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Over the last few months, I’ve heard the term greenwashing over and over again. Greenwashing is a form of advertising or marketing spin in which green PR and green marketing are deceptively used to persuade the public that an organization’s products, aims and policies are environmentally friendly. A notable example of greenwashing is when McDonald’s The post This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Today’s article comes from Descartes and looks at how EDI can streamline supply chain operations. For those unsure of what EDI is, it stands for electronic data interchange, is The post Editor’s Choice: 5 Ways EDI is Streamlining Supply Chain Operations appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

My colleague Fox Chen and I just kicked-off the update to ARC Advisory Group’s research on the global mobile warehouse robotics market. Fox is located in Singapore, and I am in Boston. With a solid 12-hour time zone difference between him and me, together we should be able to speak with any robotics provider at The post Mobile Robotics in the Warehouse: A Research Update appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

Supply chain resiliency and sustainability are top priorities for CEOs today. To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains. Resiliency, which is the ability to withstand supply chain shocks and bounce back quickly, has become The post Active Supply Chain Design: A Key Imperative for De Risking Supply Chains appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

COVID wreaked havoc with Blue Diamond Grower’s supply chain. Blue Diamond is the largest almond processor and marketer in the world. To fix their supply chain, the company implemented SAP’s Transportation Management (TM) and SAP Business Network for Logistics (SBNL) solution to complement their SAP Integrated Business Planning solution.  For Blue Diamond, bringing together demand The post Blue Diamond Invests in SAP to Improve their Supply Chain appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.