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How the Bakken Oil Boom Impacts U.S. Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

For those of you on the coasts (all three of them—East, West, and Gulf) you may be vaguely aware of the Bakken oil boom in North Dakota. For those of us in neighboring states, North Dakota is the source of a clichéd “giant sucking sound,” the likes of which this generation has never experienced.

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SunButter saved $250K in voids with A+ insights from Crisp

crisp

It all started in Fargo, North Dakota, home to a booming sunflower industry. SunButter started as a school lunch solution, not a retail brand – but after bottling their first jar in 2003, the governor held it up on TV and said, “This is the future of North Dakota.” Sunflowers get a new assignment. Never late for class.

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How Military Service Helped Me See Beyond Assumptions — and Embrace Differences

BlueYonder

I walked in, hair dyed bright green and formed into liberty spikes, two lip piercings, and several more piercings across my brows, to ask what job I could sign up for that would get me into basic training the fastest. My wingman in basic training was a gay, red-headed man from Puerto Rico who told me my Spanish needed help (which it did!).

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Mastering Menards Delivery through Retail Specialized Logistics

Zipline Logistics

Delivering to Menards can be a challenge for brands that do not have an efficiently optimized logistics function or extensive experience working with the retailer. Work with a Retail Logistics Specialist to Optimize Menards Delivery. Menards is the third-largest home improvement store in the United States. Background About Menards.

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A Global Shift for Manufacturers: Industries with Increased Demand

USC Consulting Group

This often means a digital mapping system on top of a “nomadic sourcing” strategy for the long term. Some businesses are adopting these strategies and back-ups now, amid the pandemic, while others were already more prepared with such strategies.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

New technology and processes will likely need to be implemented, and what’s more, your staff will need to be on board and fully trained with these new changes. For that reason, you may want to consider a project manager to help oversee your implementation to help drive your compliance strategy forward. North Carolina.

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The Politics of Global Oil

Supply Chain View from the Field

Jason Schenker from Prestige Economics, spoke at our SCRC meeting, and pointed out that OPEC members really don’t see smaller drillers in North Dakota as a threat. Remember that revenue = price X demand, so if price goes down, than demand will jump…a supply side strategy.

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