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“Local beer takes more than a taproom.”

“Local beer takes more than a taproom.”

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Your Biggest Software Cost Isn’t the Software

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The way we eat is changing.

The way we eat is changing.

We want to know where our food comes from and how it was produced. Food buyers and suppliers are reinventing the way they operate to meet…
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Transparency On Demand: Local Orbit’s New Marketing Tools

Transparency On Demand: Local Orbit’s New Marketing Tools

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9 Resources, Readings and Organizations to Support in 2017

9 Resources, Readings and Organizations to Support in 2017

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Collaboration Outperforms Policy

Collaboration Outperforms Policy

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Making Connections: How We Think About Software as a Service

Making Connections: How We Think About Software as a Service

CTO Andy Bass on Local Orbit’s approach to developing our platform was originally posted on Field Notes.
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“Adding good stuff is much harder than shrinking the bad.”

“Adding good stuff is much harder than shrinking the bad.”

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Local Procurement Learnings from University of Michigan: Four Questions for Steve Mangan, Director…

Local Procurement Learnings from University of Michigan: Four Questions for Steve Mangan, Director…

University of Michigan Dining Director Steve Mangan leads one of the nation’s largest college dining operations, including nine dining…
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Start Small and Iterate

Start Small and Iterate

A Process for Managing Change Successfully
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Highlights from Local Orbit’s Supply Chain Catalyst Interviews

Highlights from Local Orbit’s Supply Chain Catalyst Interviews

The more Local Orbit’s team works to support local supply chains, the more we see the need for deeper collaboration and strategic…
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Established and emerging supply chain technologies in Ann Arbor collaborate to further field

Established and emerging supply chain technologies in Ann Arbor collaborate to further field

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (September 9, 2016) — Local Orbit, the supply chain platform for the new food economy, has moved into LLamasoft’s new…
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A Workshop for Supply Chain Problem Solvers

A Workshop for Supply Chain Problem Solvers

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Change Food Speaker Spotlight: Erika Block

Local Orbit CEO Erika Block is giving a Change Talk as part of the Business Doing It Right track at this year’s Change Food Festival in New…
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Top Revenue Drivers for Local Food Producers

Top Revenue Drivers for Local Food Producers

Local Orbit supports 12,000 buyers and suppliers across North America who do business in 85 local markets. As our CTO Andy Bass has…
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Hub Camp 2.0 — Transparency, Collaboration & Shared Value in Local Food Economies

Hub Camp 2.0 — Transparency, Collaboration & Shared Value in Local Food Economies

We’re excited to announce Local Orbit’s next Hub Camp!
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