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Logistics helps North Carolina Reach CNBC Best State Status Again

Kanban Logistics

North Carolina has once again been recognized as the “Best State for Business” by CNBC. And factors related to logistics in North Carolina remain a big reason. CNBC Best State for Business North Carolina continues to rack up the ‘best state’ awards.

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Why is XPO Spinning Off RXO with Drew Wilkerson

The Logistics of Logistics

He has leadership and P&L responsibility for XPO’s asset-light North American truck brokerage business and complementary brokered services of managed transportation, last mile logistics and global freight forwarding. The corporate headquarters will be in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cutting-edge technology.”.

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Patrick Hopkins at Coupa: Coca Cola’s four truths of procurement to pay in action

Supply Chain View from the Field

At the Coupa INSPIRE procurement conference in San Francisco this week, the Chief Procurement Officer of Coca Cola Consolidated, Patrick Hopkins, shared his views on the “4 Truths of Procurement”, and how he has operationalized his views through the deployment of Coupa procure to pay software.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

As I highlighted in my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2013 , tablets and smartphones are quickly becoming the preferred computing platform for business professionals, which is why technology providers are designing and optimizing their applications for these devices.

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Apple – carbon

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Apple’s new carbon-neutral pledge is likely to reverberate across electronics supply chains. The company says its mostly overseas supply chain will be part of an effort to slash its world-wide carbon footprint, the WSJ’s Sarah E. Charlotte News & Observer). Advertisement. behind the year-ago level. About Us.

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Beyond The Data with William Sandoval

The Logistics of Logistics

I’m based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, which is a beautiful part of the country. I was involved in their software development programs for frameworks. I still think it is the melting pot of the world and an amazing hub for technology. The world has evolved and technology continues to evolve.

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An Economic Primer and Forecast from Professor Mike Walden

NC State SCRC

Prices went up again until 2014, and then dropped again due to hydraulic fracturing technology, which allowed drillers to find oil in new places that were unattainable previously. But what about North Carolina? If you are in a Charlotte or Raleigh, or a metro area, the economy is much better.