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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. The company has about 200 of their own coffee shops; Peet’s also sells coffee bags and K-cup packages through 15,000 warehouse clubs, grocery, and convenience stores nationwide. These DSD warehouses in turn receive less-than-truckload size shipments on at least a weekly basis.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company, which fully outsources parts production and machine assembly, is battling smartphone manufacturers and carmakers over the vital components. ” This week, Walmart announced that it would charge some of its suppliers a new fee to transport goods to its warehouses and stores. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Seeing Supply Chain Visibility through Different Lenses

Bristlecone

Ensuring my order would be included in the earliest shipment that the distributor was planning to make from Seattle to the Oakland warehouse. New sources of revenue and increased staff productivity await logistics service providers.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 17-21, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Oakland port terminals plan PierPass-style program (JOC). Where to Find Supply Chain Innovation (Source: Adelante SCM). Employing over 8,000 transportation and fulfillment professionals, OHL has unparalleled experience in direct-to-consumer fulfillment, serving a wide range of business sectors from specialty retail to manufacturing.