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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

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Because switching from JIT to JIC is at best only a tool to address short-term problems and risk. She considered where she could get more, factoring in that it was Saturday night at 10:00 pm, she lived alone in Kansas City, and she’d be driving by herself. JIT isn’t the main problem, and JIC isn’t a solution. on-time delivery).

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

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The company is using Blue Yonder for transportation management, Coupa’s Supply Chain Guru for network design, and FourKites ( see the webinar ) for transportation visibility in certain regions or departments to help with this. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy.

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Only as Good as Your Data: Why Supply Chain Digital Twins Require Real-Time Data Unification

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Supply Chain Digital Twins: Why You Need Them As supply chain disruptions seem to be here to stay (and increasing in amplitude), planners across industries are looking for ways to make more accurate planning decisions – and digital twins are a great tool for that. Get the insights you need. Big, clunky, siloed, and out-of-date data.

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Rapidly Rising Minimum Wages Will Significantly Increase Your Warehouse and 3PL Costs: Effective Strategies to Combat Their Impact on Your Bottom Line

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and Kansas City, MO. . Of course, there’s a capital cost to these systems which will not be completely absorbed by the 3PL and it takes time to research, purchase and integrate these systems. Alternative Solutions : An innovative solution is leveraging our neighbors to the South in Mexico. XB Logistics’ is a U.S.-based

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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Dublin-based Evocco lets you track, improve, and offset the climate impact of your food purchases based on your receipt. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The goals prioritize reducing emissions in how green coffee is grown before addressing the rest of the value chain, such as transportation, roasting or packaging.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 3)

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Top gift purchases over the weekend included clothing and, toys, gift cards / certificates, books / music / movies / video games, and electronics. And now on to this week’s logistics news. billion of Kansas City Southern’s debt. Using proprietary software, a human queues up a truck to retrieve the specific trailer.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 22 – 28)

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Amazon has continued to grow its logistics network over the last few years, adding more branded trucks, airplanes, and drones. But the company is not happy with just owning logistics; it continues to expand its Prime benefits. And now on to this week’s logistics news. E2open to acquire BluJay Solutions.