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Kenya’s largest county builds demand for food safety and quality control

World Food Programme Logistics

Meeting demand in Kenya for food safety and quality control All grain suppliers in Marsabit County now know that they need to be certified and issued with a public health certificate A trained public health officer tests maize kernels for mycotoxins such as aflatoxin and fumonisin using mobile laboratory equipment at Marsabit District Hospital.

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Navigating the Produce Supply Chain

Blue Grace Logistics

Distribution Centers: Most produce passes through distribution centers where it may be further sorted and repackaged for regional or local distribution. Quantities arriving at a distribution center may come in the form of truckloads, containers, or as part of a multi-stop truckload.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. ML algorithms help uncover insights within vast data landscapes.

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Forklift Scales – What You Need to Know

Quality Scales Unlimited

As the forklift scale allows data management and weight into your operation, without the addition of route changes or extra steps, it benefits the bottom line by reducing the cost involved in cargo shipment and loading. Agriculture. Food handling. Distribution centers. Provides a wide range of data collection options.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

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Apple establishing $100M distribution center in Hendricks County. The 100+ Accelerator was launched in 2018 as a global incubator program to help solve supply chain challenges across water stewardship, circular economy, sustainable agriculture, and climate action. FedEx, Adobe agree to integrate e-commerce sales, service platforms.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

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The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. Redundancy is the ability of a supply chain to have extra or alternative resources and options to cope with disruptions.

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Preventing COVID-19 across the radio waves in Malawi

World Food Programme Logistics

The World Food Programme (WFP) provides food assistance to more than a million people in Malawi, which has a population of nearly 18 million. uses radio and other channels such as a dedicated hotline and texting, to share weather information and agricultural advisories with smallholder farmers. Farm Radio Trust?—?a million. “I