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COVID-19 Virus is expected to reduce meat selection and raise prices

Operations and Supply Chain Management

And Smithfield Foods halted production at its plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Marc Perrone, the union president, said 13 plants in Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wisconsin and Alberta, Canada, have been closed at least temporarily because of the pandemic.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

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small businesses, from bodegas to florists, to deliver its packages by the end of the year. Dubbed Amazon Hub Delivery, this is the tech and logistics giant’s latest attempt to expand its “last mile” network — the last stage in logistics where packages are ultimately delivered to customers — through external workforces.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida.

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26 warehouse pros reveal the most important factors to consider when moving to an automated warehouse

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Warehousing consists of multiple processes including receiving/documenting incoming products, storing products based on specific warehouse design criteria, picking orders, documenting parts picked, packaging, shipping and documenting damaged/returned parts. Amber Fullerton. AmberFullerton3.