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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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Peak Shipping Season: A Review of Trends from the 2018 Holiday Peak Season

GlobalTranz

It is that time of year again when we at Cerasis take a global view of what trends to expect in supply chain management throughout the remainder of the year. We will turn over each stone and consider how innovative technology will shape the future of shipping and logistics. Automation trends. Download Here.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 17-21, 2015)

Talking Logistics

One of the emails I did keep and read with interest was the first item in this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Infor to Acquire GT Nexus. JDA Creates a More Profitable Omni-Channel Supply Chain. Oakland port terminals plan PierPass-style program (JOC). ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 2.8%

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“Moneyball” and Your Business

Supply Chain Action Blog

A while back, the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “ competing on analytics ”, within relevant business parameters of a major league baseball franchise. It’s MLB playoff time, and my team (the Tribe) is there, again. Pregnant pause to enjoy the moment.).

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“Moneyball” and Your Business – All-Star Break

Supply Chain Action Blog

A while back, the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “ competing on analytics ”, within relevant business parameters of a major league baseball franchise. It’s MLB playoff time, and my team (the Tribe) is there, again. Pregnant pause to enjoy the moment.).

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

As drones and other advanced technologies become more commonplace, the question becomes, will we enter the world of the Jetsons? Trucker protests shut down Port of Oakland terminals. In the next 40 years, the answer is (most likely) a definitive no. But are the Jetsons just a few centuries before their time? Alphabet Inc.’s

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Existing technology for EV batteries can only create cells that last up to 20 years or around 200,000 miles before their capacity drops too low to power a vehicle. This will certainly be an interesting area to watch, especially as electric vehicles become more commonplace and apply to the global supply chain.