Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor. Timing was a further crucial factor.

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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 1, 2024

To that end, Airbus announced today that the European based company “ has entered into a binding term sheet agreement with Spirit AeroSystems in relation to a potential acquisition of major activities related to Airbus, notably the production of A350 fuselage sections in Kinston, North Carolina, U.S.,

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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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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. Lowe’s also had distribution centers in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina with extra supplies ready and waiting. states, obvious disruptions to supply chains and supply chain risk management were a given.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. To eliminate some of this traveling BMW’s R&D group developed a Personal Mover solution—a one-person means of transport for covering short distances within an operating site. Warehouse Automation. Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user.

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Elementum

JANUARY 4, 2018

With freezing temperatures hitting as low as negative 18 degrees Fahrenheit and snowfall projected to reach up to 12 inches , Georgia , North Carolina , and Virginia have preemptively declared states of emergency. Temperatures are expected to continue dropping until the weekend.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This exclusive data comes from EventWatch AI , Resilinc’s 24/7 AI-powered, global event monitoring platform, which collects information and monitors news on 400 different types of disruptions across 104 million global sources. Labor disruptions were a particular problem across all forms of global transportation as well.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 21, 2022

Generally speaking, the Antitrust Division can start investigating based on just about any source of information, including complaints from private citizens. This activity spans almost every possible industry, and can focus on a variety of different activities. So, what triggers an investigation?

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2021

Before Flexe , David spent nearly 20 years at Amazon, including five years as the VP of Fulfillment Technology, where he oversaw the development and functionality of the technology within Amazon’s fulfillment centers, as well as the technology for Amazon’s transportation systems for two of those years. About Flexe.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 26, 2018

Most of these devices can be connected to the Internet and can become an incredible source of information that would otherwise not available.” De Bernardini writes, “The use of drones has already significantly modified the supply chain in areas and markets where transportation was a critical bottleneck. Blockchain.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 20, 2015

We are in the last stages of planning for our upcoming 31st Semi-Annual Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) Meeting on Monday and Tuesday, April 27-28, 2015 at North Carolina State University. Monitoring of regulatory, weather, transportation providers, and port operations to ensure timely alerts of sudden disruptive events.

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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. FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager.

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Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 8, 2015

This is more than just birds of a feather flocking together in a few places on the planet (Silicon Valley, Boston’s Route 128, The Triangle in North Carolina, Austin, Seattle, Bangalore, Dublin and Sweden to name a few) and having an impact. Cartoon sourced from the Roanoke Times. (Weblink [link]. Mega cities are emerging.

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BlueYonder

JULY 5, 2023

I attended the University of Tennessee and at that time it had a well-known logistics and transportation program, so that’s what I decided to pursue for my master’s. I did an internship at a distribution center for Stanley Tools in Concord, North Carolina, where I learned a lot about the operating environment.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 8, 2013

Finally, the government in Germany is strongly pro-business, unlike our current administration which seems to view big business as not only the enemy, but the source of all that is wrong with the economy. And finally, we need to have role models for young people that drive them towards careers in supply chain, not as NBA or NFL players.

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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. We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Minnesota is also a major source of corn, potatoes and peas for your Thanksgiving table. North Carolina. Remember to follow food safety guidelines when transporting fresh and frozen turkeys, and when preparing them at home , so everyone can stay healthy. California. Are you hauling food for the holidays?

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 27, 2020

” Pets, it turns out, have become a source of comfort for people isolated by the pandemic. . “By product category, the largest growth contributor was Purina PetCare and its premium brands Purina Pro Plan and Purina ONE.” overtime hours and shifts in many of its 68 U.S.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JULY 22, 2020

The company’s initiative means that it will work to transition its manufacturing suppliers to renewable sources of electricity to power their operations. It’s unclear, however, how far Apple’s commitment will reach into its shipping operations, which rely heavily on air transport to handle its high-value components. Advertisement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

If President Joe Biden’s administration proceeds with the move, it could also hurt South Korean memory chip juggernauts Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and SK Hynix Inc, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. he crackdown, if approved, would involve barring the shipment of U.S.

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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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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. About 40% of VF Corp’s production is sourced from the Americas, more than double the industry average. million items each day.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 30, 2013

These big companies, including Procter & Gamble, United Parcel Service, FedEx, and North Carolina based Lowes are all recognizing that the cost of natural gas has dropped to record lows, and is likely to stay there for some time to come. The company (owned by none other than T.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2017

For instance, North Carolina shoelace and braid manufacturer Hickory Brands says bringing its supply chain back to the United States from China has yielded greater efficiency due to greater proximity. These benefits help explain why an estimated 20 percent of goods previously sourced in Asia have been reshored in recent years.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

They already had three solar farms in North Carolina and Nevada before they partnered with First Solar in 2015 to build another solar farm in California. Unpredictable weather events caused by climate change not only affects the transport of goods, but the availability of raw materials as well.

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