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General Mills Working on ‘Water Stewardship’ Plans
General Mills says 99 percent of its water consumption occurs outside its direct operations, mostly in agriculture, and the giant food processor is working with The Nature Conservancy on a collaborative global water stewardship strategy. In a recent blog post, […]
Omni Channel Demands Advanced Order Fulfillment and More Efficient Distribution Center Design
New supply chain configurations and technological advances in fulfillment are influencing not only building size requirements, but also the location and build-out of the facilities, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield. Amazon is leading this trend, building new state-of-the-art distribution facilities to […]
Are you a supply chain leader or a follower?
Supply chains are complex systems to manage, but the financial payoff can be huge. According to a new survey from Deloitte, organizations with superior supply chain capabilities achieve significantly higher levels of performance on both revenue growth and EBIT measures […]
Wired for Success: Copper Market Highlights the Importance of Supply Chain Responsiveness
by Sterling J. Scott, Marketing Communications Coordinator, MHI | @mhi_sterling In every supply chain, it is important to know where materials’ origins and destinations – from where are they coming and to where are they going. This allows supply chain models […]
Does your company have a supply chain black box?
by Sterling J. Scott, Marketing Communications Coordinator, MHI | @mhi_sterling When a plane is lost or crashes, the first thing rescuers look for is the black box. The black box records all flight activities and sends a signal to help rescuers […]
The 30,000 New Jobs That No One Knows About
by Sterling J. Scott, Marketing Communications Coordinator, MHI | @mhi_sterling 30,000 new Supply Chain Technician jobs are being added annually in the United States. There are currently 200,000 Supply Chain Technicians working in the United States and this number is increasing […]