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Italy’s Ferrero to Buy U.S. Cereal Icon Kellogg

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The New York Times reports that the takeover would combine Ferrero, a family-owned company that makes Tic Tacs, Ferrero Rocher candies and Nutella spreads, with the producer of Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies and other cereals. confectionary business in 2018. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

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Canadian Postal Workers Ordered to Vote on Final Contract Offer

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It also adds a minimum guarantee of 15 hours per week for part-time employees, a $1,000 signing bonus for full-time employees, and a removal of compulsory overtime. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Featured Product Popular Stories Selling Into the EU?

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UltraShipTMS Announces Temperature Tracking in TMS via FourKites

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Real-time Tracking of Temperature Levels for Reefer/Freezer Trailers is a Boon for Food Shippers Working to Comply with Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Mandates. A six billion dollar US protein producer/processor was an early adopter of the temperature tracking service integrated with their implementation of UltraShipTMS.

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Supply Chain Predictions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Conversely, slowing down the supply chain is at the root of everything that is bad: working capital write-offs, reduced profitability, and slowing revenues.”. To “speed” up the supply chain is to invest in change and change will come with the digital transformation of the supply chain, which is the major focus for executives in 2018.

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Procurement and Sustainability are Your Yin and Yang!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The pairs of equal opposites attract and complement each other” ( worldhistory.org 2018 ). At their root, these two roles coexist with conflicting purposes, but function stronger together than they do apart, as they are — at times — seemingly contrary forces that actually are complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in any business.

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Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken! (Videos)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Better Supply-Demand planning, Quality management, transportation lead time reduction, distribution network optimization, cycle time reduction, better handling, more effective storage, real time order management, and reverse logistics improvement are all within the purvey of Supply Chain.

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The 25 Hottest US Procurement Startups

Procurement Software

Multi-functional technology enables you to train anywhere at any time, while ever-learning programming allows you to experiment and practice to achieve different outcomes. LavenirAI allows you to train anywhere, any time, so you can stay at the top of your game. The platform also offers supply and risk management insights.