NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

Companies like Flex are looking for ways to integrate vertically, not just on product manufacturing, but also in terms of how to collaborate better to drive more efficiency. This mechanism must be driven not simply by external impacts, such as floods in Houston or explosions in Tianjin. Brand owners are a key part of this.

Sourcing Strategies 40

Sourcing Strategies Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Real-time Visibility 40

NC State SCRC

AUGUST 30, 2017

Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast and Houston with driving rains that left many businesses struggling with flooding, with little advance warning. Houston is a center for plastic resin due to the string of refineries in Texas and Louisiana, and the kind of commodities that are impacted include all plastic parts manufactured in the US.

Analytics Software 58

Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software 58

Talking Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2013

Con-way Manufacturing, SmartTruck Systems and Kevin Rutherford Unveil State-of-the-Art Trailer. UPS Expands Logistics Reach To Meet Emerging Demand In China. Its Control Tower solution for an equipment and supplies provider includes on-site staff in Houston, Oklahoma and Louisiana executing more than 75,000 truckloads per year.”.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 141

Prescriptive Analytics Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 141

CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 3, 2018

Consider this: global sourcing, manufacturing, and sales are advancing rapidly, leaving technology providers in the tough position of playing catch up. Imagine you are at your desk in Houston and you need to determine whether a completed order left the warehouse in China. It’s difficult, right?

Vendor Strategies 34

Vendor Strategies Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction 34

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 16, 2021

Domino’s pizzas now delivered with autonomous cars in Houston. The company is now partnering with Nuro in Houston to make robocar deliveries. For now, the robocar delivery option is only available in the vicinity of a single pizza shop in the Houston area. Beta Technologies to supply UPS with electric vertical aircraft.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 33

Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Logistics Houston 33

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 18, 2021

The pilot program has already started in Houston and will use Nuro’s bots to travel on streets delivering packages. Waymo will transport goods along Interstate 45 between Houston and Fort Worth, Texas. FedEx said it has made a long-term commitment to use Nuro’s autonomous bots for last-mile delivery at large scale.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 36

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software Logistics 36

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Chris Hagestad from Advance Auto Parts noted that many of their parts come from overseas locations including China. As an example, there are tariffs on the automotive rotors that go into a brake system, and over the last ten years, the vast majority of these are produced in northern China. Andrew P.

Global 52

Global Pricing Training Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing 52

CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 11, 2018

Only one of them is outside North America: China. If projections and recent rhetoric are to be believed, India will join China as the only non-North American countries in the $500 billion club by 2025. The only reliable mechanism to create lots of jobs is large scale manufacturing, which is driven by exports.

Sourcing Strategies 34

Sourcing Strategies India Meeting Shipping 34

CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Only one of them is outside North America: China. If projections and recent rhetoric are to be believed, India will join China as the only non-North American countries in the $500 billion club by 2025. The only reliable mechanism to create lots of jobs is large scale manufacturing, which is driven by exports.

India 34

India United States Optimal Sourcing North America 34

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The levies would primarily be focused on imports from China that benefit from non-market practices. to test autonomous truck runs from Houston to Oklahoma City with a safety driver aboard. The largest container carriers have responded by canceling sailings en masse this year, mainly on the route from ports in China to the U.S.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 248

Logistics Network Optimization Software Alaska Oklahoma City 248