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Supply Chains and Climate Change: Adapt or Die

Enterra Insights

Inevitably, these will interrupt production, increase sourcing costs, and cut into corporate revenue.”[1] It is impossible to anticipate the number of new variables this will throw into orderly supply chain management — other than accepting that particularly intricate supply chains are almost certainly going to start coming apart.”[2]

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Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges in the Beverage Industry 

Logility

Get the insights beverage companies need to meet today’s biggest supply chain challenges. Port congestion, shipping delays, and other supply chain disruptions are affecting industries across all economic sectors, and that includes beverages of all types. Supply Chain Disruptions Affecting the Beverage Industry.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

Kinaxis

by Melissa Clow This guest post comes to us from Jim Fulcher , Blogger on the Supply Chain Expert Community. jointly develop technologies for electric vehicles, jointly develop connected-car technology, collaborate on advanced safety technologies, and expand complementary products. billion U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

All Mars’ products in Europe to be sourced with 100% sustainable cocoa. The latest menace on supply chains is Mother Nature. DHL Supply Chain to hire 12,000 warehouse employees ahead of peak season. Amazon in the news: Amazon plans to hire 150,000 workers for the holidays. and drug distributor McKesson Corp.

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

BlueYonder

This blog was co-written by Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution and 3PL Global Lead, and Jen McQuiston , Product Marketing Director. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. million to win an auction and get to the front of the line.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

Carriers are still worried about river cresting along the Mississippi river and the structural integrity of many bridges around it. True Value is investing $150 million in upgrades to its supply chain that will cover a new distribution center in Pennsylvania, ordering software, and more.