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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

The new centers are part of growing push among retailers including Walmart to make e-commerce more profitable as shoppers spend online and expect purchases to get to their doors within a day or even hours. to Centerville Winsupply at 875 Congress Park Drive.

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Ripped from the Headlines: More Supply Chain Trends in the News

Talking Logistics

Lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret looks to uncover supply chain issues (Reuters) and Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (StarTribune). L Brands is the latest in a growing number of U.S. L Brands is the latest in a growing number of U.S.

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How Can We Use Emerging Technology To Improve Community Nutrition?

Inmar

One example is the North Market in North Minneapolis, an Inmar client in one of the country’s largest food deserts. North Market will offer digital incentives to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ( SNAP ) participants that will encourage — and enable — these shoppers to purchase additional fresh produce.

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

Thirdly I have set up global raw material supply (GMS), a supply entity that consolidates CAN’s global purchase orders and global vendors to plan and deliver raw materials for our manufacturing sites. GMS is a team of nine people based in Rotterdam, Shanghai and Minneapolis. and some macro ingredients, for their own segments.

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Forward Buying and Inflation

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. With inflation under 3% for most of the last few decades, most forward buying (also called investment buying) by wholesalers and retailers has in recent times been in response to promotional discounts offered by manufacturers. Introduction. Background on Forward Buying.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

Starbucks redesigned their cups for the Grande product, and the flimsy cups were a source of constant spills and burns. I called the customer service line for the manufacturer and was told that the only thing I could do was call a maintenance specialist. I now go to the local coffee shop. Customer Service Failure.

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5 Things You May Have Missed in Supply Chain News 

BlueYonder

including Phoenix and Minneapolis, are cancelling their fireworks displays this year because of staffing shortages and supply issues. The majority of fireworks are manufactured in China, and between the COVID-19 shutdowns and sky-high shipping costs, most importing American cities either can’t get the fireworks supply or can’t afford it.