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Thanksgiving Supply Chain News: Online Grocery Surge, Tracking Turkey, and Cranberry Tariffs

Lucas

We lead off with a report on online grocery shopping trends and new fulfillment technology investments, a Turkey traceability initiative using blockchain, and the impact of tariffs on cranberry and turkey prices. Know Your Turkey Better With Blockchain. There will be costs to join and integrate systems with Food Trust.

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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

According to the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020-2021 a USD 2.4 This has implications for raw materials, ingredients, primary packaging, intermediate goods as well as end-product goods flows. Developments. The halal industry is a fast-growing industry.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

President Biden introduces $2 trillion infrastructure package. Dun & Bradstreet and E2open joined together to provide a report highlighting the impact of this incident on global supply chains. According to the report, Europe is the region that will feel the strongest impact due to the blockage of the canal.

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The Supply Chain is Suffering Labor Pains

Enterra Insights

Job reports show that people are quitting their jobs in record numbers (aka the Great Resignation). According to Axios reporter Kate Marino, “[In September,] the rate of quits increased to its highest level ever, at 2.9% Desperately.”[1] ”[1] Today’s labor market is in disarray. of the workforce.”[2]

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Overview of European supply chain events 2016

Supply Chain Movement

eWorld Purchasing & Supply. Turkey Trade & Export Finance Conference 2016. The Global Procurement & Supply Chain for Oil & Gas Industry. Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2016. ISC Turkey 2016. Supply Chain Analytics. eWorld Procurement & Supply. RLCON 2016.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23-27, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Latest Use for a Bitcoin Technology: Tracing Turkeys From Farm to Table (WSJ sub. Manhattan Associates Reports Solid Third Quarter Performance. Ryder Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results. DCLI to Purchase TRAC Intermodal’s Domestic Chassis Fleet. Wal-Mart’s new robots scan shelves to restock items faster (Reuters).

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

As the pandemic continues to rage on, brands will adopt AI-based technologies to help consumers easily track their packages and receive them as contactless deliveries. The growth in e-commerce purchases has increased the demand for returns through the same channel. Check Out: Last-Mile Delivery: Finding the Right Balance.