It is my pleasure to begin this series of joint blog posts with Jason Miller, Associate Professor of Logistics at Michigan State University. Jason has been terrific about sharing new insights on the economy based on a variety of different government indices, and I thought this would be a great forum for discussion and review
For food retailers there are several unpredictable factors such as last-minute customer requests, specific delivery time windows, and sudden traffic congestion on roads, etc. that can create a disturbance on day-to-day delivery route planning efforts. Source link
Jessheim, Norway Square Footage: 560,000 square feet, with a 355,200-square-foot expansion underway Products Handled: Fresh, refrigerated and frozen groceries SKUs: 17,000 Throughput: 480,000+ cases per day People/Shifts: 3 shifts per day/6 days per week Read the Feature Article about the Coop Distribution Center from the December 2019 Logistics Management Issue Coop’s distribution center brings together
For the least expensive Thanksgiving meal, head to discount grocery chain Aldi. That’s the conclusion of a report that measures the price tag on a basket of 20 common Thanksgiving items, including a 12-pound turkey, potatoes, green beans and corn, at 15 retailers in New Jersey. The average cost for a Thanksgiving dinner has dropped
Walmart Inc.’s Jet subsidiary is ending its fresh-food delivery business just a year after introducing the service in New York City, another sign that the urban-focused site is scaling back. The retailer will close a warehouse in the Bronx it was using to prepare orders and also let some drivers go, resulting in the loss