NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

My colleague Jason Miller from Michigan State is an expert at navigating the many different publicly available government database, and interpreting the tea leaves. Walmart will pay more for domestic sources, but will not be burdened with the inventory and purchasing FOB. Inflation will persist. They go out of business?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2015

This time of year, many shippers are reviewing and updating their transportation plan for the back half of the year and many will be considering issuing RFPs for new or changed capacity needs. Known market conditions, risks, or recent changes of capacity availability, such as loss of incumbent carrier(s) capacity.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2021

Dave is the Chief Technology Officer at Flexe , a market place for matching shippers who need fulfillment or distribution capacity with 3PLs who have existing capacity in their existing warehouses. Dave earned a Bachelor of Physics from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. Dave Glick and Joe Lynch discuss the Flexe story.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. You may need to pay more to attract capacity. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Outbound volumes from Houston also fell 73%, but the rearrangement of supply chains, the difficulty of shipping in the flooded region, and increased seasonal demand in other parts of the country combined to create pockets of tight capacity that put extra pressure on truckload rates. Denver to Houston reefer rates also rose 63¢ to $2.53

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Since the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the last major epidemic to hit China, the country has become even more important as a source of key components and materials as well as finished consumer goods. Coronavirus could wreck the global auto industry.” . The most heavily impacted industries. Pharmaceuticals. Automobiles.

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FLEXE

MARCH 28, 2017

Because of this, a simple activity like mapping and visualizing supply chain flows can often spark critical questions such as, “Why are materials sourced from Region A, produced in Region B, then air-shipped as finished product back to Region A?” 2: University of Michigan 2015 Supply Chain Design COE Research.

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FLEXE

MARCH 29, 2017

Because of this, a simple activity like mapping and visualizing supply chain flows can often spark critical questions such as, “Why are materials sourced from Region A, produced in Region B, then air-shipped as a finished product back to Region A?”

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. Lynch is GM at Michigan logistics provider, Rock Solid Business Solutions.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 9, 2016

As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative, led by Professor Robert Monczka. I had the opportunity to also witness the evolution of the field now known as “supply chain management” over the past 25 years.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

Data also shows that half of US states are experiencing out-of-stock rates between 40% and 50%: Image source: Flipboard. The situation became dire in February of 2022 when Abbott Nutrition, one of the country’s three main powdered formula manufacturers, voluntarily recalled several formula brands and shut down its Sturgis, Michigan factory.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. 38:44] In Michigan, we used to look down on The South because so many people moved away from it to work in Detroit.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

38:44] In Michigan, we used to look down on The South because so many people moved away from it to work in Detroit. It is the leading freight market dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. [47:10] What problem do you solve for me?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I was a young buck assistant professor at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at the time, working with Bob Monczka… Steve spoke several times at the Executive Program held at MSU, and did a great job as I recall…). They would bid and source only part at a time!

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2023

Farley additionally indicated that this auto maker is “ pretty much done ” in locking mining and processing capacity needed to support upwards of 2 million EV vehicle production needs by 2026. Sourcing of supply not only in North America demand and supply, but also in other countries provides elements of such a strategy. powered EV’s.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“Some companies are starting to invest in creating data-backed profiles of their supplier base so they know where and when to look for second sources. These tools can also rapidly model alternate supply and transportation scenarios, such as rerouting around a port strike or going to an alternate source of supply.”

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 8, 2016

As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University in 1992, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative. For example, the “Theory of Constraints” [1] emphasized that to optimize the end to end system, the “bottleneck” operation had to be addressed by adding capacity at this operation.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 16, 2022

Federal Drug Administration ( FDA ) subsequently launched an investigation and onsite inspection of the company’s Sturgis, Michigan production facility, the only facility producing baby formula by Abbott in the U.S. Two infants tragically died. Abbott reportedly has a 40 percent U.S. market share in baby formula. Latest Developments.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2016

But that kind of slow, years-long ROI was based on the traditional delivery model of an on-premises TMS with perpetual licensing, where you have to buy all the hardware and invest in capacity and serious IT support – and then undertake a complex configuration process. Those days are over. What does it mean to finance?

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Enterra Insights

JULY 15, 2021

“Advancements in the accessibility and capacity of tools for collecting, transmitting, storing, analyzing and acting upon data is making it easier to gather information and turn it into knowledge.”[1] Yet, from Cape Town to Flint, Michigan, and from rural, sub-Saharan Africa to Asia’s teeming megacities, there’s a global water crisis.

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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. million square feet of warehouse capacity for more than 7 million square feet of total space and 38 warehouses. billion (estimate for Penske Logistics) Headquarters: Bloomfield Township, Michigan, USA CEO: Roger Penske 25.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2023

It created Amazon Web Services (AWS) where it sells on-demand compute capacity and managed services, accessible via API s or through a web console. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1997. Cloudy analytics with a chance of raining costs. In 2006, Amazon ( AMZN ) started a revolution.

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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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NC State SCRC

JULY 19, 2022

I had the pleasure of hearing Professor Jason Miller from Michigan State University speak to the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies members today, sharing with us a variety of fascinating charts and figures that he pulled from all of the publicly available data produced by the federal government – most of it is census data.

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