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Can logistics assist in dealing with volatility and uncertainty ?

Can logistics assist in dealing with volatility and uncertainty ?

An article in American Global Logistics titled “The Logistics Industry in 2021: Using strategy to deal with volatility and uncertainty” (December 11, 2020) describes adaptability, responsiveness and resilience as key features of logistics systems, enabling “adapting to winning”. The article suggests form supply chain partnerships, flexible fulfillment, supply chain diversification and a focus on…

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Amazon's The Drop and associated supply chains

Amazon’s The Drop and associated supply chains

Amazon’s website “The Drop” describes its process as consisting of collections that are available for 30 hours, are designed by influencers and inspired by street trends. Their limited availability reflects supply constraints based on fabric availability. But the limited availability also creates a rush to buy immediately. How would you plan supply to meet an unknown demand ? Would Amazon be…

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Identifying demand for ugly produce not accepted by retailers

Identifying demand for ugly produce not accepted by retailers

An article in the Atlantic titled “The Murky Ethics of the Ugly-produce business” (January 25, 2019) describes platforms such as Misfits Market and Imperfect Produce that delivers to customers who both are ready to accept the misshapen fruit, care about reducing food waste and get the benefit of up to 40% lower cost, and get home delivery. But to ensure customer orders are filled, platforms…

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US Food Supply Chain Disruptions due to the pandemic

US Food Supply Chain Disruptions due to the pandemic

An article in the McKinsey & Co website titled “US Food Supply Chains: Disruptions and implications from Covid-19” describes the shift in the mix between grocery and food service to serve the US population. With grocery moving from 56% to 73% of the total food spending, distribution systems were impacted and food insecurity issues magnified. The impacts are faced by grocery retailers,…

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Walmart to charter ships to ensure capacity for the holiday season

Walmart to charter ships to ensure capacity for the holiday season

An article in SupplyChainDive titled “Walmart charters ships to ensure freight capacity, inventory for peak season (August 18, 2021) describes the challenge of higher out of stock levels and delivery capacity constraints faced by the retailer. By chartering the vessels, maritime container capacity is ensured, thus potentially decreasing lead time and ensuring on time delivery. With potentially…

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Recycling coffee cups - why is it difficult ?

Recycling coffee cups – why is it difficult ?

An article in the site HuffPost titled “Why can’t coffee cups be recycled” describes the challenges associated with coffee cups that have a polyethylene lining that is difficult to recycle. In addition, lined coffee cups if mixed with other cups without lining, contaminate the entire lot, thus sending more material to the landfill. Given the desire of retailers to ensure the coffee stays hot,…

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Toyota has chips for automobiles while others do not, how ?

Toyota has chips for automobiles while others do not, how ?

An article in Investing.com titled “How Toyota thrives when the chips are down” (March 8, 2021) describes the impact of the global chip shortage and associated auto manufacturer impact but has left Toyota unaffected. Toyota plans to increase vehicle output. The reason is identified as stockpiling of six months worth of chip supply by Toyota to ensure business continuity. An additional reason is…

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