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Christmas and the Poinsettia Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Eventually, a sample from Poinsett made its way to a Philadelphia Botanic Garden, which debuted the plant in the U.S. Footnotes [1] James Kaufman, “ Live holiday plant imports into the United States reach $80 million in 2022 ,” United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, 30 November 2022. [2]

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

ounded in 2013 in its hometown of Philadelphia, the company now serves customers in more than 1,000 cities and operates 500-plus micro-fulfillment centers and retail locations across the United States and Europe.

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Three Tough Headlines: What Can We Learn?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today is a rainy day in Philadelphia. The ports of Long Beach and LA, representing 40% of port capacity in the United States, are gridlocked. I am recovering from bronchitis. I am reflective as the rain sheets down my window. My travels this week took me to California and Boston.

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

Last week I spoke at the CLX Logistics Conference in Philadelphia on the future of Supply Chain Management. My first thank-you note is to the United States military. Next year’s event will be in Philadelphia on September 4th-7th. I want to end on a positive note after a stressful week.).

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Three Reasons Why SAP Supply Chain Planning Is a Risk to Your Business

Supply Chain Shaman

I am writing this blog post in the air, sitting in seat 4c, somewhere over the Midwest en route to Philadelphia. As I look below, I see field after field of United States farmland. High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. Reflections.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

Deloitte Consulting and the Metro Atlanta Chamber have teamed up to analyze how seven large metropolitan areas of the United States are transforming their traditional supply chain base into digital supply chains.

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Supply Chain: The True Game of Risk

Supply Chain Shaman

When I was a small child growing up in the mountains of West Virginia in the United States, on snowy days, my family would gather around the kitchen table and play board games. for the public training in Philadelphia on August 13th and developing the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September.