Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I spent time at the conference listening to members’ research needs and, best of all, their willingness to share data so that we can size the total, global, and regional returns market, figure out the average returns volume by type of business (retailer, manufacturer, etc.), by industry and lots more. collecting more than 2.5

Reverse Logistics 52

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Consumers have not necessarily put the brakes on buying stuff, and it's just that some consumers are being more mindful of what to purchase thanks to inflation. We already have a number of initiatives underway to reduce our inventory, and we expect by year-end that our inventory units will be below last year's level.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Proxima

MARCH 20, 2020

As I sit at my home in Nashville, TN, observing the aftermath of the recent tornados while playing witness to daily changes in the world, I had a thought. Yet, they work in an environment where they’re often the source of frustration. This unique group of people has been tasked to help our country restore and sustain.

Sourcing Strategies 45

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2014

is starting a multiyear overhaul of its North American operations, consolidating several units at new headquarters in Plano, Texas, that will house 4,000 employees now spread across separate marketing, manufacturing and finance locations. where Toyota’s North American manufacturing operations are now based, was too small, he said.

Texas 40

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2024

The company sources goods from 36,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. We also opened one in Toronto and we have one opening up in the next several months in Nashville. In Nashville, we are looking at adding a second level of robotics, a shuttle system manufactured by TGW. 22,000 containers move annually through 52 ports.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 8, 2018

Also in 2017, 76% of the company’s 10 priority ingredients were sustainably sourced. They plan to produce/procure 35% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020 and aspire to power all facilities with renewable energy by 2050. Smokeless Tobacco canning process taken at the Nashville, Tenn. manufacturing facility.

Waste Reduction 40

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 4, 2020

According to Tom Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management, “There’s almost no industry sector — and when I say that, I mean manufacturing and nonmanufacturing — that isn’t reliant on China in the United States. … If you don’t have a first-tier supplier who’s sourcing from China, then your supplier’s supplier is.”[1]

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