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The Holidays and The Logistics Crunch: It’s all about the Planning & a Fun Comparison of Logistics & A Successful Turkey Day!

GlobalTranz

They can also manage vendor compliance during inbound & outbound freight shipping , which is key during the holidays, when manufacturers are distributing product to thousands of retailers. Raw materials (groceries), manufacturing (preparation), delivery (presentation), etc. are all factors to consider.

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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

The operating margin for the medical device industry is 4X that of the automotive manufacturer and 2x the margin of the hospital. Next week I will be speaking on Retail Scorecard adoption as part of the rVCF conference, and then I fly to Turkey to speak on the Race for Supply Chain 2020. And, I believe that it needs to happen FAST!

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Perspectives on the Global Trade Environment: A Panel Discussion

NC State SCRC

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. Andrew Partis shared his views from ThermoFisher, a global contrat manufacturer for the pharmaceutical industry. Andrew P.

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

Requis

I had the opportunity to work in Turkey, Egypt and in Venezuela. This is how I learned about the concept of “retained carbon”, or embodied carbon, which is essentially the carbon that is used in the extraction and manufacture of materials used in a project. It’s largely a comparison tool. I then decided to go back to school.