4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

Based in Silicon Valley, they’re fully scaled in California but have operations in China and South Korea, giving Cliff an up-close perspective on offshore manufacturing, supply chain, and more. So I’m from Detroit, you may not have known that. Both my grandfathers worked the line on the River Rouge plant in Detroit.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

Based in Silicon Valley, they’re fully scaled in California but have operations in China and South Korea, giving Cliff an up-close perspective on offshore manufacturing, supply chain, and more. So I’m from Detroit, you may not have known that. Both my grandfathers worked the line on the River Rouge plant in Detroit.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

After receiving an opportunity from Wayne State University to be a mentor in their supply chain program , I soon realized it was a role that I had always hoped for. The supply chain field is so vast of what you can do, it is important that they understand all the possibilities and sometimes the stress of various fields.

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USC Consulting Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Household names like Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods are among the major meat suppliers and manufacturers who now offer plant-based options in lieu of chicken or beef, the Detroit Free Press reported. General Mills, for example, labels its variety of Cheerios options with a “gluten free” seal.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Sounds like a typical day in supply chain and logistics to me. Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones ( The Detroit News ). Earlier this week, for example, I commented on the partnership between Amazon and P&G , where Amazon has set up operations inside P&G warehouses to fulfill online orders.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Consider, for example, the Panama Canal puzzle. A key battleground region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in south is especially sensitive to such trade-offs. Balance risk in your supply chain. What will your supply chain needs be and what contingency plans can you put in place?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

For example, the widening of the Panama Canal will change the conditions here in North Carolina, as enormous container ships will be circumnavigating the globe. These services will no longer occur in US ports, and this will shift the nature of supply chain designs.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 4, 2020

I have a strong sense of giving back to my community through volunteering as my HOA Board member and Edgewater Hill Block Club co-chair and serve on the Economic Development Committee with the Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization. I try to lead by example. What are important characteristics of a leader?

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Supply Chain Nation recently sat down with Automotive Logistics Group Publisher, Louis Yiakoumi, about the hot topics in this industry. They’re factoring in, as much as they can, the logistics and supply chain costs. They’re trying to look at logistics and supply chain, as opposed to just transportation.

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DynaSys

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

“Who says supply chain cannot be a hotbed of creativity?” Says speaker Josh Linkner, jazz guitarist and founder of digital promotions company ePrize (now HelloWorld) and Detroit Venture Partners. Josh peppered his presentation with often humorous out-of-the-box examples of creativity from the supply chain world.

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JDA software

APRIL 17, 2019

I was born in Detroit but moved to Arizona at the age of four, so I am almost a native Arizonian! For example, once I told a colleague that I’d ‘give them a buzz later’ and she had no idea what I was talking about. The post Career Progression Amid Personal Challenges appeared first on Supply Chain Nation Blog.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We are located in Metro Detroit. Before starting MetaOps, I had a career of about twenty years in supply chain. [05:18] 05:18] Talk about the most common supply chain problems you encounter with MetaOps. Before starting MetaOps, I had a career of about twenty years in supply chain. [05:18]

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BlueYonder

APRIL 17, 2019

I was born in Detroit but moved to Arizona at the age of four, so I am almost a native Arizonian! For example, once I told a colleague that I’d ‘give them a buzz later’ and she had no idea what I was talking about. The post Career Progression Amid Personal Challenges appeared first on Supply Chain Nation Blog.

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Demand Solutions

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

But things have definitely gotten better, especially in the supply chain field. . I was struck by the juxtaposition of the rock star paraphernalia up on the walls with all the rock star supply chain pros we work with. Last year, Demand Solutions held our user conference at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Steve described his experience this afternoon over pizza and sodas in Detroit. But I was able to map out the value chain back to petrochemicals, and was able to estimate weights which were then pushed back onto part numbers. When I first started at Ford in the early 80s I was working with Jack Hughes on plastic parts.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Rick Freeman joined Resilinc in July after more than a dozen years in procurement and supply chain for semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology. At Micron, Freeman developed and managed the company’s robust supply chain risk management strategy and programs, which uses Resilinc’s suite of tools and solutions.

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RFgen

AUGUST 17, 2016

Monitoring supply chains for vulnerability is critical for ensuring durability. One of the most important aspects of managing a supply chain is ensuring there is a consistent supply. Many companies now seek to diversify and expand supply chains to prevent the halt of goods, but that poses its own risks.

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RFgen

AUGUST 17, 2016

Monitoring supply chains for vulnerability is critical for ensuring durability. One of the most important aspects of managing a supply chain is ensuring there is a consistent supply. Many companies now seek to diversify and expand supply chains to prevent the halt of goods, but that poses its own risks.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The trade-offs are especially critical for destinations in a “battleground” region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in the south. For example, a higher cost could be part of a strategy to win market share and align product transportation with that mission. Is your supply chain make-to-order, make-to-stock, or both?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The alternative meat supply chain and market has been growing by leaps and bounds over the last few years. Instead, they are looking at innovative ways to alleviate the current supply chain backlogs that are slowing shipments. Canada’s Covid-19 protests threaten border trade with US.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2024

The year 2000 was a leap year, for example, but the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not. The initiative, dubbed Project Gigaton, is aimed at reducing so-called Scope 3 emissions, which are the result of a company’s supply chain and the use of its products. The next time a leap year will be skipped is the year 2100.

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QAD

MAY 2, 2024

Because I teach a graduate class on Customer Relationship Management at Wayne State in Detroit, and I am always looking for a good story! For example, Kroger has 2,256 pharmacies, Walmart has 4,800 pharmacies, while CVS alone has 9,400 locations. I was rewarded with a 71-minute wait. I know you’re thinking, why didn’t you just hang up?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I’m in Detroit about 4 and a half to 5 hours away, depending on the traffic. For example, instead of the entire backing thing, a lot of them moved directly to wallets. China is the other example. I will give you an example. One of our customers was a large pizza chain. Gartner Supply Chain Conference.

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