors to beneficiaries in developing countries, often in response to emergencies or for long-term development projects.

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The Freight RFP Process is Broken – Let’s Fix It with Maggie Petrovic

The Logistics of Logistics

Maggie is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Emerge , a company that is Reinventing Freight Procurement. in Business & Communications from the University of Iowa. Maggie Petrovic is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Emerge , a company that is Reinventing Freight Procurement. About Maggie Petrovic.

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Level Up: Freight-Tech for SMB Freight Brokers with Andy Tomka

The Logistics of Logistics

Andy is a graduate of Iowa State University’s Supply Chain Management program. All-in-one platform: MVMNT provides a comprehensive Transportation Management System (TMS) that allows users to manage the entire shipment lifecycle, from procurement to completion, on a single platform.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

Headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, the retailer has over 37,000 employees. In the past year, the company has also launched a centralized procurement team. As such, Casey’s provides a service generally not otherwise available in these communities. Casey’s is a public company with a 2,300-plus store network across 16 midwestern states.

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Collaborating on Supply Chain Research

Talking Logistics

Robinson has partnered with several universities to conduct industry research, including MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics, Iowa State University’s Supply Chain and Information Systems department, and the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management Supply and Operations team.

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