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The Supply Chain Can?t Stop: A story from the front lines at Ken?s Foods

Elementum

The bigger supply chain challenges were yet to come as the COVID-19 pandemic led to more widespread shelter-in-place requirements throughout the U.S With no plants overseas, Ken’s Foods was spared the early supply chain ripple effect related to COVID-19 in Asia and Europe. Director of Supply Chain at Ken’s Foods.

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Stord Partners with IPG to Launch New Warehouse Collaboration After Centralizing eCommerce Operations with a Single Integration to Connect Their ERP to Stord’s Omni-Channel Distribution Network

Stord

Then the IPG team was introduced to Stord, who set up a forward stocking location for IPG in Indianapolis. Each time the company needed to launch a new forward stocking location, they had to vet a new facility, sign a new contract, and ramp up their supply chain team on that warehouse’s software.

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What Is Order Fulfillment and It’s Process and Strategies

Locus

million square feet at McCordsville, twenty miles northeast of Indianapolis. Also, it allows companies to track, refill, and manage their inventory levels. At this stage, businesses check if items are safe and secure and if the inventory levels are accurate and optimized for better space. What’s that? Why is it important?

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Demand and Fulfillment Blocking & Tackling: Part 5 – Knowledge Is Power

BlueYonder

Ask any supply chain professional: what is the first thing you need to make better decisions? I’ll tell you why: because in the supply chain universe mistakes cost you money. Demand planning has become a matter of utmost importance for supply chains all over the world, just for the reasons stated above.

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Top 10 Cities for eCommerce Fulfillment

FLEXE

Indianapolis, Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indianapolis is a staple in supply chain operations because of its central location and proximity to Chicago. These centers tend to be located near centralized population hubs, large airports, and seaports. Seattle, Washington. Los Angeles, California. Denver, Colorado.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

” Walmart opened its largest fulfillment center on June 15 outside of Indianapolis. Early this year, it said it would spend $100 million over the next three years to build a larger network of supply chain hubs to support the effort. in McCordsville. supplier capability and capacity.

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Is Your Freight Spilling Millions Across the Interstate?

Supply Chain Collaborator

A Brinks armored truck traveling down Interstate 70 outside Indianapolis this week had its rear doors open sending more than $600,000 in twenty-dollar bills exploding across all 8 lanes of rush hour traffic. These things slow throughput and eat into hours of service. Advanced scheduling features like these are no longer “nice to haves”.

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