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

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The company is also accelerating deployment of its Geo Box delivery system, which replaces bay delivery trucks with specially designed trailers that are pre-loaded at the warehouse. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy. Scope 1 emissions include direct emissions from the company’s owned and controlled sources.

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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 Big, clunky, siloed, and out-of-date data.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

GlobalTranz

and Kansas City, MO. . If you operate a warehouse in Southern California -- or any of the other impacted areas -- wages, overtime and related payroll taxes will increase significantly. 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 (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. The cause is the same for a lot of the recent shortages, including logjams at ports, truck driver shortages, and warehouse labor problems.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 19 – 25)

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George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hit a home run in the ninth inning of a game to give his team a last inning lead against the New York Yankees. And now on to this week’s logistics news…. The business ships out of three warehouses strategically located across the US; that number is expected to grow to ten by the end of 2021.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 27 – March 5)

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Walmart drops $35 minimum purchase for 2-hour delivery. Over the course of the next week, nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer , Alabama are voting on whether they want to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Governors urge Biden to press semiconductor firms on chip shortage.

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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.