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Reflections on Hard Hats and Safety Shoes…

Supply Chain Shaman

Manufacturing teams used to manage the supply chain group. Today, in most organizations, the supply chain team manages manufacturing. The irony is that fewer and fewer people within the supply chain team understand manufacturing. Instead, many of these teams just accept manufacturing strategy as a constant.

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No Congestion Issues at the Port of Virginia

Kanban Logistics

and Long Beach, are experiencing severe congestion due to record volumes as US businesses replenish inventories that were depleted after COVID-related manufacturing shutdowns. The Port of Virginia is a notable exception. What’s new at the Port of Virginia? the Port of Virginia is as efficient as it gets.

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Florence Et Al.

Supply Chain Shaman

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia sit squarely in the storm’s path. Each state has a rich manufacturing economy. It is now closed at the start of a busy shipping season as companies prepare for holiday inventory builds. As a manufacturer, stay close to market signals. Quite simply no one knows.

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. The bonus incentive programs of the sales teams in software sent my humble West Virginia country girl roots into overdrive. He saw all inventory as “bad inventory.”

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. The bonus incentive programs of the sales teams in software sent my humble West Virginia country girl roots into overdrive. He saw all inventory as “bad.”

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A New Red Wagon?

Supply Chain Shaman

I grew up in the mountains of West Virginia. Let’s take a look at the world of the chemical manufacturer. As shown in Figure 1, the company has been unable to maintain balance on the portfolio of cost and inventory. Note that recent inventory progress is slipping against the improvements during the recession).

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Top Supply Chain and Logistics Articles of 2019

PINC

Here’s a synopsis of his most-read articles for the year and the evergreen insights that he shared with readers: Excess Inventory? In my opinion, these autonomous vehicles which operate in controlled environments, such as ports, manufacturing plants, and distribution center yards will be the first to go mainstream.”. No Problem.