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Transportation Optimization: The Key to Weathering Droughts, Disasters and Other Disruptions

BlueYonder

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day.

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Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges in the Beverage Industry 

Logility

Major can manufacturers also cater to large companies, such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. As well as other bigger manufacturers, they predicted the shortage and made sure they would have what they needed. This means that smaller manufacturers were left out in the cold. And there’s no end in sight. . • A shortage of carbon dioxide.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores. Those reps go into stores and stock the store shelves.

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9 Tips for Buying Quality Discounted Pallets!

Supply Chain Game Changer

When buying a pallet, you also want to make sure that the pallet is certified and has a manufacturer’s seal. If the pallet has been treated for woodworm, you can use a marker to check for the manufacturer’s seal. TJ Maxx- This is a great store for people who are looking to buy liquidation pallets in Mississippi.

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Talk Doesn’t Cook the Rice

Supply Chain Shaman

As they say in Mississippi, “Talk doesn’t cook the rice.” An example is retail/consumer products/chemical/transportation or hospital/pharmaceutical companies/medical device companies/medical distributors.). They will be digitally shared through Amazon, iTunes and other sources. Why do we need a new Index?

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is launching the Student Ambassador Program on March 1 at Mississippi Valley State University, Jackson State University, Fayetteville State University, LeMoyne-Owen College, Lane College, Tennessee State University, Paul Quinn College, and Miles College. percent because of congestion at major airports.

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Trends 2023: Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected. The goal is to set China’s chip manufacturing industry back by at least a decade.”[4] the Mississippi River is seeing falling water levels, which has resulted in a log-jam of over 100 vessels. Low levels in Germany’s waters are impacting economic activity.