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Talk Doesn’t Cook the Rice

Supply Chain Shaman

As they say in Mississippi, “Talk doesn’t cook the rice.” To understand supply chain excellence, Abby and I have been studying pattern recognition for industry peer groups at the intersection of the metrics in the Supply Chain Effective Frontier of growth, profitability, cycles and complexity.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

Carriers are still worried about river cresting along the Mississippi river and the structural integrity of many bridges around it. True Value has already successfully implemented this strategy in the Midwest, and is now bringing it to its Northeast region with this new investment. This number fell by 5.4%

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Transportation Optimization: The Key to Weathering Droughts, Disasters and Other Disruptions

BlueYonder

This blog was co-written by Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution and 3PL Global Lead, and Jen McQuiston , Product Marketing Director. The data they provide is invaluable in monitoring and measuring sustainability metrics such as miles traveled, energy used and waste produced.