Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Further reported was that Boeing CFO Brain West had indicated last week that 787 production was paused at the North Charlestown, South Carolina facility to address issues related to fuselages built by supplier Spirit AeroSystems. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2024

Needless to state, the business challenges are significant, especially those related to this plane maker’s supplier sourcing, internal production and quality assurances practices. The further backdrop is that Boeing’s Charleston South Carolina based production operations consists of non-union workers. This week, the U.S.

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RFgen

JUNE 16, 2016

Investigations showed that one main cause of the loss in revenue was that less than half of deliveries arrived on time, driving up costs, and over 50% of their supply chain budget went to outsourcing delivery to third party transportation services, leading to cost inflation. Plant in Columbia, South Carolina in 2009.

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RFgen

JUNE 16, 2016

Investigations showed that one main cause of the loss in revenue was that less than half of deliveries arrived on time, driving up costs, and over 50% of their supply chain budget went to outsourcing delivery to third party transportation services, leading to cost inflation. Plant in Columbia, South Carolina in 2009.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

with more than 75 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina , and South Carolina. will reportedly be one of the largest fully interoperable chassis pools in the U.S., No financial details were disclosed regarding this acquisition.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. The aircraft manufacturer also made a prior decision to centralize final assembly of 787 at its South Carolina facility. Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. Supply Chain Driven Inflation Moderates in July. Across the U.S. ,

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Starbucks redesigned their cups for the Grande product, and the flimsy cups were a source of constant spills and burns. The two primary manufacturing sites are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Irmo, South Carolina. The process design started with the customer and then mapped back to manufacturing and transportation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlighted a published New York Times report in April 2019 that reported claims of shoddy production techniques concerning the North Charleston South Carolina 787 production facility.

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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. Such providers understand domestic transportation issues, and can plan to develop long-term solutions to complex local distribution challenges.

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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 Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2022

After crossing the State of Florida, depositing a reported 10 to in excess of 20 inches of rainfall to some areas, the storm reformed as a Category One force and made another landfall in coastal South Carolina bringing high winds and flooding to the Carolina’s and other states.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

According to Everstream data, upwards of 30 percent of containerized pharmaceutical products enter though the Port of Charleston, South Carolina. Reportedly, the bulk of pharmaceutical products that are imported and 70 percent that are exported via U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The storm then rapidly moved up to the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina , to include coastal areas that include the Ports of Savannah and Charleston. In this storms path have been significant wind and flooding related damage along with disruptions to transportation and logistics that are now being assessed.

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