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

Logistics Viewpoints

Whereas many of their competitors’ source from wholesalers like McLane or Core-Mark, Casey’s supplies their stores with groceries, food, health and beauty aids, and general merchandise from the distribution centers (DCs). It gives them more control over their supply chain. Williams explained.

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Mastering Menards Delivery through Retail Specialized Logistics

Zipline Logistics

Delivering to Menards can be a challenge for brands that do not have an efficiently optimized logistics function or extensive experience working with the retailer. Like many of its peers, Menards has special requirements to successfully bring product into its supply chain without incurring additional costs.

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Achieving Significant Transportation Savings through Improved Demand Forecasting

Logistics Viewpoints

Gijs Majoor, vice president of supply chain and sustainable fuels, and Jacob Gladysz, the director of logistics explained the Pinnacle Propane business and their journey to improve their forecasting. The bulk business also involves filling the tanks of businesses that use propane as an energy source.

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Thanksgiving 2018

Enterra Insights

As we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, letting our eyes devour the feast ahead of the actual eating, one of the things for which we should be thankful is the supply chain that brought the bounty to the table. At the original Thanksgiving feast, the pickings were much slimmer and all ingredients were sourced locally. Footnotes.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail. Robinson, Con-way, and Transplace are Logistics Viewpoints sponsors).

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Refrigerated transportation is particularly at a premium and can be difficult to secure if not working with a logistics provider with an expansive network. Knowing these timelines is crucial to supply chain planning. The Golden State is an invaluable resource to the domestic food supply chain. California.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon opens supply hub for Ukrainian refugees. China-Europe Rail Lines Become Supply Chain’s Latest Problem. The ongoing Russian assault on Ukraine continues to make supply chain waves. It also carries grain from the U.S.