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Building the Future of Your Supply Chain

QAD

QAD Explore 2019, the company’s premier customer conference connecting its global community of leading manufacturers, recently took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was a pleasure to attend. The Consumer Products and Food & Beverage Vertical Update session featured three presenters, covering a variety of industry-specific topics.

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Well Prepared Retailers Seize Opportunity for Advantage during Port Closures

Supply Chain Collaborator

West Coast Port closures) reflects their readiness to grasp a competitive opportunity when it presented itself this year. The ability of some retailers to modify their transportation programs on the fly, in response to serious external disruptions (i.e.

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Honoring Who That Little Queer Boy Was Meant To Be

BlueYonder

As you can imagine, growing up as a queer kid in rural Louisiana in the ‘80s was hard. I took jobs that — despite my talent and education — relied on an outgoing personality and ever-present happiness that had been birthed from the darkest pits of my anxiety. I’d love to tell you about it.

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Supply Chain Risk in the Age of Big Data

Enterra Insights

Megginson, a Louisiana State University business professor, stated, “It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.”[1]

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What is causing the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain disruption?

NC State SCRC

At present, PPE testing kits are facing glove shortage and that is now burdened with vaccine administration glove requirement as well, since vaccination kits don’t come along with Nitrile gloves. Next comes Rubber which is another major raw material. The glass vials need rubber stoppers; PPE kits require rubber gloves.

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Turning Life Science Vantages into Competitive Advantage

QAD

Take a trip to New Orleans, Louisiana as an example. However, from a Life Sciences standpoint, I recommend checking out these notable presentations: Life Sciences Vertical Update. Changing Vantage Points. The way people interpret life experiences depends on the vantage point. This goes for both personal and business experiences.

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Associated Grocers Baton Rouge Implements HIMPACT

Herlitz Inventory Management

Herlitz created customized presentations which covered topics and challenges relevant to each group. “We is a full-service wholesale distributor to more than 200 independent retailers spanning throughout the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas regions. Next, the perishable and center store buyers completed their training sessions.