Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

Nari holds a master’s degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. He has published numerous thought leadership articles, whitepapers, blogs and delivered dozens of webinars during his career.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries. However, localized sourcing shortened leadtimes and improve responsiveness.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Genevieve Lehman, Melbourne, Australia “Nine associates from the Waukesha area participated in a volunteer day at Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. Not only does Blue Yonder’s volunteering help out the community, it also looks favourably to our current and potential customers.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Numerous carriers across Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee and parts of northern Mexico, including the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas are reporting delays, limited operations and/or closures due to blackouts, snow, and ice.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries. However, localized sourcing shortened leadtimes and improve responsiveness.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Chuck has been a sought after speaker (Purchasing Management Association and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, trainer, and has been published in professional journals and general publications. His international and strategic sourcing experience includes both Europe and Asia and has garnered him the respect of peers and suppliers alike.

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Tompkins Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium is the premier source for supply chain benchmarking and best practices knowledge. Download the report to learn more about these issues as they continue to take shape. About Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

According to the press release: Transplace leverages the CombineNet ASAP® advanced e-sourcing technology as part of its expert solutions, helping customers develop and optimize their carrier strategy for procurement events involving truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and intermodal needs.

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Tompkins Blog

JUNE 19, 2014

Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium is the premier source for supply chain benchmarking and best practices knowledge. Visit the Leadership Forum website for more information about registration, sessions, and accommodations. About Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

Better sourcing processes, how to implement omnichannel fulfilment, and creative solutions for labour shortages. Receiving both her undergraduate degree and MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Lindsay is a loyal Wisconsinite. Over the past two years, e-commerce brands have learned a lot.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 12, 2014

The beauty of LinkedIn  as a source for news is that you can tailor the information to suit your needs. Just as Ill continue to use social media every day at work, I know that when I watch the Gophers beat Wisconsin this year Ill be tuned in to social media. Registered trademarks are the properties of their owners.

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Tompkins Blog

APRIL 15, 2014

Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium is the premier source for supply chain benchmarking and best practices knowledge. “The greatest take-away from this report is that the importance of an integrated strategy cannot be ignored.” Click here to download the report and receive additional information. About Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 18, 2020

The demand for oil globally is going up, and the oil supplies dwindling, making biofuels a future primary source of fuel worldwide. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison created a new chemical process that converts cellulose derived from agricultural waste into gasoline and jet fuel. It is easier to make jet fuel.

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Resilinc

APRIL 27, 2021

“We’ve learned too well [from the pandemic] that the security and resiliency of supply chains has a direct relationship to our national security,” said Mike Gallagher, a Republican Congressman from Wisconsin and co-leader, with Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin, of the House Armed Services Committee’s Defense Supply Chains Task Force.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 28, 2020

Menards services 12 distribution centers throughout its territory with facilities in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, Missouri, and South Dakota. Zipline Logistics works with every Menards’ preferred carrier and is continually sourcing capacity from its extensive retail-specialized carrier network.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Revenue data is sourced from the companies’ websites and market research platforms such as Macrotrends. billion (December 2019) Headquarters: Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA CEO: Mark Rourke 22. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Foxconn experiencing buyer’s remorse over Wisconsin LCD factory. Uber Freight sourcing truckers to rate shippers. A year ago, Foxconn secured a $4 billion economic development package to build the factory in Mount Pleasant. With detention times estimated to exceed $1.1

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 13, 2014

College:  University of Wisconsin - Madison; Finance & Real Estate. Investment banking has a pretty structured process and it all runs through the school, which makes things much easier than sourcing a job independently. PROFILE] Steve Hollich 14. Steve Hollich. Hometown:  Chicago, IL. in the LA office. .

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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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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

And if most of your production happens in FL, you may choose to divert sourcing to your secondary facility, say in New Jersey, during heavy produce shipping season months to avoid the heightened costs. Expect to deal with capacity sourcing and pricing fluctuations beginning in August through September. Rhode Island.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

percent, 491,900 jobs), Wisconsin (16.3 percent), Wisconsin’s 6th (80,000 jobs, 22.6 percent), Wisconsin’s 8th (69,600 jobs, 19.2 percent), and Wisconsin’s 5th (66,200 jobs, 17.9 The top 10 states ranked by manufacturing’s share of total state employment in 2013 are Indiana (16.8 percent, 458,400 jobs), Iowa (14.0

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GlobalTranz

JULY 2, 2015

Likewise, you must listen to ideas and input on ways to reduce waste and improve processes regardless of the source. Don’t tell your production team to create “only what it needs” and then base bonuses and performance ratings on outdated metrics such as efficiency and utilization.

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ITradeNetwork

OCTOBER 9, 2020

This week saw several recalls across multiple sources and food types. Additionally, cantaloupe from Eagle Produce sold at Meijer stores in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin has been recalled for potential risk of Salmonella.

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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.”

North Carolina 100

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2022

The railroad serves the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, and other states, according to a map on its investor website. Canadian Pacific covers much of the US Midwest and is a large shipper of potash and fertilizer for agriculture. It also carries grain from the U.S. That’s all for this week.

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GTG Technology Group

JANUARY 27, 2016

Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin are included in the grant. The six canal bridges in Lowell, MA are in various states of disrepair and a major source of inconvenience. Sources: [link]. The project cost is estimated at $28.7 million, and it received $25 million in grants.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Uniform sourcing rules for all taxable transactions. Simplified tax remittances and returns. State administration of sales and use tax collections (no self-collecting local jurisdictions). Uniform state and local tax bases. Uniform tax base definitions and rules. Tennessee is an associate member state.

South Dakota 40

South Dakota North Dakota Rhode Island West Virginia 40

Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2021

The official Earth Day web site provides the following history of the Day’s origins: “ Senator Gaylord Nelson, a junior senator from Wisconsin, had long been concerned about the deteriorating environment in the United States.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This week, I spoke at a University of Wisconsin event on responsiveness and ASCM on the future of supply chain planning. Planning taxonomies change to enable the trade-offs between source, make and deliver based on market signals and the design of supply chain flows to enable this shift. I have not been home since the end of August.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Tariffs hit hard on the bottom line by hiking up costs across supply chains, thereby affecting sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution decisions. Strategy: Diversification of raw materials sources, exploration of alternative materials, or investment in domestic production are some of the ways to limit exposure to the tariff.

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Exiger Perspectives

OCTOBER 29, 2024

and Belgium-based National Institute for Radioelements — source Mo-99 from the HFR Reactor. are directly or indirectly sourcing Mo-99 from the HFR Reactor. Developing a Domestic Source of Mo-99 Steps toward American production are in the works, which would help alleviate overlapping supply chain stressors. LLC (the U.S.

Czech Republic 52

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 26, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary we address the dichotomy of revisiting supply chain strategic sourcing strategies in the wake of a rapidly changing l landscape of challenges. Strategic Sourcing Shifts Away from China. Basis of Materials Strategic Sourcing. Background. The rest, as they often say, is history.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog updates readers on added developments which now indicate that consumer electronics icon Apple is accelerating actions to source the company’s hardware component and assembly production to other countries. Background. What apparently was missing is what specific challenges that entailed.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Previous reporting last week had indicated that President Trump told a gathering that in his current meetings with Cook, he was informed that Apple planned to shift two planned manufacturing sites destined to be sourced in Mexico to the U.S., alluding that the company did not want to its products subject to tariffs.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Now more than ever, supply chain content and viable news sources are becoming increasingly important. Trump selects former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be Transportation Secretary President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Wisconsin Rep. Expect continuous and reliable news to come every Friday in this roundup.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2025

The Whipsaw Effect was put forth in a published report by The Wall Street Journal ( Paid subscription ) profiling a small machine tool producer located in Wisconsin attempting to assess impacts of such tariffs, and establish a mitigation plan.

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