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JANUARY 9, 2014

Large chains typically buy from wholesalers, which include companies like US Foods (which was recently acquired by Sysco, making it ever more of a behemoth in the industry). Local Food Systems Logistics Retail Logistics Supply Chain Economics Supply Chain Management'

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Visibility alone often delivers static snapshots that leave companies merely “admiring” their problem. Concurrent planning enables systems thinking – planners can see a holistic view across the chain, so they can learn together and collaborate for the best decision for the company, not just for their department.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. For example, are you still a minority owned company?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Experts from North Carolina State University and GEP conducted a survey on supply chain, procurement and IT leaders to determine their challenges and priorities, focusing on examining gaps in the supply chain. The post 5 Supply Chain Collaboration Essentials to Mitigate Disruptions appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The future of supply chain includes a return to dual-sourcing and other practices of redundancy to mitigate risk, but buffers don’t have to explode. Reducing reliance on scarce raw materials, reusing existing materials, and recycling those at end of life alleviates strain on sourcing in a constrained world.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The most recent McKinsey Global Survey on AI shows a 25% increase in use by companies over the prior year, a trend that shows no signs of slowing. In days gone past, supply chains were about moving “stuff,” so the employees who ran them had logistics backgrounds relevant for their highly operational roles.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Logistics Start-Up Loop Announces $35 Million Series B Funding Logistics industry audit and payment services platform provider Loop has announced that the start-up has raised $35 million in a Series B investment round co-led by J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners and Index Ventures.

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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. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Content Summary: Delivery Companies Get Creative to Close the Last-Mile Gap. Warehouse Automation. Media Type. Privacy Settings.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

In consideration of this new reality, there are some mitigative measures companies can take to make disasters less costly. Several companies and ports have pledged to address the phenomenon through the use of more environment-friendly materials, reducing emissions and investing in clean-air technologies, among others.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. 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.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

At the original Thanksgiving feast, the pickings were much slimmer and all ingredients were sourced locally. 1] She note there are only two known historical sources describing the three-day long feast shared by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag natives at Plymouth Colony in 1621. Most of those turkeys are raised in 14 states.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). This is also another example of how the lines between 3PLs and technology companies continue to blur. The company has a fleet of 2,700 tractors and 8,800 trailers, with more than 2,300 trailers operating in Mexico.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) in North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management is one of several partners in a five- year, $3.9 million grant-funded project to build and evaluate supply chains for local farmers and fishers to supply large-scale markets in North Carolina.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Here are four ways companies prepare for impact to support their local communities in the eye of the storm: They keep eyes on the cone. In the face of a storm, companies must act quickly. The control tower constantly updates with information from local stores, news sources, Red Cross and local contacts.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2016

Although the research focused on the process industry, the content and recommendations we make apply to companies across all industries that want to make their supply chains more flexible and responsive. When it comes to supply chain management, however, many companies are far from achieving that swing.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2021

As CTO, David is responsible for the design and development of the Flexe Logistics Platform. in Physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Flexe solves the hardest omnichannel logistics problems for the world’s largest retailers and brands. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast. About Flexe.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 26, 2018

The IoT, however, will dramatically increase the amount of data with which companies must deal. Even more important, the information will be available in real time, enabling companies to make decisions on product design, manufacturing, distribution and even prices.” This basically virtualizes all the logistics.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Here are four ways companies prepare for impact to support their local communities in the eye of the storm: They keep eyes on the cone. In the face of a storm, companies must act quickly. The control tower constantly updates with information from local stores, news sources, Red Cross and local contacts.

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BlueYonder

JULY 5, 2023

WISE is a student organization with the primary purpose of promoting the field of supply chain management/logistics. I attended the University of Tennessee and at that time it had a well-known logistics and transportation program, so that’s what I decided to pursue for my master’s. Along the way, I really fell in love with the field.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 8, 2013

German companies simply prefer to do business with local German suppliers. ” This is a point that US companies should think about, instead of off-shoring from suppliers that do not directly support the economy. German supply chain Global Distribution Logistics Supply Chain Talent'

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 20, 2015

We are in the last stages of planning for our upcoming 31st Semi-Annual Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) Meeting on Monday and Tuesday, April 27-28, 2015 at North Carolina State University. To address these concerns, organizations are devoting more attention and resources to create a supply chain risk management capability.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. With globalization, the need to partner with local logistics service providers becomes an imperative.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JULY 22, 2020

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. The company’s initiative means that it will work to transition its manufacturing suppliers to renewable sources of electricity to power their operations. Logistics Management).

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The goal is to create redundant sources based on supplier-specific and country-of-origin, to ensure that each product category has redundancy as a form of insurance on the supply chain. 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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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

The top 10 states ranked by total manufacturing employment in 2013 are California (1,251,400 jobs), Texas (871,700 jobs), Ohio (662,100 jobs), Illinois (579,600 jobs), Pennsylvania (563,500 jobs), Michigan (555,300 jobs), Indiana (491,900 jobs), Wisconsin (458,400 jobs), New York (455,100 jobs), and North Carolina (442,500 jobs).

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

These public commitments are made for a variety of business reasons: to diversify energy supplies, help companies demonstrate corporate leadership and innovation, and reduce energy and climate risks to their operations. Wherever possible, we hope to source that clean energy from within the states and communities where we operate.”.

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Murano Corporation

JANUARY 19, 2016

It is used to describe networked value chains that can self-regulate, meaning that manufacturing lines can automatically trigger critical maintenance procedures, or reconfigure production to accommodate sudden logistical problems. Broad Impacts As more and more companies around the world adopt the principles of Industry 4.0,

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