Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

All Mars’ products in Europe to be sourced with 100% sustainable cocoa. This all points to the move towards sustainable cocoa production. Mars Wrigley has declared that from 2023, 100 percent of the cocoa purchased for its direct factory operations in Europe will be verified as “responsibly sourced cocoa.”

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Associated Press reports, “Canal authorities attributed the drought to the El Niño weather phenomenon and climate change, and warned it was urgent for Panama to seek new water sources for both the canal’s operations and human consumption. ”[5] Rising Seas Obviously.

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

Carriers are still worried about river cresting along the Mississippi river and the structural integrity of many bridges around it. Macy’s hired its first chief supply chain officer (CSCO) to oversee sourcing, inventory management, distribution, and sustainability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2013

As they say in Mississippi, “Talk doesn’t cook the rice.” They will be digitally shared through Amazon, iTunes and other sources. For leaders in corporate finance, Information Technology, corporate sustainability and Supply Chain. It seems like yesterday that I transitioned to become an industry analyst.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Replacement sources were soon found. Many days before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, Wal-Mart had prepared 45 trucks full of critical supplies at its distribution center in Brookhaven, Mississippi. These maps promote quicker responses to crises, and support social responsibility and sustainability audits.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all recognize that the world’s supply chains need to operate in a sustainable manner and minimize their environmental impacts — but recent events have brought this closer to home than ever. One of the key sustainability benefits of advanced TMS can be summed up in one word: visibility.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Many of the largest multi-national retailers discussed with us the perceived benefits that biobased products can provide in their corporate sustainability goals and programs. There has, in fact, emerged a “consumer pull” for green products, as millennials are willing to pay the same (or even 10% higher) price for greener sustainable products.

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