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The Journey of One Banana! A Supply Chain in Motion! (Infographic)

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This is our normal, yellow banana ( fao.org 2015 ). This is when your banana truly becomes visible in the global supply chain. Transportation, Logistics and Ripening. contributes to 62%-67% of the total carbon footprint created during the life cycle of the banana value chain ( fao.org 2015 ).

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Inside 4 Cutting Edge Warehouses! (Video)

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Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that in 2017 total spending on logistics in the US rose to a record $1.5 In 2015, Amazon shipped over 51 million items on that day alone. SCM #SupplyChain #Technology #Distribution #Logistics #Robotics #ECommerce #Leadership. trillion, up 6.2% from the year before. million sq.

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IKEA’s IWAY Lessons For Procurement!

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The goal was to break a trend of rising purchasing prices and instead reduce total costs by using the entike Ikea volume as leverage” (Carlsson, 2015 p.6). More often than not, involved parties accepted the recommendations as fair” (Carlsson 2015, p. SCM #SupplyChain #ikea #retail #logistics #procurement #purchasing.

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IKEA’s IWAY Has Lessons For Every Procurement Team!

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The goal was to break a trend of rising purchasing prices and instead reduce total costs by using the entike Ikea volume as leverage” (Carlsson, 2015 p.6). More often than not, involved parties accepted the recommendations as fair” (Carlsson 2015, p. SCM #SupplyChain #ikea #retail #logistics #procurement #purchasing.

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DIM Weight Pricing Explained!

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With the start of 2015, UPS and FedEx instituted a dimensional (DIM) weight pricing structure. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) figures show a large jump in the volume of freight shipped between 2012 and 2015. Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Jake Rheude at [link].

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