New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Introduction. With inflation under 3% for most of the last few decades, most forward buying (also called investment buying) by wholesalers and retailers has in recent times been in response to promotional discounts offered by manufacturers.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Juli Lassow @SolutionsJhl Juli Lassow is the founder and principal of JHL Solutions in Minneapolis, a business solutions/management firm which advises her retail clients how to increase their productivity, growth and profits. She has particular expertise in supplier relationship management and supplier partnerships.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

So it's no big surprise that the Minneapolis market area was also the land of a thousand loads (per day) in the first half of November, as fresh turkeys got stuffed into temp-controlled trailers during the run-up to Thanksgiving. Minnesota is also a major source of corn, potatoes and peas for your Thanksgiving table. loads per truck.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The nationwide trends of locally sourced fresh produce or alternate sourcing may be part of the explanation for lower reefer volumes. Green Bay to Minneapolis fell 28¢ to $2.25/mile. Also out West, Stockton to Salt Lake City lost 13¢, declining to $2.34/mile. The reefer load-to-truck ratio dipped 5% last week to 5.5

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Columbus Day, a day set aside to celebrate the discovery of the New World by Europeans, has become a source of controversy. The movement lost steam again until 2014, when Minneapolis, MN, Grand Rapids, MN, and Seattle, WA, decided to adopt the change. The question is whether his voyage deserves a celebration.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The nationwide trends of locally sourced fresh produce or alternate sourcing may be part of the explanation for lower reefer volumes. Green Bay to Minneapolis fell 28¢ to $2.25/mile. Also out West, Stockton to Salt Lake City lost 13¢, declining to $2.34/mile. The reefer load-to-truck ratio dipped 5% last week to 5.5

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 25, 2020

The Olin Business School staff adds, “Businesses in every industry are unearthing profit-generating insights unknowable just a decade ago, with customer data collected from scanners, cash registers, online product reviews, wearable devices and other sources.” ” The basics. Footnotes. [1] 3] Alan J.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Starbucks redesigned their cups for the Grande product, and the flimsy cups were a source of constant spills and burns. With a headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, the supply chain supports 600 stores in 50 states. Without a kitchen, I depended on the drive-thru services of outlets like Starbucks and McDonalds.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2017

Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (Star Tribune). Source: Amazon patent filing. “They have a lofty purpose and ambition about bringing transparency to the supply chain and sourcing world,” said Casey Carl, Target’s chief strategy and innovation officer.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 11, 2025

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari revealed that there was a “healthy debate” among Fed officials about whether to “look through” the inflationary effect of these historic tariffs, treating any related price growth as a one-time shock and therefore prioritizing economic growth by cutting rates. .

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