Logistics Mississippi Sourcing 
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 14, 2022
And now, on to this week’s logistics news. All Mars’ products in Europe to be sourced with 100% sustainable cocoa. Mars Wrigley has declared that from 2023, 100 percent of the cocoa purchased for its direct factory operations in Europe will be verified as “responsibly sourced cocoa.”
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 5, 2021
The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. Thus, in addition to their roasting plant with an inbound warehouse attached to it, and a warehouse for outbound finished goods in nearby Oakland, the company also has 700 reps that source their product from roughly 100 small DSD warehouses across the nation.
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Logility
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Better long-term planning, supply planning, and just-in-time logistics are essential to address beverage industry supply chain challenges. Denbury, an independent energy company, sources CO 2 from Jackson Dome, a natural carbon source field in Mississippi. This shortage is caused by a couple of factors. .
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 4, 2023
the Mississippi River is seeing falling water levels, which has resulted in a log-jam of over 100 vessels. Businesses will continue to search for and adopt sustainable efforts, from sourcing sustainable raw materials to evaluating greenhouse gas emissions in transportation. And in the U.S.,
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. But that’s just the beginning.
Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
As a result, maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. The Associated Press reports, “Canal authorities attributed the drought to the El Niño weather phenomenon and climate change, and warned it was urgent for Panama to seek new water sources for both the canal’s operations and human consumption.
Resilinc
AUGUST 30, 2023
Other waterways have also been impacted by climate change The Panama Canal is just the latest example of how climate change can impact logistics in waterways. Currently, in the US, the Mississippi and Ohio River water levels are falling at an alarming rate due to heat and lack of rainfall.
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