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Improving Fine Foods Forecast Accuracy While Optimizing the Supply Chain

April 3, 2019

Challenge: A food company aimed to achieve and maintain a 98.5-percent service level — while improving forecast accuracy — to optimize planning and keep ahead of production requirements.

Aldi Sets Sustainability Goals as Consumers Call for Less Waste

April 3, 2019

Bloomberg

Aldi is the latest supermarket chain to announce a sustainability push — an effort the company says will help it trim costs and stand out in a crowded field.

Collective Fruitions Announces 2nd Annual Emerging Technology Conference

Event will bring together leaders in AI, Blockchain, IoT and Machine Learning to Continue Shaping the Role of Emerging Tech in Business

April 3, 2019

Technology development and consulting firm Collective Fruitions today announced the official lineup for its 2nd Annual Emerging Technology Conference, which kicks off on June 7 at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Building on the success of the first year, the event will cover both the business and technical elements of emerging technology including AI ethics, health technology, drones, agricultural technology and more.

U.S.-China Trade War Timeline: What's Happened in 2019 So Far

April 2, 2019

Bloomberg

A year into the tariff war between the U.S. and China, officials are signaling that a hard-negotiated deal to end the standoff is near.

Container Shipping Can Help Diversify International Sales of U.S. Soybeans

April 2, 2019

Eric Woodie, SCB Contributor

It’s no coincidence that several expanding markets for U.S. soybeans are taking advantage of beans shipped in containers, rather than bulk.

The Brexit Day That Wasn't Leaves Britain Counting the Cost

April 1, 2019

Bloomberg

For more than two years, the clock ran down toward March 29, the day Prime Minister May pledged Britain would leave the European Union. As the drama rolls on, the costs mount from the Brexit day that wasn’t.