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This Week in Logistics News (July 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

and Salt Lake City, Utah, have opted out of traditional pyrotechnics this year. Lidl also shared that it had identified 11 critical raw materials and committed to setting responsible sourcing targets for each group of items. In 2023, roughly 9,700 people were injured by fireworks in the US. Cities like Napa, Calif.,

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Product Manager Dani Cordsen Reveals How Customers Shape Arena’s Innovation Roadmap

Arena Solutions

I went on to manage the product division at a small apparel company in Utah, where we launched a new footwear line. Dani: At Crocs, Arena PLM was our single source of truth for managing everything product related. Dani: I live in Utah, where we experience drastic temperature fluctuations. Arena PLM).

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E.Coli Incident Linked to McDonald’s Provides a Threshold

Supply Chain Matters

The initial findings from the investigation indicate that a subset of illnesses may be linked to slivered onions used in the Quarter Pounder and sourced by a single supplier that serves three distribution centers. Once again, federal food safety officials are focusing on a single production facility as the suspected source of the listeria.

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Going The Extra Mile: How DP World’s DUBUY.com is Boosting Coffee Exports from Rwanda

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

After discussing the problem with several different companies to source sustainable packaging that would be fit for the task, they identified Swiss Pac, a leading manufacturer of sustainable packaging based in the United Arab Emirates.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Even closer to end customers, in August, Maersk acquired Visible SCM, a Utah-based B2B/B2C company, which handles over 200,000 orders a day across nine fulfillment centers, as well as a European counterpart. For a company like Amazon, 2021 underscores the importance of owning middle-mile capabilities to ensure resilient inventories.

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Competing in a diverse parcel market

Cathy Roberson

These tech tools may also use crowd-sourced carriers or traditional ones. governmental entities, including the state of Utah and the U.S. Meanwhile, 3PLs and freight forwarders, including SEKO, AIT, GEODIS, Redwood Logistics, and Maersk, have also entered this space. Air Force according to an Amazon blog post.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2003, Utah based Avetta has reportedly deployed by 500 clients located in more than 130 countries. The software and managed services of this provider were augmented with the acquisition of New South Wales based Pegasus in 2021.