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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, while the University of Tennessee features the story of Mondelez as a journey in supply chain excellence, and features Daniel Myers, past Supply Chain Leader, as a lecturer, I do not see Mondelez as a Supply Chain to Admire. The group’s response is, “Are these supply chain metrics?”

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Do You Want Real-time Visibility? IT is the Enemy

Logistics Viewpoints

Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. Here “near real-time” is defined as a refresh of key metrics every five minutes. Longbow Advantage’s main business has been doing warehouse management system (WMS) implementations. Final Thoughts.

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5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

Supply Chain Opz

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. Our Rating: 5/5 2. Our Rating: 4.9/5

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

It is expected to generate 62,000 megawatt hours annually – reducing approximately 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. to make two emerging technologies part of its transportation operations: battery-electric and autonomous vehicles. That’s enough solar energy to power more than 5,600 U.S.

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Blockchain: Reflections on a Webinar

Supply Chain Shaman

Yesterday, I spoke at the University of Tennessee Supply Chain Leaders Forum on innovation. The case studies focus on cold chain safety/alerting for out-of-condition limits for milk transport in India and the use of blockchain for fresh produce monitoring. The current efforts are improving functional metrics and traditional processes.

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Hitendra Chaturvedi’s Reality Check

Resilinc

Chaturvedi: So far this year, Ohio, Arizona and Tennessee have seen the most job announcements associated with reshoring. plastics manufacturer who said that his company would require its supplier to report sustainability metrics on a scorecard. Resilinc: What’s the current status of reshoring manufacturing? What was your response?

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Lean and Green Supply Chain Initiatives Can Be Complimentary

ModusLink Corporation

Previous commentaries on Value Unchained noted a recent University of Tennessee research study, “Green, Lean and Global Supply Chain Strategies.” In the posting, Beyond the Research Part Three: Green and Lean Global Supply Chain Strategies , the researchers at the University of Tennessee made a rather important observation.