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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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A lot of this effort comes down to more sustainable sourcing, which tends to make environmental-conscious consumers happy. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon begins testing Rivian electric vans in San Francisco. Starbucks to improve sustainable coffee sourcing. That’s all for this week.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 5 – 11)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Intel turns to reverse logistics to create “circular economy”. According to Intel Supply Chain Manager Greg Skrovan, the new focus is transforming the company’s reverse logistics supply chain, making it a “circular economy.” But then again, who doesn’t love a good chocolate sample?

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Autonomous Planning in Supply Chain: 4 Must-Haves for Next-Generation Platforms

Logistics Viewpoints

This includes suppliers, logistics providers, sales, and fulfillment locations/channels supporting autonomous planning decisions that take data flowing from various internal and external sources into account. Planning systems need to address the risk and variability not only on the demand side but also on the supply and logistics side.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 13 – 19)

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And now to this week’s logistics news. Pandemic has ‘forever altered’ need for logistics space. According to the company, inside the boxes are a highly efficient approach to sourcing, selling and packaging, backed by a corporate commitment to sustainability that is good for the business and even better for people and the planet.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 3)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this week, San Francisco-based vertical farming company Plenty Unlimited Inc. The partnership will kick off by first sourcing Walmart’s California stores with Plenty’s leafy greens from its Compton farm. announced it had secured its largest investment to date.

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. It includes all of its elements: customers, sales channels, products, warehouses, logistics network, and the interactions between them. This includes internal and external data sources.

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The Kargo Story with Sam Lurye

The Logistics of Logistics

Sam is the Founder and CEO of Kargo , a San Francisco tech firm that is on a mission to make factory operations as intuitive and responsive as reading Google Maps. Sam Lurye is the Founder and CEO of Kargo, a San Francisco tech firm that is on a mission to make factory operations as intuitive and responsive as reading Google Maps.