The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 31, 2021

Technology Alone Won’t Integrate Your Supply Chain with Paul Jensen. Joe Lynch and Paul Jensen discuss why technology alone won’t integrate your supply chain. Technology is critically important to a connected supply chain, however, there are limitations to what technology can do. About Paul Jensen.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

A lot of this effort comes down to more sustainable sourcing, which tends to make environmental-conscious consumers happy. Starbucks to improve sustainable coffee sourcing. As I mentioned earlier this week, Amazon is continuing its course of supply chain innovation. Well, I just read about an Irish start-up that can help.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 28, 2024

In recent years, there has been a significant shift in the supply chain industry as more and more women are choosing careers in this traditionally male-dominated field. This rise of women in the supply chain is not only breaking gender barriers but also bringing a fresh perspective and new ideas to the table.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Numerous carriers across Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee and parts of northern Mexico, including the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas are reporting delays, limited operations and/or closures due to blackouts, snow, and ice.

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Turvo

JUNE 8, 2020

A consultant, a tech wizard, a VP at a large Transportation company, and an ex-freight broker turned, a strategic sourcing specialist, turned HR consultant, mother of 3, trying to navigate her next career phase. Interestingly, we all had significant experience in the freight, logistics, sourcing, and supply chain world.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Suddon notes, “89% of execs feel countries should now share tech and resources, suggesting that we are one step closer to building bridges across the supply chain. ” Ownership of data generated by advanced technologies has been a long-running source of angst in the agricultural sector. ” Concluding Thoughts.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Source: [link] This blog was written at Dr. Muddassir Ahmed’s request. In a recent post, he was discussing the challenges of integrating enterprise supply chain software: Learn More about the Challenges with Dr. Muddassir To which I replied: Dr. Ahmed asked if I’d care to expand on the design deploy portion of my response.

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TMC

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The changing competitive landscape in trucking is focusing more attention on the role of drivers in the management of supply chains. The truck driver element of supply chains is now coming under more scrutiny for a number of reasons. Researchers at Iowa State University studied this phenomenon using data provided by C.H.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

Nine questions about the topics on the supply chain agenda of a supply chain professional. By Helen Armstong (Supply Chain Movement). It consolidated Cargill’s global animal feed production and strengthened its internal supply chain capacity for food production and processing.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 2, 2018

For organizations that source products from suppliers in remote regions, blockchain can provide clarity in an otherwise murky journey from harvest to retail. Blockchain offers a decentralized and immutable ledger that can be accessed by any party operating in a given supply chain. World hunger is a global epidemic.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 28, 2020

Like many of its peers, Menards has special requirements to successfully bring product into its supply chain without incurring additional costs. Menards services 12 distribution centers throughout its territory with facilities in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, Missouri, and South Dakota.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 5, 2016

It was an exciting year in the supply chain industry, and our Transportfolio ® blog has followed the action every step of the way. We teamed up with researchers from Iowa State University to find answers. Visit Connect for timely posts on supply chain and technology topics. This past year was no exception.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

And if most of your production happens in FL, you may choose to divert sourcing to your secondary facility, say in New Jersey, during heavy produce shipping season months to avoid the heightened costs. Knowing these timelines is crucial to supply chain planning. You may need to pay more to attract capacity. California.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2022

The ongoing Russian assault on Ukraine continues to make supply chain waves. More than a million containers set to ride 6,000-plus miles of railway linking Western Europe to Eastern China via Russia are now having to find new routes by sea, adding to costs and threatening to worsen the global supply chain chaos.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This Supply Chain Matters industry commentary highlights reports of suspected E-coli related illnesses linked to certain McDonald’s menu items. states has been linked to global wide fast food chain McDonald’s. McDonald’s Brand the Subject of U.S. Wide Headlines U.S. Coli outbreak. “

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We’ve gathered the twelve supply chain headlines you need to know in an industry that’s always moving. According to Supply Chain Dive , “ Cost-cutting has become a major focus for the agency, which has posted $87 billion in losses from fiscal years 2007 through 2020. ”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2024

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary we focus on the passing of the CEO leadership baton for Boeing and challenges that are ahead. Needless to state, the business challenges are significant, especially those related to this plane maker’s supplier sourcing, internal production and quality assurances practices.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 27, 2025

[And,] democracy alone can supply the vitalizing force to stir the peoples of the world into triumphant action, not only against their human oppressors, but also against their ancient enemies-hunger, misery, and despair.”[2] ”[2] Over the subsequent decades, a supply chain evolved to help deliver necessary goods to those in need.

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