NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

Prices for polyethylene, polypropylene and other chemical compounds used to make auto parts, computers and a vast array of plastic products have reached their highest levels in years in the U.S. For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Refractories are products that have been chemically engineered to resist high temperatures. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. The sourcing centers are key to just-in-time, same-day, next-day deliveries.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

to Australia are wrestling with a shortage of chemicals used in X-rays, while real-estate projects are held up by delayed materials. On average, global container shipping rates have more than quadrupled since 2019, and schedule delays have risen. Hospitals from the U.S. ” Consequences of Chinese Lockdowns. ”[4].

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager.

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IQMS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Digitally enabling a warehouse increases order fulfillment accuracy, speed, and scale while eliminating shipping and receiving handling errors. Source: Zebra Technologies’ Building the Smarter Warehouse: Warehousing 2020, Redefining Supply Chain Automation in the Age of Digital Technology, North America Report.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? A journey from China to Europe that takes 40 days by ship takes 15 days by rail. A Need to Rethink Work.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport.

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