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What’s Behind the Supply Chain Analytics Revolution?

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I recently read a Wall Street Journal article on a tech-driven revolution in sports, written by Billy Beane, the Oakland A’s general manager most well known as the character played by Brad Pitt in the movie Moneyball. […]. The post What’s Behind the Supply Chain Analytics Revolution?

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

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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 Week in Logistics News (August 10 – 16)

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Over these 10 years+ I have learned a lot about supply chain and logistics through conversations with end users, suppliers, and my colleagues. Department of Transportation (DOT) has added three major West Coast ports to its data-sharing supply chain platform. according to the Walmart Marketplace website.

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

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This will certainly be an interesting area to watch, especially as electric vehicles become more commonplace and apply to the global supply chain. How Shanghai’s lockdown is dampening Port of Oakland volumes. During the peak of port congestion in 2021, as many as 30 ships were waiting to enter an Oakland berth.

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This Week In Logistics News (July 12 – 18)

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Earlier this week I read a Wall Street Journal article on a tech-driven revolution in sports, written by Billy Beane, the Oakland A’s general manager most well known as the character played by Brad Pitt in the movie Moneyball. I found the article interesting and I believe it touched on key points in the development […].

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 29, 2022)

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Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 29, 2022). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 29, 2022) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4 – May 10)

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Walmart recently established its latest high-tech consolidation center in Illinois, marking a significant addition to its supply chain infrastructure. Glovis America will operate the trucks around the Port of Oakland. FirstElement Fuel set up a hydrogen filling station in Oakland, where the trucks will be refueled.