Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers. But industry voices have noted concerns.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

P&G has science-based packaging targets for 2030, including using 100 percent recycled or reusable packaging and reducing virgin petroleum plastic in packaging by 50 percent, with a broader goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across our supply chain and operations by 2040.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2017

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). In today’s “Ripped from the Headlines” segment, I revisit these predictions through the lens of recent news articles.

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RFgen

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a company press release, the big-name retail chain recently added Benjamin Cook , the former logistics and supply chain head at Apple, to its team. Cook’s first day was on July 24, 2016 in Minneapolis at the company’s headquarters. His experience makes him well qualified for the job.

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RFgen

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a company press release, the big-name retail chain recently added Benjamin Cook , the former logistics and supply chain head at Apple, to its team. Cook’s first day was on July 24, 2016 in Minneapolis at the company’s headquarters. His experience makes him well qualified for the job.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Last week, I wrote about the evolution of supply chain planning. In my blog post, I commented on HOW little supply chain planning has changed in its twenty-year evolution. The Kinaxis solution is probably one of the most misunderstood supply chain planning platforms. I am part of the problem. 1) Kinaxis.

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synchrono

APRIL 2, 2018

There’s one sure-fire way to tell when someone has lived in Minneapolis long enough to be called a Minnesotan. Like visitors to the Mall of America, manufacturers looking to apply Lean principles start in the same place. Transportation – Unnecessary movement of material through the facility/supply chain.

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