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The Logistics & Supply Chain of Thanksgiving

GlobalTranz

The turkey is out of the oven. per pound for turkey might seem like an expense, but that cost and bird reflects more about the supply chain’s functions than you realize. The Thanksgiving Turkey’s Plight. Frozen turkeys make up 90 percent of Thanksgiving sales, explains Chris Cunnane of Logistics Viewpoints. Paying $1.18

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

Talking Logistics

Kuebix Announces the First Free Multimodal Transportation Management System (TMS). Latest Use for a Bitcoin Technology: Tracing Turkeys From Farm to Table (WSJ sub. UPS Forecasts Another Record-Breaking Holiday Shipping Season. Wal-Mart’s new robots scan shelves to restock items faster (Reuters). UPS announces U.S.

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The Holidays and The Logistics Crunch: It’s all about the Planning & a Fun Comparison of Logistics & A Successful Turkey Day!

GlobalTranz

Shipping during the holidays does not have to be a source of frustration; however, smooth holiday shipping requires significant planning ahead of time. Logistics Angle : I look at figuring out what you need for logistics as knowing who are your players in the shipping realm. They keyword, is planning!

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This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

Artificial intelligence has been applied to just about every supply chain application imaginable, including transportation management and execution, demand planning, supply chain planning, warehouse management, and order management. Container-ship logjams off US ports finally easing as imports fall.