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Is the Package Under your Tree?

Supply Chain Shaman

At that time, manufacturers talked about customer-centric supply chains, but were afraid to aggressively adopt ecommerce strategies. Manufacturers, today, are aggressively pursuing e-commerce strategies. Could your package be delivered by taxi? They were afraid of retail retaliation. This has changed. Redefine it. Make it work.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. They are more likely to shop for discounts and sales and may delay purchases of some items.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

P&G uses life cycle assessment for sustainable packaging design. With its commitment to have all 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, Amazon will save millions of metric tons of carbon per year. Amazon’s electric delivery vehicles from Rivian rolls out. Uber Eats ups the ante in online grocery.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

“Around 0600 Pacific Time Tuesday morning, multiple Waymo vehicles in San Francisco encountered very dense fog and determined they should pull over temporarily,” a company spokesperson said. In a blog post, Yum noted it is transitioning away from plastics and developing new packaging solutions as part of that policy.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

Requis

I then moved to San Francisco and joined Bechtel. The pressure to be more sustainable also comes from outside sources like governments, banks and customers. Sustainability should impact procurement choices, such as favoring lower embodied carbon products over higher embodied carbon products.

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The Most Popular Supply Chain Cowboy Articles of 2014

Supply Chain Cowboy

Number 4 – Startups, Sourcing, and Sustainability with Mark Dwight of Rickshaw Bagworks – Interview Part 1 of 2. Want an example of what supply chain excellence and lean production really look like at a San Francisco bag company? Check it out here: How Skullcandy Rocked S&OP.