Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains.

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Kanban Logistics

MAY 13, 2021

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at these Port volumes and how they tie into logistics infrastructure enhancements within North Carolina. And we are seeing growth across many different sectors of cargo, but particularly in the refrigerated containers … both import and export.”.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Content Summary: Trucks Platoon Across North Carolina Turnpike. Content Summary: Autonomous Boats Could Ferry Cargo in Busy Cities. Printer-friendly version.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The trucks transport products to proximate areas, where lighter, more nimble vehicles such as cargo bikes complete the final deliveries. For example, Walmart converted a shuttered Sam’s Club in North Carolina to a dark store, and even doubled the size of its workforce there.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This shift is driven by increasing awareness of environmental impacts, customer demand for green products and services, and the potential for operational efficiencies and cost savings linked to more sustainable freight shipping. Enhanced Efficiency and Reduced Waste. ISO 9001 requires organizations to continuously improve their operations.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. When customers order items not stocked at one of Belk’s fulfillment centers, those items are shipped directly from the vendor. Belk @belk With more than 300 department stores in 16 states throughout the Southern U.S.,

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It is not so much the application of a tariff, or even leaving NAFTA, but more like “North Carolina leaving the United States!” In February 2016, Cheniere became the first company to ship LNG from a commercial facility in the contiguous United States. Cheniere is the “smallest” of the Fortune 500 companies.

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