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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. As part of the Pledge, Amazon is creating a more sustainable delivery fleet, and its work with Rivian is an important part of decarbonizing its last mile logistics as well as accelerating innovation that can help others reach net-zero carbon. Financial terms of deal were not disclosed.

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

Thirdly I have set up global raw material supply (GMS), a supply entity that consolidates CAN’s global purchase orders and global vendors to plan and deliver raw materials for our manufacturing sites. GMS is a team of nine people based in Rotterdam, Shanghai and Minneapolis. and some macro ingredients, for their own segments.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively. from Washington University St.

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Ripped from the Headlines: More Supply Chain Trends in the News

Talking Logistics

Lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret looks to uncover supply chain issues (Reuters) and Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (StarTribune). In today’s “Ripped from the Headlines” segment, I revisit these predictions through the lens of recent news articles.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4 – May 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Kelly Moller felt at not being able to buy tickets to Swift’s 2023 concert in Minneapolis. The law will apply to tickets purchased in Minnesota or other states for concerts or other live events held in Minnesota. And now on to this week’s logistics news. That’s all for this week.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The retailer began testing home package delivery from a new sorting center in its hometown of Minneapolis earlier this year. The post This Week in Logistics News (May 15 – 21) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Echoing Amazon: Walmart and Target try local package delivery.