Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It will deliver tropical-storm-level winds by noon Thursday to North Carolina's coast, and hurricane-force winds and dangerous storm surges by late Thursday or early Friday. Additionally, category 2 storm Helene, currently off the coast of Africa, is expected to crawl towards Europe after losing speed. click to zoom].

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I also worked with a team of leading thinkers in developing the Future of Procurement Report (published by KPMG) , as well as publish the BVL International Global Logistics Trends and Strategies report with a team of leading academics and executives in Europe, China, North and South America, Russia, and India.

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Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 8, 2015

Aside from a short stint living in Europe, I’ve always lived in Boston, MA. According to Dr. Richard Florida, one of our keynote speakers at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit, my description fits about 30% of us in the workforce. We believe that this redefines supply chains in the Race for Supply Chain 2020.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 8, 2013

Recent statements from a New York Times article show that Germany is the envy of Europe for economic reasons as well. Second, the nature of Germany’s supply chain is focused on near-shoring. And finally, we need to have role models for young people that drive them towards careers in supply chain, not as NBA or NFL players.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 9, 2015

For the average customer in North Carolina, he or she pays about $3 a day for electricity. This price is 40% below the price on the West Coast, and 70% below the price in Europe. One of the biggest challenges in the developing world is the lack of reliable energy platforms, and we often take this for granted.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 19, 2021

That’s the prognosis from experts—including those at Resilinc—about the chaos that is swamping global supply chains and undercutting the economic recovery. Since January 1, Resilinc’s commodity tracking tool has alerted customers to more than 100 events that signaled or portended tightening supplies and rising prices for aluminum.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2022

A small group of executives enjoyed a particularly interesting set of insights yesterday at our first Supply Chain Resource Cooperative meeting since December, 2019. Rob provided some compelling views on how to re-conceptualize supply chains given the current set of challenges we face in the world today.

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RELEX Solutions

JULY 26, 2016

RELEX Solutions, in collaboration with Columbus Consulting International , to support LifeWay Christian Stores with upgrading its supply chain management in order to reduce inventory and increase availability. Michael Falck, President North America, RELEX Solutions adds: “We are delighted to welcome LifeWay as a RELEX customer.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I’m based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, which is a beautiful part of the country. I spent a lot of time in Mexico, China, Thailand and Europe. That is the way we see it but to your point, to give that value, you cannot be thinking of just one piece of the logistic chain.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As the global environment is shifting based on political debates, EU/British negotiations, tariffs driven by the Trump administration, as well as the sudden shifts in country-level policies, supply chain executives and planners are working to plan for future uncertainties. Paul B: Put simply, tariffs disrupt supply chains!

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2017

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative held its bi-annual Industry Partner Meeting in the Talley Student Center at North Carolina State University this past week. Participants also attended the Innovation Showcase in Nelson Hall,, featuring two winning supply chain teams in the undergraduate and graduate divisions!

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