Supply Chain Optimization

Johnnie Walker Promotes Sustainable Drinking

Diageo, which makes Johnnie Walker, has successfully reduced damage and eliminated a lot of packaging waste (141 Million boxes) by unboxing its product. Oil prices continue to rise: Saudi will continue its 1mm barrels/day into September and ...

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Listen to Tom's Entrepreneurial Supply Chain Story on the CSCMP Member Monday Series

Great interview! 🎙️Watch Tom's episode of the CSCMP Member Monday Series. The new series releases each Monday with an in-depth discussion where CSCMP members share how our growing association has benefited them on their diverse supply chain career ...

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Harold J. Daggett incentivizes failure supporting anti-optimization with an Open Hand for More Union Bailouts

State of the Supply Chain Optimization Podcast with Thomas A Moore

Harold J. Daggett incentivizes economic failure by supporting anti-optimization endorsements while Yellow Corp. Files Bankruptcy Post Government Bailout Did you know that US Taxpayers own 30% of the stocks for this company? You own stock due to the ...

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[Customer Success Story] TalkingLogistics: How T|WO created a successful Optimized Load Building plan for Riviana Foods Inc.

How T|WO created a successful Optimized Load Building plan for Riviana Foods Inc.

Watch the latest episode of TalkingLogistics to learn about the large financial benefits a massive consumer products goods company like Riviana Foods Inc. can achieve (in the millions) by addressing their capacity challenges. How is artificial ...

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Diesel Will Stay The Fuel Of Choice

Diesel will remain the fuel of choice for long-haul truckers over the next years because: Hydrogen is still taking significant time to develop. Compressed natural gas seems to have lost its luster. Electric has major drawbacks, including Max ...

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Amazon Fighting For All Of Us

Amazon is fighting for all of us against illegal National Labor Review Board mandates Union access to its sites. Like many companies, Amazon restricts people who aren’t working a shift from being on-site. The NLRB, despite Supreme Court rulings to ...

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Getting More Carrier Capacity

Getting more carrier capacity the expensive way: Buy trucks – the backlog at truck assembly lines in North America has grown to 205,000 orders – up sharply from 89,300. Getting more carrier capacity cheaply: Ryder, which rents trucks and trailers, ...

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Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The current situation may be named the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) plundering. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was created so the US could get oil supplies quickly in times of emergency to replace oil imports. To be clear, the US still imports ...

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More Humping

While 2 unions are threatening a walkout this week, if there isn’t a stoppage, there will be more humping. Even if there is a stoppage, when they come back to work, there will be more humping. Before your mind goes in the wrong direction, humping is ...

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Container Arteries Constricted

Railroads are limiting container loads to locations like Chicago. Here is why: Inland container yards are full Warehouses are full. Prologis Inc. said the vacancy rate in the firm’s top 30 U.S. markets is 3%—good for them but historically, vacancy ...

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