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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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Dublin-based Evocco lets you track, improve, and offset the climate impact of your food purchases based on your receipt. Walmart has now removed rules requiring sellers on its marketplace website to be registered in the US in an attempt to close the e-commerce gap with Amazon and tap into China’s vast network of manufacturers.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

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294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy. Over the past year the food giant’s focus has been on establishing tools and resources to support suppliers in their value chain to drive emissions reduction.

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How to Mitigate and Manage Supply Chain Disruptions in Life Sciences

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Proactive communication and agile manufacturing further enhance resilience. Tariffs varying by country, export controls, and evolving compliance rules and restricted zones create additional hurdles for manufacturers. This is compounded by the fact that many raw materials are sourced from a limited number of suppliers and regions.

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The Rise of Women in Supply Chain: Career Choice

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Gender diversity in supply chain teams fosters collaboration, enhances decision-making processes, and leads to more effective solutions that resonate with diverse stakeholders. This translates to a plethora of job opportunities across various sectors, from manufacturing and retail to healthcare and technology.

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One Man’s Trash: How Blockchain Can Target Food Waste to Help End World Hunger

Material Handling & Logistics

As it turns out, the solution to this growing problem may lie in our own refrigerators. For organizations that source products from suppliers in remote regions, blockchain is an essential tool that can provide clarity in an otherwise murky journey from harvest to retail. billion metric tons—gets lost or wasted.

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Hy-Vee Reimagines the Future of Grocery

Enterra Insights

1] This future vision, she reports, can be found “in the outskirts of Des Moines, Iowa, where Hy-Vee opened a long-awaited concept store in which the innovative grocer showcased numerous firsts.” It’s clear, however, that Edeker is proud of the new Iowa store. “[5]. “[5]. Concluding Thoughts. Footnotes. [1]

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