Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor. Business Model. Timing was a further crucial factor.

Sourcing Strategies 105

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In his current role, he is accountable for several strategic functions, including corporate engineering; capital and infrastructure strategy; corporate real estate; risk management; operations research and global procurement. Number 1 : I was and remain naturally curious – about the industry, emerging trends and sources of value.

Pharmaceutical 52

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

To do this the company is hoping to enroll all of its export and domestic suppliers in China, starting with 100 of its top suppliers, into an emissions reduction program called Project Gigaton, which is part of Walmart’s global approach to sustainability. Warehouse Automation. Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. Media Image.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 17, 2017

The ranking “is based on an analysis of 37 data inputs provided by 12 third-party sources. In the innovation category, metrics related to spending management, category management, strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management.

North Carolina 40

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Both of these assessments are described in the ratings description , as follows: “Through a process developed by North Carolina State University professor Robert Handfield, a review is conducted of publicly available information, as well as interviews and surveys of corporate procurement specialists.”

North Carolina 40

North Carolina Company Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 40

Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 8, 2013

Although strategic sourcing capabilities are well established in industries ranging from automotive to electronics, they are still in the formative stages in the biotechnology sector. In the last several years, the company has undergone a huge shift in the way it operates its supply chain, particularly in the management of sourcing.

Manufacturing Procurement 68

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NC State SCRC

JULY 21, 2022

Generally speaking, the Antitrust Division can start investigating based on just about any source of information, including complaints from private citizens. This activity spans almost every possible industry, and can focus on a variety of different activities. So, what triggers an investigation?

Pharmaceutical 52

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Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 8, 2015

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. This trend is a major driver of economic growth, both local and global. Either way, the trend is real and it’s impacting the global economy. Mega cities are emerging.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2021

in Physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The company’s cloud-based platform powers unified warehouse sourcing and set up, while also streamlining material handling operations. It reinvents warehousing and fulfillment to optimize the global delivery of goods. About Flexe. Dave Glick LinkedIn.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 130

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BlueYonder

JULY 5, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic was a blessing in that we were able to take the event virtual and open it up to be a global event, hosting young women both across the U.S. and globally. I did an internship at a distribution center for Stanley Tools in Concord, North Carolina, where I learned a lot about the operating environment.

Supply Chain Software 62

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2022

Anheuser-Busch’s Adriano Negrao is the Global VP of Supply Chain Transformation. On our final night, we haven’t sourced the talent yet, but I promise you, we’re working on someone amazing. I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The next theme is autonomous and robotics.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 147

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 8, 2013

Finally, the government in Germany is strongly pro-business, unlike our current administration which seems to view big business as not only the enemy, but the source of all that is wrong with the economy. German supply chain Global Distribution Logistics Supply Chain Talent'

Germany 68

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

Global Network. Instead of searching for and reading multiple help documents, the planner can simply ask for help in natural language and receive an answer that is a single, synthesized explanation of those sources in Portuguese (even if the documentation is in English).

Supply Chain Planning Software 231

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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.

Predictive Analytics 117

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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.

Risk Management 60

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 10, 2013

This led to the development of Coca Cola Consolidated, located in Greensboro North Carolina, which later moved its headquarters to Charlotte, NC. The invention of the Contour bottle also came out in 1916, and in 1919, investors took Coke global.

Procurement 83

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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. But more importantly, they increase resilience by mitigating the risks from climate change, which the McKinsey Global Institute predicts will be more significant than the pandemic.

Supply Chain Design Software 219

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Polycrisis” was the talk of Davos at the recent meeting of the World Economic Forum, which defines it as “…a term used to describe the current global situation, where multiple complex, interconnected crises are occurring simultaneously.” And the true secret sauce to excellence is to fold in systems thinking and organizational learning.

Supply Chain Planning Software 197

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

He is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and US federal agencies, and a speaker with focus on the fields of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, and supplier development. We were already pulling away from globalization and towards localization with the new tariffs and trade war. It’s not about nationalizing everything.

Data 52

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Since graduating from the NC State Jenkins MBA program in 2006, Joydeep Ganguly has risen through the ranks at Biogen Idec – the world’s oldest independent biotechnology company and the largest biotech employer in North Carolina. We built our muscle on supplier management and business cooperation, contract negotiation and sourcing.

Supply Chain Design Software 60

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

and Global Manufacturers, ” by David Gardiner and Associates finds that 83% of the 160 manufacturers have established greenhouse gas reduction targets and 25% have established renewable energy targets. “At and abroad, with 100% renewable energy by 2050,” said Rob Threlkeld, global renewable energy manager at General Motors.

Manufacturing Procurement 81

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

According to a FedEx spokesperson, adding more robotics to its operations could help improve the safety and efficiency of FedEx package handling operations globally. Based on the stock’s value after the announcement, that would represent a $61 million purchase worth about 10 percent of the company. That’s all for this week.

Los Angeles 225

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Effectively, there is no database that permits reliable reporting on the volume of biobased products sold in the US or exported for global consumers. The global apparel sector’s effort resulted in the development of the Higg Index, a universally accepted LCA tool and life cycle inventory database.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This exclusive data comes from EventWatch AI , Resilinc’s 24/7 AI-powered, global event monitoring platform, which collects information and monitors news on 400 different types of disruptions across 104 million global sources. Labor disruptions were a particular problem across all forms of global transportation as well.

Aerospace 48

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Lowe’s also had distribution centers in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina with extra supplies ready and waiting. Global, regional or local asset tracking. This involved in some cases, diverting some inventory bound for other regions. The key was to get everything in place well before the arrival of the hurricane.

Supply Chain Risk Management 275

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

He has lost approximately $182 billion since November 2021, as estimated by Forbes, although other sources suggest that it could actually be closer to $200 billion. Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

Expense Reduction 214

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Any expanding business is today likely to receive sales orders from a range of sources, from over the phone, to email, via a presence on online platforms such as Shopify or Amazon, via channel partnerships and from salespeople on the road. Problems that cloud-based supply chain management software solves. Manufacturing complexity.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. Globally, the company ranks 3rd in air and ocean freight, and ranks 5th for international contract logistics.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 27, 2020

” Pets, it turns out, have become a source of comfort for people isolated by the pandemic. ”[4] Nestlé Chief Executive Officer Mark Schneider stated, “The COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem and consequently we are offering help on the ground everywhere.”

North Carolina 100

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Murano Corporation

JANUARY 19, 2016

factories will be embedded within the global networks of supply and demand through Cloud Computing. Networks continue to grow in complexity as value chains expand globally, and the monitoring and control systems that once oversaw a single facility are now being linked across multiple locations. Industry 4.0

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

On December 5, 2019, we held a panel discussion that focused on different perspectives related to global trade. 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.

Global 52

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

As climate change risks grow — rising sea levels, change in precipitation patterns, extreme droughts and heat waves, and intensification of hurricane events — global supply chains are vulnerable to major disruptions. An insurance company actually provided a global flood map as a new strategic planning tool for risk management.

Supply Chain Planning Software 102

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2023

Today, we’re predominantly leveraging Databricks in a couple of key ways: first, the creation of highly performant and reliable data pipelines for ingestion and data transformation at large Second,we’re utilizing Delta Lake, which allows us to provide a single source of truth for our data.”.

Analytics Software 40

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