Tompkins Blog

JUNE 19, 2014

RALEIGH, NC, and NASHVILLE, TN. June 19, 2014 — Supply chain leaders will convene in the country music capital of the world this August for the 10 th annual Tompkins Supply Chain Leadership Forum. The August 25-27 event will help companies focus their efforts on the right initiatives. businesses.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

supply chain. The new state-of-the-art facility for digital manufacturing and design will develop and innovate the manufacturing tools and processes needed to streamline and maintain a networked supply chain. supply chain, and reduce acquisition costs.”. Location: Raleigh, NC. Website: [link].

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Tompkins Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

RALEIGH, NC — As today’s companies experience a “capital superabundance,” now is a critical time to smartly invest available funds. Historically, companies have cared more about short-term financial results instead of considering the long-term business value,” says Gene Tyndall, Executive Vice President, Tompkins International. “By

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2019

Swipe, click, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Google Spinoff’s Drone Delivery Business First to Get FAA Approval (Bloomberg) Amazon to invest $800 million to make one-day free shipping the standard for Prime members (WSJ – sub. Speaking of Amazon, the company reported a record $3.56

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Tompkins Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2013

The webcast will define control towers and explore how control tower solutions are a response to the overwhelming complexity faced by today’s supply chain managers. The discussion will be led by Zelenak and Alain Poirier, supply chain technology expert and Vice President of Retail Business Development at Tompkins International.

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Tompkins Blog

APRIL 15, 2014

RALEIGH, NC, April 15, 2014 — Is it important to connect your supply chain strategy with your business strategy? According to a recent survey by Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium, nearly 80 percent of participants agree. About Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium. CONTACT: Barbara Adams.

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Tompkins Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

RALEIGH, NC, February 19, 2014 — New advancements in goods-to-person order fulfillment technology bring companies faster, more flexible distribution operations to meet today’s growing multichannel challenges. Tompkins International is a professional services firm that provides new solutions for supply chain improvement.

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Tompkins Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

RALEIGH, NC, February 25, 2014 — Kelly Reed, Executive VP, Material Handling Integration, Tompkins International, has been honored as a 2014 “Pro to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Tompkins International is a professional services firm that provides new solutions for supply chain improvement.

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Tompkins Blog

JUNE 5, 2014

RALEIGH, NC – A new report by financial services firm William Blair & Company features insights and expert predictions from Jim Tompkins, CEO of Tompkins International, on the evolving state of the industrial distribution industry. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/tompkins-international. About Tompkins International.

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Tompkins Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

SHELTON, CT, and RALEIGH, NC — 3GTMS , Inc., Tompkins International transforms supply chains for value creation. For more than 35 years, Tompkins has provided end-to-end solutions on a global scale, helping clients align business and supply chain strategies through operations planning, design and implementation.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

A lot of very dedicated people from the top electronics companies in the world are involved in ensuring we as a global industry not just meet the minimum criteria, but continually improve efforts around the use of natural resources and providing safe, healthy working conditions.

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Tompkins Blog

JANUARY 16, 2014

RALEIGH, NC — Companies are increasingly struggling to integrate their operational plans with their strategic business plans, leaving as much as 90 percent of today’s business strategies not implemented as intended. Tompkins International is a professional services firm that provides new solutions for supply chain improvement.

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Tompkins Blog

JUNE 26, 2014

RALEIGH, NC, June 26, 2014 — As Alibaba continues its reign as the fastest growing e-commerce company in the most rapidly growing market in the world, the Chinese e-marketplace is on track to be the #1 retail leader in the world by 2016. They will also dramatically change the supply chains in the U.S.”. Who leads Alibaba.

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Tompkins Blog

JANUARY 15, 2014

Supply Chain Risk in China: Focus on. Supply chain executives in the US and Europe nervously listen to news out of Asia about factory fires, typhoons and labor disputes. impacts on their supply chains, they think through their contingency plans and wish they had more visibility. What Should Your Company Do?

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Our 40 th Bi-Annual Supply Chain Resource Cooperative meeting was a great success, culminating with the student gallery walk, featuring 27 undergraduate and MBA supply chain projects. Proactive” – Tangible resource commitment in fixed assets, to permanently redesign supply chains.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 1, 2016

I led off the discussion and took this opportunity to share some of the highlights of my new book, The LIVING Supply Chain, (with Tom Linton as co-author), and try out some of these new ideas on an unsuspecting group of people! The biggest challenge is that it is not systemically done throughout the company.”

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Tompkins Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

Chris Ferrell, Director Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium. RALEIGH, NC — Shippers and carriers this year can expect to see many new trends related to transportation, as well as a continuation of several critical challenges from 2013. About Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium. CONTACT: Barbara Adams.

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Tompkins Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

RALEIGH, NC, November 6, 2013 — When is a fulfillment center like a traditional distribution center in this age of e-commerce? Distribution operations are stressed, and companies are struggling to keep up with online demand,” says Kelly Reed, EVP and fulfillment center expert at Tompkins International.

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Tompkins Blog

APRIL 2, 2014

Supply Chain Planning. Supply Chain IT Systems. A Blueprint for Supply Chain Optimization This webcast delves into the process of a successful network design initiative and the outlines the steps necessary for success. 6870 Perry Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27616. |. (800) 789-1257. 800) 789-1257.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 23, 2014

We had a great turnout with over 120 executives at our SCRC meeting today at the downtown Marriott in Raleigh. Dan noted that: “Every company wants to grow, and we want to be in certain segments. ” Deere, like many companies is on a journey to make this work. And that is real money.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

It has radically transformed supply chains, fundamentally changed domestic and international economies across the world, and changed societies in the process – all the while driving trillions dollars in annual trade. McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. The Early Days: 1956-1960s.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. The Early Days: 1956-1960s.

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Tompkins Blog

JUNE 26, 2014

commerce and the supply chains supporting commerce. The company has unleashed its new e-marketplace called "11 Main" that was created in the U.S. by Alibaba companies exclusively for the U.S. The company isnt just thinking about its consumers; its also thinking about the required success of its supply chain.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 1, 2016

Today’s guest post is from Dana Magliola, the new director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative here at NC State who shares some thoughts on transition at the SCRC. The supply chain is an ecosystem where constant change is the norm and time is currency. Yet, we also have functional deadlines to meet.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 11, 2022

Supply Chains in VUCA Environments with Jim Tompkins. Jim Tompkins and Joe Lynch talk about Supply Chains in VUCA Environments. Jim Tompkins is an international authority on designing and implementing end-to-end supply chains. Founded by business strategy and supply chain expert Dr. James A.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MARCH 14, 2013

Our next SCRC meeting will focus on “The Future of Procurement”, and will be held on April 29-30, at the NC State University Club in Raleigh, NC. He observed a procurement manager working for a large company that was operating cranes on the site. These and other themes will be issues we explore at this meeting in April.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When Gene Richter led the procurement function at IBM (saving billions of dollars and key to turning the company around), the annual report mentioned that ‘even traditionally prosaic functions, such as purchasing, have adopted innovative ideas.’

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

Speaking of learning, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Will Truckers Trade Futures? The Volkswagen Industrial Cloud: A Manufacturing-Centric Supply Chain Operating Network. So, if your daughter comes home and announces that she’s a hooker, don’t rush to judgement.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 11, 2020

The paper is an attempt to create some logic in the fact of the chaotic healthcare supply chain events currently underway. Resilience is often one of the first things to emerge in any debate on how we arrived at the point we are today in the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as it applies to supply chain management.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

I’d welcome the opportunity to meet with supply chain executives to discuss your research questions and objectives for the coming year, and with technology companies and 3PLs to get an update on your products and services. SAP Ushers in New Era of Collaborative Supply Chain Management. A technology company?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. McLeod Software Unveils New Business Process Automation Solutions for Logistics Companies. New Study: 70% of Executives have started Digital Supply Chain Transformation.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

A senior executive from a large global manufacturer came to speak in my MBA class this week, and discussed the major shifts in global business that was occurring due to the emergence of omni-channel capabilities in the supply chain. This view of the supply chain is focused primarily on how we get inventory to the customer.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 12, 2016

He started in supply planning, overseeing over $100M of spend in batteries and other categories. He then went into global imports for the central purchasing group in Raleigh. Marsh did not have centralized approach to supply chain management. Marsh is a 110 year old company, with the 3 rd generation of leadership.

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 26, 2020

The Eastern part of the state, in particular, has seen significant growth in recent years as companies like Triangle Tire and Corning, Inc. These specialized inbound services include JIT delivery, kitting, packaging, VMI and other services that are essential to keeping manufacturing supply chains in motion.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 13, 2017

Most logistics companies are still far from being able to fully integrate data and analytics to better manage. Not many people are doing much with big data and we all need better systems to manage all that data to make better decisions and cut through the massive complexity that exists in the supply chain.

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