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. This project is the e xtension of an executive workshop we ran last fall. Lenovo Blockchain Analysis Part 2. Lenovo Excess and Obsolete Inventory.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

As an example, Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) encompasses a variety of chemical manufacturing codes including petrochemicals (3251), but none for biobased chemicals. Manufacturers go through a certification process that has been developed in a partnership with ASTM International to ensure quality control and consistent results.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 21, 2020

million tires in 2018 – equating to around 10% of the market. Allopneus.com also provides tire fitting services to its customers through a network of 6,000 garages and a fleet of 80 mobile workshops, which can be moved according to customer request (home, office, etc). “A Storing tires is becoming more and more complex.

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Provenance

MAY 3, 2019

Whilst Adidas, Reebok and Patagonia were top of the index (equal on 64%), the greatest improvement since 2018 came from Dior, Sainsbury’s and Nike. And how they operate an open-door policy in their London workshop to allow shoppers complete transparency into the manufacturing process of their clothing.

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synchrono

JULY 23, 2018

Prosperity is perhaps one of the greatest obstacles to continuous improvement in manufacturing. In this post, we’ll take a quick look at what the research says about the short-term outlook for manufacturers. This is especially true in manufacturing. Humans are not always the most objective source of “data.”.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

trillion on logistics and transportation services in the United States in 2018, an increase of 11.4% Overall, logistics spending in 2018 reached 8% of U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018, the highest level in a decade. The ideal sourcing location will be a balance in terms of cost, quality and logistics cost.

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SupplyOn

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Beautiful Paris set the spot for the this year’s BoostAerospace Customer Group BoostAeroSpace had invited to the 6th BoostAeroSpace Customer Group on October 18th 2018, this time to Paris. Participants who had already arrived the evening before took the opportunity for a joint dinner not too far from La Tour Eiffel.

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