Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Additionally, companies deal with ever-increasing compliance burdens, such as the recent Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in the U.S. To date, Certa has reportedly helped its customers to onboard and monitor millions of companies across 120 countries supporting 41 languages.

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Kanban Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2020

See, there’s a big difference between handling inbound logistics yourself and outsourcing it to a trusted North Carolina third-party logistics (3PL) provider that knows the manufacturing industry. Reduce your inventory and speed up the cash cycle. This assembly can take up a lot of time (as well as inventory space and manpower).

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Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

With these services, your 3PL partner can perform – within the warehouse – many services that go beyond basic pick, pack and ship. By skipping long-term storage, companies can speed distribution by keeping products on the move. Vendor-managed inventory (VMI). The driver is early to a retailer appointment. Kitting services.

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Kinaxis

MAY 13, 2015

With an outlined five-phase approach, Green discusses how Avaya was able to shift focus within the company, combining people, process and technology to achieve far-reaching success. Director, Global Operations, Sales, Supply and Inventory Planning. That success included exceeding customer and employee expectations on multiple levels.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This Ferrari Consulting and Research Group advisory brief provides added perspectives on premium personal fitness equipment and services provider Peloton Interactive , the litany of events that have surrounded the company, and some lessons acquired. In late December of 2020, the company announced the acquisition of U.S,

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Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

When it comes to warehousing, many companies eventually outgrow the “do it yourself” model and choose to hand the reins over to a third-party logistics (3PL) professional. By skipping long-term storage, companies can speed distribution by keeping products on the move. Some might surprise you. without using an FTZ).

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Warehouse Automation. Media Type. Privacy Settings. Media Type.

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 20, 2024

Fulfillment centers for small businesses , such as those operated by a third-party logistics provider (3PL), offer a B2C solutions by handling the storage, picking, packing, and shipping of products, thereby allowing business owners to focus on core aspects of their business like product sales and marketing. What are Fulfillment Centers?

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Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It also enables the 3PL to perform inventory management protocols like FIFO (first in first out; the oldest lots of items will be distributed first) and FEFO (first expired first out; the products closest to their expiration dates will be distributed first). Warehouse personnel are notified and associates each follow specific protocols.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

While the business grew, she divorced her husband, leaving her as the sole owner of the trucking company. For the following 24 years, Drennan was an accident-free driver and owner of an expanding trucking company. Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 23, 2018

and its rivals say they need to get bigger to cut delivery fees that are sometimes higher than the price of a burger and fries, getting inventory management right calls for a balanced approach and Amazon has considered buying some Toys ‘R’ Us stores. The company began piercing ears in 1978. This week: Claire’s Stores Inc.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

Texas led the expansion of hiring, followed by North Carolina and New York. The company said it will begin the chain-wide rollout this summer and will have the new feature across stores by October. 1 strike that would have disrupted the company’s operations. That’s the vast majority of its nearly 2,000 locations.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 23, 2018

and its rivals say they need to get bigger to cut delivery fees that are sometimes higher than the price of a burger and fries, getting inventory management right calls for a balanced approach and Amazon has considered buying some Toys ‘R’ Us stores. The company began piercing ears in 1978. This week: Claire’s Stores Inc.,

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

For companies with a DELMIAworks ERP system in place, the shift to front office personnel working from home, driven by COVID-19 prevention measures, has not caused major business disruptions. A case in point is Ventura Manufacturing, an award-winning company that serves a range of markets globally. A good example is Mar-Bal Inc.,

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It’s home base for sophisticated eCommerce operations, high-velocity retail distribution, vendor managed inventory, and a variety of other services. This type of warehousing is suited for larger companies with predictable (and sizeable) order volumes. FedEx, USPS and UPS) for real-time shipping updates. The shared 3PL model.

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Kanban Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

3PLs like Kanban partner with external monitoring companies to track temperatures in real time and alert key personnel of any significant changes immediately. . In the event the recalled product was shipped, the WMS can determine which lots were shipped and to where. Lot Control. Additional considerations.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

is bringing a piece of its supply-chain operations in-house as the company reviews broader operations and management of its distribution.” In the past, companies outsourced their logistics operations to reduce costs and/or improve service. As reported last week in the Wall Street Journal , “Ralph Lauren Corp.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

Retail’s inventory glut means big business for liquidators. The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that’s being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas. Cardinal Health starts Zipline drone deliveries of drugs and medical supplies.

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

He is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and US federal agencies, and a speaker with focus on the fields of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, and supplier development. On every screen there were moving graphical visualizations of material inventory. For companies it’s a huge opportunity for talent acquisition.

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Kanban Logistics

JUNE 25, 2020

eCommerce companies beyond the start-up phase will need to build a fulfillment infrastructure, including: A warehouse to store product. This can be your own warehouse, which you purchase or lease, or a shared warehouse (or “public warehouse”) in which you rent space in a 3PL provider’s warehouse alongside other companies. population.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I helped create the first North American chapter of BVL International in the Carolinas, and we hosted two meetings at Volvo in North Carolina and Thyssen-Krupp in South Carolina. As Companies Expand Globally, So Will the Level of Operational Complexity. This complexity is occurring in many forms.

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Kanban Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Understanding Pick and Pack Services The Basics Pick and pack services encompass the order fulfillment process from the selection (picking) of items from the warehouse to the packing and shipping of those items. Shipping: The Final Mile After packing, the products are labeled and dispatched for shipping. Quality checks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia sit squarely in the storm’s path. As shown in Figure 1, most companies know the geographical location for their first tier suppliers, but only 37% know the location of second and third tier providers. Thirty percent of companies have supplier development groups.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

As if the situation wasn’t bad enough, Hanjin, the huge shipping company, was already in bankruptcy as of early September and putting a delay in the arrival of goods well before the hurricane. Several container ships adjusted schedules to arrive before the storm, which put a strain on the dockworker supply as well.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2016

That’s how Rick Gemereth, CIO at Lionel Racing , set the stage for describing his company’s omni-channel strategy and journey in a video interview I conducted with him a few weeks ago at the Descartes’ Evolution 2016 conference (Descartes is a Talking Logistics sponsor). a 116 year old company known for its model trains and railroad sets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

The company expects to halt the service in select areas beginning in mid-March, according to the unsigned January 6 memo, which was sent to the contractors that make deliveries for its ground unit. According to a company announcement, Walmart completed more than 6,000 drone deliveries in 2022. The December box volumes were 19.3

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

It found that nearly 80% of companies with advanced supply chain capabilities reached revenue growth ‘significantly above average’. What a good supply chain management system looks like to one company may differ from another, but whatever you choose, quality software should streamline activity across every link of your supply chain. .

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Kanban Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Aerospace and defense companies must adhere to the most exacting quality standards in order to ensure the safety and performance of their products. When these companies need to turn to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider, it’s imperative that the 3PL is held to similar standards. Vendor Managed Inventory. Parts Procurement.

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Murano Corporation

JANUARY 19, 2016

Companies that wish to compete effectively in the twenty-first century must act holistically across every department at every location, including suppliers and end users. It is any instance in which a physical object has connectivity to a network, such as 3D printers, scanners tied to an inventory system, robotic assemblers, etc.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

This week: Big warehouses get even bigger thanks to direct-to-consumer shipping trends, and Trader Joe’s gets some new competition. Also, Fast Company names Amazon and Home Depot as two of the Most Innovative Companies of 2017. Ship-to-consumer means bigger warehouses. A new competitor for Trader Joe’s.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Even if AAP or other auto part companies wanted to move production, there is no manufacturing capacity in the US or anywhere else, so creating redundancy in this case is very difficult. It is not so much the application of a tariff, or even leaving NAFTA, but more like “North Carolina leaving the United States!”

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