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The Benefits of Sustainable Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Consumption and Emissions – A Growth Story. Companies have many levers to pull to reduce their impact on the environment such as altering the materials used in products, using more sustainable packaging and even reducing business travel. The supply chain, however, offers the most fruitful area for improvement.

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Ferguson’s Commitment to Supply Chain Excellence Drives Customer Satisfaction

Logistics Viewpoints

Michael Jacobs, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at Ferguson PLC In 2022, I wrote an article called The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of. Ferguson has an extensive and complex supply chain. Steve Banker “So Michael, the story continues. Across the US, Ferguson has 6.5

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The Weekly Freight Report for September 30th, 2021

FLS Transport

The Top 5 Stories in Freight. Here’s what’s happening this week: Supply chain disruptions continue impacting shipments Help improve the U.S. Here’s what’s happening this week: Supply chain disruptions continue impacting shipments Help improve the U.S. if other states adopt similar measures.

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What is Driving More Shippers to Embrace Managed Logistics?

Blue Grace Logistics

How is Managed Logistics relevant to less stressed supply chains? I had the chance to chat with the supply chain experts on FreightWaves Now recently, to talk about how Managed Logistics can help shippers navigate today’s rocky shores in their supply chain. Why are shippers turning to Managed Logistics?

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The Weekly Freight Report for September 23rd, 2021

FLS Transport

The Top 6 Stories in Freight. Here’s what’s happening this week: Port bottleneck finger pointing persists at LA-Long Beach North American ports fuel the global supply chain backup Inbound logistics becoming an organizational priority Sustained consumer demand is causing headaches Spot and rejection rates increase for U.S.

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Why Sustainable Food Systems are Needed in a post-COVID World

World Food Programme Logistics

Story by Nicoletta Batini, James Lomax, and Divya Mehra Food systems are essential to economic activity because they provide the energy that we need to live and work. They are evidence that the global food supply chain?—?highly highly centralized and operating on a just-in-time supply basis?—?is Healthy diets.

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OSCA brings visibility to jeans supply chain

Logistics Business Magazine

To bring transparency and structure into the supply chain, the company has been relying on the SCM software OSCA since 2021. In doing this, the Schwaebisch Hall-based company was able to achieve end-to-end visibility in the supply chain. The restructuring measures continued until the early 2000s.