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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. The Peet’s Coffee Supply Chain.

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This map shows every bridge in the United States….and it’s incredible

The Network Effect

We’ve shared other maps in the past that help explain today’s global supply chain. The relative lack of development in the West is instantly apparent, and if you look closely, you can make out such landmarks as the Mississippi River, the Appalachian mountains, and major cities like LA, Phoenix, and DC.

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Tale as Old as Time: Logistics Innovation Vs. Tried-and-True Strategy

Intelligent Audit

While the old guard focuses on labor issues and struggles with an ongoing worker shortage, retailers and e-commerce businesses are building supply chain strategies to tackle the latest industry challenges. Walmart Acquisition Reinforces Trend Toward Automation. The logistics industry is taking notice. Absolutely.

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QAD Explore 2019: Vertical Market Round-up

QAD

This year at Explore, many of the conference attendees were very excited about QAD’s advanced technology direction, including the debut of Production Execution in the QAD Labs. Based on the outstanding response to QAD Production Execution, it is clear that QAD’s customers have an avid taste for advanced technology. Automotive.

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Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges in the Beverage Industry 

Logility

Get the insights beverage companies need to meet today’s biggest supply chain challenges. Port congestion, shipping delays, and other supply chain disruptions are affecting industries across all economic sectors, and that includes beverages of all types. Carbon dioxide is in short supply in the U.S.,

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

races to expand Michigan locks and secure the supply chain S.-bound Sequoia enables the company to put up items for sale on its website faster and be able to more easily predict delivery estimates, said David Guerin, the company’s director of robotic storage technology. Nine of the outages occurred in the last four years.

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Understanding Inventory Tax: An eCommerce Merchant’s Guide

Ware2Go

Learn which states collect it, its impact on your business, how to reduce it, and how to leverage fulfillment technology to accurately track and control inventory. The states that currently tax inventory are: Arkansas Alaska Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Oklahoma Texas Vermont Virginia West Virginia.