Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The issue wasn’t poor planning – they had the inventory. Multiple calls only muddied the waters, but a few things became clear: inventory was in the warehouse, but my order for it was stuck. The combinatorial factors disrupting supply chains persist, but in this case the problem was completely preventable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. Imagine you are a high-tech manufacturer with more inventory in stock than your forecasted production volume, which puts you in good company, since US manufacturers’ inventories continue to rise. Now that’s an ROI!

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

If we don’t plan better, efforts in procuring sustainable palm oil, making medicine with less carbon, or delivering to customers with electric vehicles can still be built on top of inefficient processes that waste the savings we made. Reducing inventory saves money but also reduces waste, because obsolete inventory becomes another problem.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2023

Background On July 19, a devastating tornado with reported winds of upwards of 150 miles-per-hour devastated an area in eastern North Carolina. million square foot Pfizer life-saving drug production facility located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Pfizer drug manufacturing facility. and other countries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Alex Zhong, Director Product Marketing at GEP.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

is being established cooperatively by OCEMA , Georgia Ports Authority, Jacksonville Port Authority, North Carolina State Ports Authority, SACP, and CCM. with more than 75 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina , and South Carolina. No financial details were disclosed regarding this acquisition.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This Ferrari Consulting and Research Group advisory brief provides added perspectives on premium personal fitness equipment and services provider Peloton Interactive , the litany of events that have surrounded the company, and some lessons acquired. The company’s inventory levels of unsold equipment have reportedly swelled to over $1 billion.

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