Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The future of supply chain I foresee brings new risks and challenges, along with recognition that doing things the same way will no longer lead to the same success. Just as the saguaro is both nursed by and supports life in its ecosystem, it behooves supply chains to invest in their ecosystems, both suppliers and employees.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 12, 2018

Smart Manufacturing has been making a lot of noise in the manufacturing industry, mostly due to how automation can greatly improve manufacturing operations through enhanced productivity. Also known as the “ New Industrial Revolution ”, this may indeed drastically shift the entire world of manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Walmart steps up automated store distribution. Cyberattack on Toyota’s supply chain shuts 14 Japanese factories. E2open acquires Logistyx Technologies. Xerox addresses $300m backlog due to supply shortages. Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe. US goods trade deficit hits record high.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 11, 2017

by Melissa Clow This guest post comes to us from Jim Fulcher , Blogger on the Supply Chain Expert Community. The outcome is expected to either significantly impact an existing automotive supplier network or prompt manufacturers and suppliers to move or begin operations. What supply chain risks do you see?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. Timing was a further crucial factor.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 26, 2018

Disruption is generally anathema in supply chain circles. 2] That may be true; nevertheless, Luigi De Bernardini ( @ldebernardini ), CEO of Autoware, asserts, “Digitalization is impacting and probably disrupting the supply chain — or at least the traditional concept we have for supply chain.”[3]

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Kanban Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2020

If you’re a manufacturer, you likely know the answer. See, there’s a big difference between handling inbound logistics yourself and outsourcing it to a trusted North Carolina third-party logistics (3PL) provider that knows the manufacturing industry. Third-party procurement. Pay less for supplies.

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Resilinc

APRIL 30, 2024

Discover why experts predict robust storms and how to safeguard your supply chain. The 2024 hurricane season is expected to be extremely active, with multiple forecasts predicting above-average activity, increasing the potential for supply chain disruptions. Resilinc’s data reflects this change.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Successfully rolling out a supply chain management system can be an extraordinarily complex and stressful project – not to mention expensive. In this guide to implementing supply chain management systems: What is a supply chain management system? Why implement a supply chain management system?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2016

Author’s Note: Below is an excerpt from Moving Up the Supply Chain Maturity Curve: The Process Industry Executive Agenda for 2016 and Beyond , a white paper recently published by Elemica with research conducted by Adelante SCM. When it comes to supply chain management, however, many companies are far from achieving that swing.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 5, 2020

The Nonwovens Institute in the North Carolina State College of Textiles has stepped in to convert much of its equipment over to production of a new material that involves just a single ply mask, an important innovation that will allow the team to begin production of massive amounts of materials for masks.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 8, 2013

Although strategic sourcing capabilities are well established in industries ranging from automotive to electronics, they are still in the formative stages in the biotechnology sector. In addition, much of the power in decision-making lies in the hands of clinical trials scientists, who often have power over procurement decisions.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. This is also another example of how the lines between 3PLs and technology companies continue to blur.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Retailers use a control tower with technology for visibility into inventory on the move and across their store locations. The control tower constantly updates with information from local stores, news sources, Red Cross and local contacts. Does your supply chain need a built-in crisis control center?

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The recent devastation wrought on Western North Carolina is devastating. Intravenous (IV) Bags Shortages caused by Hurricane Helene have forced hospitals all over the country to begin postponing surgeries as a way to ration supplies for the most fragile patients. But there is another effect, that the media is often not aware of.

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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. For residents and businesses in the Carolinas and neighboring states, it’s vital to take all evacuation warnings and damage estimates seriously.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In his current role, he is accountable for several strategic functions, including corporate engineering; capital and infrastructure strategy; corporate real estate; risk management; operations research and global procurement. Number 1 : I was and remain naturally curious – about the industry, emerging trends and sources of value.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2018

In a prior post on 2018 supply chain predictions, I shared how NC State’s Poole College of Management engages directly with industry through student-led projects. And everyone I know has issues and challenges with their supply chains! Our students are executing and making them happen in these projects.

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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. For residents and businesses in the Carolinas and neighboring states, it’s vital to take all evacuation warnings and damage estimates seriously.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Despite this growth, Resilinc’s half-year data for 2023 shows that Aerospace is one of the top five industries impacted by supply chain disruptions. This isn’t surprising, considering factory fires have been the leading supply chain disruptions across all industries tracked by Resilinc for five consecutive years !

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JULY 22, 2020

Apple’s new carbon-neutral pledge is likely to reverberate across electronics supply chains. The company says its mostly overseas supply chain will be part of an effort to slash its world-wide carbon footprint, the WSJ’s Sarah E. Advertisement. Number of the Day. behind the year-ago level. behind the year-ago level.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This week, global automaker Toyota indicated that the company would nearly double its investment in a planned battery production facility being constructed in the state of North Carolina. Cost is an obvious factor as well, even as government subsidies for purchase exist.

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Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

From there, you’ll need to staff it, pay for the equipment, the warehouse management system and other technologies. For example, let’s say your product is manufactured and packaged in China and is shipped to you in North Carolina for distribution here. Manufacturing logistics services. Third-party procurement.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 17, 2015

million induced jobs produced from the purchase of goods and services generated by the direct and indirect jobs. Also, biobased product manufacturing facilities would be eligible to convert renewable chemicals and other biobased outputs of biorefineries into “end-user” products. In 2013, 1.5

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics.

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

Rob Handfield has over 30 years of experience in supply chain as an educator, researcher, consultant, and author. 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.

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Murano Corporation

JANUARY 19, 2016

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY First came steam power, then mass production, then industrial automation. which combines Cloud Computing, Big Data and Analytics, Horizontal and Vertical System Integration, the Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity to interconnect manufacturers and their customers and suppliers in an extended supply chain.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

DW: I have been with JDA Software for five and a half years, and I am an enterprise solution architect. I conduct and lead business process design sessions for retailers and manufacturers for JDA’s Category Management solution. We ensured the ship stores had the supplies that you would need for everyday life aboard a ship.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

However, we also identified a series of important issues that may impede the development and growth of biobased technologies and limit the ability of biobased products to penetrate industrial and consumer markets. Unfortunately, NAICS does not currently provide necessary classifications for biobased products.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a follow-up automotive industry perspective focusing on Toyota Motor and its inherent abilities to continuously adapt to consumer and market dynamics. based battery production facility being constructed in the state of North Carolina. The Reuters report indicated that Toyota sold about 2.4

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

For many manufacturers, pre -assembly of component parts is also required during the production process. To save a good chunk of this time – and money – many manufacturers utilize the custom kitting services of third-party logistics (3PL) companies. Why don’t manufacturers just compile their own parts?”.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Retailers use a control tower with technology for visibility into inventory on the move and across their store locations. The control tower constantly updates with information from local stores, news sources, Red Cross and local contacts. Does your supply chain need a built-in crisis control center?

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

DW: I have been with JDA Software for five and a half years, and I am an enterprise solution architect. I conduct and lead business process design sessions for retailers and manufacturers for JDA’s Category Management solution. We ensured the ship stores had the supplies that you would need for everyday life aboard a ship.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Supply chain disruptions continue to lead to product shortages around the world. The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients.

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