CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2022 | VOL. 42 | NO. 9
GOOD QUESTION What phrase would you create to describe a supply chain trend or development?
26 SPONSORED KNOWLEDGE BASE Top 5 mistakes in transportation RFPs 28 SPONSORED ABOVE & BEYOND
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ScottsMiracle-Gro: Getting the right logistics players in place 30 SPONSORED SOLVED Hauling away a foul fowl mess 32 SMART MOVES Prioritizing meaningful work 34 DISRUPTION MITIGATION Preparing for disruptions 36 VIEWPOINT Building industry-focused solutions INFO 108 SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS 110 WEB_CITE CITY 124 CALENDAR 126 RESOURCE CENTER
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A new packaging machine for chocolates? Sweet!
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22 SPONSORED Best practices for implementing a warehouse management system 24 SPONSORED THOUGHT LEADERS Be prepared to manage the complexities of Mexico cross- border logistics
12 VERTICAL FOCUS: HOME CONSTRUCTION 16 NOTED 18 TAKEAWAYS 121 IN BRIEF 128 LAST MILE The back-to-school supply chain INSIGHT 6 CHECKING IN Inflation innovation stagnation 8 GOOD QUESTION What phrase would you create to describe a supply chain trend or development? 10 10 TIPS Ensuring a sustainable supply chain
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Acing school supply challenges
Born in Bolivia and raised in the United States, Cameroon, and France, Katherina-Olivia Lacey took a world-circling route to her current position in supply chain technology. Now co-founder and chief product ocer at Quincus, a Singapore-based logistics software firm, Lacey constantly drives new solutions despite the exhausting challenges of helping customers with small but important supply chain problems .
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