Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2023

The first use case is MIT professor Yossi Sheffi’s idea for using generative AI to monitor all possible sources of risk for a given supplier to mitigate any disruptions. While there is endless speculation, from my reading two supply chain-specific opportunities intrigued me.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Networks and Sourcing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

AI and machine learning (the subset of techniques most in use in business today) figure prominently on the agenda, as companies want to improve forecast accuracy with demand sensing, predict yields and lead times, optimize inventory, get recommendations on how to respond to disruptions, and more.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia sit squarely in the storm’s path. To prepare, stratify your suppliers into strategic, single source and high volume flows. Attempt to find alternate sources from geographical areas that are not projected in the path of Florence. Quite simply no one knows.

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Kanban Logistics

APRIL 17, 2023

The biggest benefit of a just-in-time delivery system is that the manufacturer’s need for on-hand inventory is greatly reduced – freeing up more space for core operations. JIT as part of a 3PL manufacturing logistics operation So, if the inventory is no longer with the manufacturer, where does it go?

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It will deliver tropical-storm-level winds by noon Thursday to North Carolina's coast, and hurricane-force winds and dangerous storm surges by late Thursday or early Friday. Over 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate in the Carolinas and Virginia. The storm has forced the closing of hundreds of schools.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

is being established cooperatively by OCEMA , Georgia Ports Authority, Jacksonville Port Authority, North Carolina State Ports Authority, SACP, and CCM. with more than 75 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina , and South Carolina. No financial details were disclosed regarding this acquisition.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It will deliver tropical-storm-level winds by noon Thursday to North Carolina's coast, and hurricane-force winds and dangerous storm surges by late Thursday or early Friday. Over 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate in the Carolinas and Virginia. The storm has forced the closing of hundreds of schools.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor. The company lacked visibility to inbound inventory and a third-party logistics provider’s tracking systems were not aligned to Peloton ’s customer service support needs. The company’s inventory levels of unsold equipment have reportedly swelled to over $1 billion.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Lowe’s also had distribution centers in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina with extra supplies ready and waiting. This involved in some cases, diverting some inventory bound for other regions. Up to date inventory status. The key was to get everything in place well before the arrival of the hurricane. Use analytics.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 25, 2024

The center fuselage and other structural components for the wide body Airbus 350 are produced at Spirit’s facilities in Kinston, North Carolina and in Prestwick, Scotland. As of last week, a Reuters exclusive published report, citing informed sources, indicated that Boeing was nearing a deal for Spirit.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Warehouse Automation. Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image. transactionID. Media Type.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Retailers use the cone to determine store locations in areas most likely to be hit to prepare almost prescient inventory levels. Retailers use a control tower with technology for visibility into inventory on the move and across their store locations. They also look at inventory levels and gaps in processes.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2018

Duke Energy Sourcing Automation through AI: Sourcing Optimization through technology and artificial intelligence are becoming more readily available within the Supply Chain industry. Lenovo Excess and Obsolete Inventory. Lenovo Blockchain Analysis Part 2. This project is the e xtension of an executive workshop we ran last fall.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Retailers use the cone to determine store locations in areas most likely to be hit to prepare almost prescient inventory levels. Retailers use a control tower with technology for visibility into inventory on the move and across their store locations. They also look at inventory levels and gaps in processes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2022

Now, we want that inventory close to the consumer because people want it on the same day, next day. On our final night, we haven’t sourced the talent yet, but I promise you, we’re working on someone amazing. I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Who did you have in 2021?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 10, 2013

This led to the development of Coca Cola Consolidated, located in Greensboro North Carolina, which later moved its headquarters to Charlotte, NC. The system was able to drive good visibility and inventory availability of material, and the accuracy of the master data file was established. The data must be right.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I helped create the first North American chapter of BVL International in the Carolinas, and we hosted two meetings at Volvo in North Carolina and Thyssen-Krupp in South Carolina. anufacturing needs specifications from design for equipment calibration, sourcing needs the specifications for outsourced components).

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it. Bed Bath & Beyond is also implementing inventory reduction strategies and is on track for a 5% reduction year-over-year by the end of the current fiscal year.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Since graduating from the NC State Jenkins MBA program in 2006, Joydeep Ganguly has risen through the ranks at Biogen Idec – the world’s oldest independent biotechnology company and the largest biotech employer in North Carolina. We built our muscle on supplier management and business cooperation, contract negotiation and sourcing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

With the new partnership, retailers will fulfill orders from inventory in their stores, and a Flex delivery driver will pick them up from the retailer. Some of the participating retailers also give shoppers the option to order items online and pick them up at the store. he crackdown, if approved, would involve barring the shipment of U.S.

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Murano Corporation

JANUARY 19, 2016

It is any instance in which a physical object has connectivity to a network, such as 3D printers, scanners tied to an inventory system, robotic assemblers, etc. Integrated communication throughout a value chain optimizes work-in-progress inventory. Precious capital was tied up in raw material inventory. Industry 4.0

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

However, each of these firms expressed that they would benefit from more direct discussions with the BioPreferred Program to find ways to increase the utilization of the label as a default “indicator” to be used in life cycle assessment (LCA) programs similar to the use of sustainable sourced forestry products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

He has lost approximately $182 billion since November 2021, as estimated by Forbes, although other sources suggest that it could actually be closer to $200 billion. Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cloud-based systems offer a cost-effective way to manage and monitor suppliers, inventory and more. Unleashed Software and accounting software firm Xero have a plug-and-play integration that allows you to manage the entirety of a business’s inventory and accounting processes. Cloud-based software. A mobile sales app.

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

He is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and US federal agencies, and a speaker with focus on the fields of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, and supplier development. On every screen there were moving graphical visualizations of material inventory. You could touch the screens and drill down to see what was going on.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The goal is to create redundant sources based on supplier-specific and country-of-origin, to ensure that each product category has redundancy as a form of insurance on the supply chain. It is not so much the application of a tariff, or even leaving NAFTA, but more like “North Carolina leaving the United States!”

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