NC State SCRC

AUGUST 25, 2016

I had the opportunity to accompany a group of executives from Anheuser Busch Inbev on a tour of Nike’s global distribution facility in Leuven Belgium this week. Shipments arrive from Nike’s network of global manufacturers in Asia, and includes footwear, apparel and equipment. Barges from down the canal from Antwerp.

Belgium 40

Belgium Distribution Saudi Arabia Global 40

Enterra Insights

JULY 14, 2022

” They point out that 12 million hectares is approximately four times the size of Belgium. ”[5] Austin Webb, co-founder of Fifth Season along with his brother Brac and Austin Lawrence, views indoor farming as a new form of manufacturing. We just happen to manufacture living organisms.”[6]

Optimization Software 130

Optimization Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Network Software Expense Reduction 130

QAD

AUGUST 11, 2020

Manufacturing in Italy. Italy is the second largest manufacturing country in Europe, behind Germany. Manufacturing accounts for 24% of the country’s GDP, and industrial production is growing at 2.1% Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. How would you describe the state of Manufacturing in Italy?

Italy 98

Italy San Marino Vatican City Switzerland 98

QAD

OCTOBER 11, 2022

With this release, QAD strengthens our cloud ERP offering to deliver new adaptive manufacturing and supply chain capabilities, increase user productivity and boost the ability to make informed and intelligent decisions. Digital Manufacturing. QAD Adaptive ERP 2022.1 Highlights. Complete Customer Management. Connected Supply Chain.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Design Software 98

Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

Marketplaces such as Alibaba’s Tmall, caters to suppliers and manufacturers. Technology Trend 2: 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing. million units shipped. The service was originally launched in the Netherlands and Belgium in early 2013 and called “Staples Easy 3D.” Even Amazon offers a B2B marketplace, Amazon Supply.

Supply Chain Software 120

Supply Chain Software Gartner Innovation Supply Chain Optimization 120

Arkieva

AUGUST 24, 2016

I was fortunate to join the Arkieva team in strategy sessions with our Belgium team and European partner – Solventure. Since this was my first time visiting Belgium, I couldn’t help but notice the picturesque sceneries, the architecture, and how beautifully meals were presented.

Supply Chain Planning Software 60

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In Europe most of the real trees are grown in Germany, followed by Denmark, France, Belgium and Great Britain. The vast majority of artificial trees, 80%, are manufactured in China for export worldwide. The cost of trees in all cases will be affected by all of these factors, including higher shipping costs.

Supply Chain 96

Supply Chain Expense Reduction Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 96

Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2017

Over three years of data, terrorist attacks against the agriculture and food and beverage sectors more than tripled, attacks on the industrial and manufacturing materials and pharmaceuticals sectors more than doubled, and attacks against the metals industry nearly doubled. The total cost to shippers in Belgium was estimated at $3.5

Pharmaceutical 54

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Freeports are government designated zones usually located around shipping ports and/or airports. They especially encourage manufacturing and design enterprises that import, process and then re-export goods. In a freeport goods can be imported, manufactured, and exported without incurring domestic customs duties or taxes.

Supply Chain Design Software 98

Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Unleashed

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Supply chain optimisation helps manufacturing businesses drastically reduce operational costs to improve revenue and customer satisfaction. In our latest Supply Chain Roundtable, four experts share their advice and experience around optimising the manufacturing supply chain. And you’d be right – they’re certainly a factor.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Eyefortransport is currently seeing major consolidation occurring in the shipping industry and expects to see further moves as logistics providers look to take advantage of e-commerce, cross-border trade and shifting global demand.

Europe 60

Europe Guinea-Bissau 3PL Virgin Islands 60

Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Eyefortransport is currently seeing major consolidation occurring in the shipping industry and expects to see further moves as logistics providers look to take advantage of e-commerce, cross-border trade and shifting global demand.

Guinea-Bissau 60

Guinea-Bissau Logistics Network Optimization Software Virgin Islands Papua New Guinea 60

Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Just-in-time techniques have led to more products arriving directly from manufacturing to the end-customer, shrinking warehouse use. Logistics services provider TNT runs a large distribution hub in Belgium. produces and ships ‘100% Pure Squeezed Sunshine’, or more prosaically, orange juice and other fruit juices.

Warehousing 77

Warehousing Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 77

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

Earlier this month this cold chain services provider announced that it has completed the acquisition of Luik Natie , a cold storage and transport service provider located in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium. That consortium includes global container shipping firm Maersk that has been utilizing this provider’s technologies.

Supply Chain Design Software 59

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2023

The gauge brings together 27 variables that take the temperature of everything from cross-border transportation costs to country-level manufacturing data in the euro area, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the U.K. Akorn Operating Company filed for bankruptcy in 2020 but had continued to manufacture albuterol until last fall.

Logistics 284

Logistics New York Supply Chain Design Software South Korea 284

Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

If you use certain items frequently, keep them closer to the working or shipping area. If you are a retailer, manufacturer, or distributor, the day-to-day moves in the Dow neither drive nor necessarily reflect the day-to-day operations of your business. Today we face a comparable optimism and belief in Big Data and Manufacturing 3.0.

Inventory Reduction 84

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Vendor Strategies 84

BlueYonder

JANUARY 11, 2021

And the make or manufacturing process here includes its own BOM: not just the mRNA but also the lipids and other simple chemicals. Pfizer has chosen to work with logistics provider to ship vaccines directly from their plants (in Kalamazoo and Belgium) to the various states and specified DCs. So that is on the make side.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply and Demand Supply Chain Optimization 98

QAD

MAY 6, 2021

So, how is enterprise software designed to run manufacturing companies similar to an 85-year-old grandmother? QAD has been providing ERP for manufacturers since 1979 and each update adds new capabilities and features to help manufacturers run their businesses in the face of disruption. How They Are Alike.

Real-time Visibility 97

Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software 97

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2023

I saw an article recently about a cargo flight headed to Belgium from New York that had to turn around mid-flight. National carriers like FedEx and UPS grabbed a larger share of volume from regional delivery providers on the busy shipping week of Black Friday than last year, according to emailed data from Shipium.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 313

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

America’s imports are stuck on ships floating off LA. Specifically, the top countries most impacted by the Suez Canal blockage include the UK, Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, and Austria. And more ships keep arriving, making the congestion worse. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 229

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2025

Federal Maritime Commission in accordance with the Shipping Act and the regulations of the Commission set forth in 46 CFR Part 500. Ship" means the vessel named in this Bill of Lading, or any conveyance owned, chartered, towed or operated by Carrier or used by Carrier for the performance of this contract. DEFINITIONS: 2.1

Cargo 52

Cargo Negotiating Skills Expense Reduction United States 52

Precoro

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Shipping and logistics expenses. In the manufacturing procurement, a manual approach can cause delays in production due to inefficient ordering and inventory management. Cost reduction over time. Invoice processing efficiency. On-time shipment rate. Rate of delayed or failed deliveries. Product defect and damage rate.

Procurement Analytics 45

Procurement Analytics Procurement Solutions Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement 45

NC State SCRC

MARCH 22, 2020

The representative managed to pivot and dodge the question, with a common response being heard a lot on the news: “It’s a fluid situation” President Trump may yet use his authority under the Defense Protection Act to mobilize industry to manufacture scarce goods like N95 masks. Okay, so what other options are there?

Czech Republic 94

Czech Republic Supply Chain China New York 94