ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 16, 2018

For example: the horse “Secretariat” will win the Kentucky Derby. This primer explains how. There are two ways to make a prediction. The first is predicting that one specific thing will happen. Since Secretariat is the most successful racehorse of all time, you might place a single bet on him to win.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2018

Carhartt ships all customer and consumer orders from a single facility in Western Kentucky that features two drop lots and several satellite yards. The company employs more than 2,200 employees who, over the past 15 years, have produced more than 80 million garments and accessories in the U.S. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

A pair of tech providers within the warehouse automation space, Louisville, Kentucky-based MHS Global and Atlanta-based Fortna , are combining to form a new multinational logistics provider, the companies announced this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

A plant in Ohio delivering a shipment to a customer in Minnesota may well find that the profitability of that order is less than an order for the same product delivered to a customer in Kentucky. The supply chain model can incorporate this more granular costing by creating customer specific bills of materials and routings.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Amazon airplanes then whisk them via the future Amazon hub in Kentucky to the local FBA distribution center in Lakeland, Florida, before delivery in Miami Beach overnight…by an Amazon delivery man. A Tale of Two Potential Logistics Giants.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

The company has been acquiring jets to build out its fleet as it also awaits the completion of its air hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. What was formerly known as Amazon Prime Air, Amazon Air is a cargo airline operating exclusively to transport Amazon packages. Amazon has also spent $131 million to acquire about 13.5

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 19, 2022

Some horses would become aggressive if strange horses or people got too close and would attempt to attack them, similar to how Rich Strike attacked his outrider after the Kentucky Derby. In 2019, stewards used multiple angles to review the footage of the Kentucky Derby. Post-Race Drug Testing.

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Elementum

APRIL 21, 2017

Amazon has recently revealed its plan to establish its own worldwide air cargo hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport. Governor of Kentucky Matt Bavin said he’s excited for this venture and for a boost in the economy. What’s New? Right, the e-commerce giant is planning on investing an estimated US $1.5B

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The conference, to be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville, is expected to draw more than 1,000 attendees. Shoemaker will present his paper “ Should We Be Doing More? The Role of Continuous Improvement in Sustaining Plant Reliability.”

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Stord

JULY 29, 2024

This expands Stord’s network with a new state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Hebron, Kentucky. ATLANTA, July 29, 2024 — Stord , a leader in high-volume fulfillment services and commerce enablement technology for omnichannel brands, today announced the acquisition of Pitney Bowes’ E-commerce Fulfillment business. said Sean Henry.

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Supply Chain 24/7

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Kroger's proud tradition of producing the Kentucky Derby Garland of Roses begins at a Rainforest Alliance-certified farm.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

’s Kentucky Distribution Center] explained that the multi-temperature truck keeps costs down by allowing one truck to be used for various products, cutting down the number of trucks needed to deliver an order. Meat and cheese are loaded next and “sealed” at their proper temperature in the second phase.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

As reported in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, it appears that “Amazon’s robot army is finally falling into place,” with deployments at warehouses in California, Kentucky, Texas, and others. Here are some interesting details from the article: At a 1.2-million-square-foot million-square-foot warehouse in Tracy, Calif.,

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 24, 2014

For example, a student from Ecuador displayed a network design project he completed for Kentucky Fried Chicken, recommending that the Colonel expand from two to three distribution centers in that country. The annual savings were less than $50,000 a year in cost reductions.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2021

” Zone 2 – Great Lakes, Ohio Valley & Midwest (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin): “A stormy Halloween for the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes, where some wet snow could mix in. Little ghosts and goblins better bundle up — expect some flakes of wet snow over higher elevations of New England on Halloween.”

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

ScottsMiracle-Gro currently has warehouses connected to operations for the co-distribution of fertilizer with growing media products at 16 locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

NASPO is a nonprofit association based in Kentucky dedicated to advancing public procurement. This includes encouraging streamlined procurement processes, modernize procurement law, reduce laws and regulations complexity.".

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The two companies have jointly opened a facility near the UPS air hub in Louisville, Kentucky, with more than 100 industrial 3D printers. Their rationale was, if businesses can produce parts easily on-site, instead of off-shore or elsewhere domestically, that could impact the UPS global market for shipping and logistics and cut into revenue.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Of those, General Electric brought 1,900 jobs to New York, Ohio, and Kentucky to produce industrial batteries, lightbulbs, and appliances. General Motors also reshored 1,800 jobs from Mexico to U.S. 58 manufacturers of appliances, parts, and electrical equipment reshored a combined total of 9,240 jobs, per a Reshoring Initiative report.

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Arkieva

MARCH 2, 2016

A perfect example of this is the opportunity provided by the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics. The University of Kentucky will host the 6th Annual Supply Chain Forum on April 1st.

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

as a tornado struck a town in Kentucky in December 2021, workers at. In Bangladesh in July 2021, a fire at a food factory claimed the lives of at least 52 people, some of whom were children. In the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2023

On Wednesday, the labor union surprised Ford Motor with the announcement that 8,700 assembly line workers at Ford ’s largest assembly plant located in Kentucky, and reportedly producer of the automaker’s most profitable vehicles, would not report for the evening work shift. Both of these U.S.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 23, 2024

Controlled agriculture also allows vegetable farms to operate where there is no arable land, whether in Kentucky coal country or an Egyptian desert.” ” Although those advantages are significant, Alexander notes that the carbon footprint of indoor agriculture is also significant.

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Horrific working conditions endured by children farming tobacco in North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia were reported in January of this year by Human Rights Watch. Today, seafood sold by major U.S., British and European retailers is being produced under these conditions. And the U.S. is not exempt from abuse of labor, either.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2022

Other states where you might find a cheaper car than average would be Indiana (which is 11% lower than the national average), followed by Ohio, Connecticut, Virginia, and Kentucky. In addition, vehicles in Florida don’t have to deal with damage from winter conditions, like salt or sand on the roads, which better preserves the cost of the car.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Among the announcements made at the conference was a $46 million added investment to modernize manufacturing facilities in both Lexington, Kentucky and Lincoln, Nebraska. Supply chain teams championed an overall ecosystem approach and a belief in smart manufacturing, leveraging Schneider ’s own technologies. Others will follow.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 26, 2017

US Logistics Infrastructure May Better than Thought, Oil Prices Inevitably Headed Down, New Kentucky Aluminum Plant Coming because of Right to Work, HP Instant Ink Program Leverages IoT, More

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

California. Connecticut. District of Columbia. Massachusetts. Mississippi. New Hampsire. New Jersey. New Mexico. North Carolina.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2014

was too far from the auto maker’s factories in Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi and Texas and from its engineering center in Ann Arbor, Mich., In all, about 3,000 workers from California and 1,000 from Kentucky will transfer to Texas. Some 250 purchasing employees will be shifted to Michigan from Kentucky. Mr. Lentz said.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 22, 2024

With locations in Kentucky and Maryland, EZDC3PL offers nationwide distribution and real-time inventory visibility. Founded by partners with over 40 years of distribution experience, EZDC 3PL aims to streamline the logistics process for businesses, allowing them to focus on growth and sales.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Eight US states have made package theft a felony: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. Fighting Package Theft There is a collective effort from consumers, retailers, carriers, and the government to help prevent package theft.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2022

Cash advances are accessible in all states, which includes Texas, Tennessee, Illinois, California, Ohio, Kentucky, Florida, and Pennsylvania, and are secured by data taken from your account at a bank. This is why it is essential to ensure that there are no other parties involved during the loan approval process.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 1, 2023

Sallstrom further mentioned that in the upcoming ASCM Connect 2023 North America annual conference being held from September 11 to September 13 in Louisville, Kentucky , there will be a dedicated tract available to attendees providing added information on the new CTSC certification program. We especially applaud ASCM in this approach.

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FLEXE

MARCH 5, 2017

The growing company began selling clothes under its own name, it procured a distribution center in Kentucky, and venture capitalists started to take notice—leading to at least $40 million in funding. To match demand, she began approaching labels to bolster inventory. In 2012, things began to pick up even more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

The manufacturer’s private fleet has deployed a fleet of Einride EVs to haul freight between GE Appliances’ inbound warehouses and manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. In some locations, it’s both technologies on the same truck. The Einride Pods are monitored remotely.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2020

I have a vivid memory, as a child, of asking my grandfather about this right before the running of the Kentucky Derby. Widen your Focus, Narrow your Initiative. When racehorses race competitively, they wear a mask. He answered, “It’s not a mask. It’s blinders.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Founded in 2015, Ascend currently operates a facility in Georgia , and aims to build another recycling facility in Kentucky. Reportedly, the funding is split between equity and debt and values that start-up at more than $500 million. Others in this area include Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.

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