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Inflation is Affecting Grocery Shopping and Holiday Meals

Enterra Insights

Emily Moquin ( @emilybmoquin ), a food and beverage analyst, reports, “Persistently high inflation in the grocery category has led to persistently high consumer concerns. In response to these concerns, Moquin reports that consumers have changed their purchasing behavior in several ways. Purchasing prepared foods.

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Carbon Mitigation Actions; For The Planet, And for the Pocket

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For instance, there is a geothermal energy generation project in the Salavatli region of southwest Turkey that generates energy for the electricity grid and thereby replaces energy generated by fossil fuels. Another way to reach carbon neutrality is to lower the amount of carbon emitted by investing in alternative energy solutions.

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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

According to the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020-2021 a USD 2.4 In fact, today several leading halal production standards (like the Indonesian and Malaysian halal standards) are already requiring a segregation between halal and non-halal in transport and storage for halal certified manufacturers. Developments.

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What is Demand Forecasting? Importance and Benefits of Forecasting Customer Demand

ShipBob

Demand forecasting can help you spend less money on both inventory purchase orders and warehousing , as the more inventory you carry, the more expensive it is to store. They look at sales leading into that week last year for seasonal products like turkeys, cranberries, and mashed potatoes. Ryan Casas, COO of iloveplum. Macro-level.

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Market Monitor of Turkish domestic logistics market

Supply Chain Movement

The heydays of 2009 to 2011 may be over but Turkey is still a very attractive market for European manufacturers. The Purchase Managers’ Index in October 2013 was 53.3, Although exports are increasing, Turkey remains a net importing country specifically for energy, high tech, industrial and consumer goods.

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Digital Transformation of the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Multinational enterprises deal with a dizzying array of paperwork involving procurement deals, purchase orders, shipping data, etc. ”[3] They go on to note, “A traditional ERP simply cannot keep pace with the rate of change and the need to innovate and optimize quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively. ”[5].

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models. Efficiency and cost management. fashion, automotive, spare parts, airlines).