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The Supply Chain in Brief
> SEALED DEALS
> GOOD WORKS
• SOS Children’s Villages International is bene ting from a new partnership with DHL Express , DHL Global Forwarding , and DHL Supply Chain . The organizations are working together to help young people, ages 15 to 25, in the Philippines prepare for employment or entrepreneurship. Under the partnership, DHL employees will mentor youths as they transition to the working world. • Carrier Logistics, a provider of freight management software for LTL eets, recently donated to Autism Speaks in honor of Geoffrey Muessig, executive vice president and chief marketing of cer at PITT OHIO. The donation was made as part of Carrier’s golden anniversary celebration and will support various programs and research conducted by Autism Speaks.
• Brewing company Carlsberg Group selected Kinaxis’ RapidResponse platform to create a harmonized planning process and improve
commercial agility. By using the platform, Carlsberg can glean process insights and improve supply chain decision-making for its portfolio of beer and other beverage brands.
> GROUNDBREAKING
> IN MEMORIAM
• Tubby Todd, an e-commerce company
• RJW Logistics Group executive Greg Forbis passed away after a one- year battle with cancer. He had a lifelong career
providing body care products for babies, selected PFS to manage its U.S.
order ful llment operations. From its Memphis-based campus, PFS provides ful llment services including kitting, picking, packing, and shipping for Tubby Todd orders. PFS also manages Tubby Todd’s direct-to-consumer transportation as well as the drop-ship program for its retail channel. • To help its U.S. members transport their vehicles faster and more ef ciently, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) named omnichannel logistics platform ACERTUS its preferred vehicle logistics vendor. The ACERTUS platform gives NIADA dealers access to services to move, store, recondition, title, and home-deliver vehicles.
in supply chain, including 30 years at Walmart and the past three years with RJW Logistics Group, where he developed and maintained relationships with clients and partners.
n Cold-Link Logistics began construction on a $60-million cold storage warehouse facility in the Southbridge Business Park in Sioux City, Iowa. The new warehouse, a 190,000-square-foot rail-served freezer building, is expected to employ 60 people when completed in 2023. n Crow Holdings Development is building a 126-acre industrial park near the New Jersey Turnpike in Carteret, New Jersey . The project, which broke ground in June 2022, includes three buildings ranging in size from 335,000 to 480,000 square feet. They will feature 40-foot clear heights and together will offer 159 trailer parking spots, 174 dock doors, and 6 drive-in ramps.
> MILESTONE
n After reaching its one-year anniversary
of COVID vaccine distribution earlier in 2022—delivering 1 billion doses globally— UPS continues to keep vaccine distribution a top priority for its healthcare division. The company is working with vaccine manufacturers to provide storage and ultra-low temperature freezers for a wide portfolio of new vaccines.
16 Inbound Logistics • August 2022
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