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Sustainability and Reusable Packaging with Mike Newman

The Logistics of Logistics

Mike Newman and Joe Lynch discuss sustainability and reusable packaging. He holds an MBA from the prestigious Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Throughout his extensive career spanning over 20 years, Mike has been instrumental in merging supply chain and sustainability initiatives.

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Logistics and Supply Chain – 1940 to 2040 with Jason Miller

The Logistics of Logistics

Jason is a professor of supply chain at Michigan State University, which is ranked as one of the top supply chain schools in the world. Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business. About Michigan State University, Department of Supply Chain Management. About Jason Miller.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon introducing warehouse overhaul with robotics Climate change stress test coming for Amazon sellers and suppliers US will tighten curbs on China’s access to advanced chip tech S. races to expand Michigan locks and secure the supply chain S.-bound Amazon launched the system this week at one of its warehouses in Houston.

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The Green Corridor: Full Circle – The Promise and Struggles of the Circular Economy and Green Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A study by the University of Michigan in 2018 showed how a patty of plant-based Beyond meat compared to a regular US beef patty of meat. Solarisation of warehousing is possible. Train, ship and airline technologies are lagging behind, but there are steps happening. Green Supply Chain – Moving the Sustainable Needle.

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Three Ways Center-of-Gravity Studies Lead You Astray

Logility

And that is answer (d) — put the warehouse at Customer A’s location and then ship 300 miles to customer B. This answer minimizes the net unit miles shipped. Many logistics experts fall back on a center of gravity study to do routine network optimization such as a warehouse location selection.

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ScottsMiracle-Gro Improves Distribution System in Sustainability and Customer Service

Supply Chain Network

warehouse will be added to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s operation in Lebanon, Conn. By installing a warehouse in this region, the Company expects to improve its environmental footprint by reducing the number of miles traveled within its distribution network while also reducing costs and improving its customer service levels.

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Pfizer Supply Chain Modernization Leading The Way In Healthcare

RFgen

Getting Started with Warehouse Automation DOWNLOAD NOW » Supports Supply Recovery Central to nimble supply recovery are two elements: rapid response teams and science-based solutions. This necessitated expanding its manufacturing, particularly at its Kalamazoo, Michigan site, where COVID-19 vaccines and treatments were made.