Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2024

The center fuselage and other structural components for the wide body Airbus 350 are produced at Spirit’s facilities in Kinston , North Carolina and in Prestwick, Scotland. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

We do so in the lens of supply chain management and manufacturing. While such an application might have been effective, and Procter and Gamble might have been pleased, it is not in conformance with the approved manufacturing process instruction specification for the aircraft. All rights reserved.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2023

IFS specializes in contract manufacturing, contract packaging and assembly, display engineering, product launches, multichannel programs, and club store programs and has operations among 15 U.S. President of IFS Rob LeBaron will join Ryder as Vice President of Contract Manufacturing and Packaging. All rights reserved.

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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. Pivot Toward Internal Manufacturing Presence.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 11, 2017

The outcome is expected to either significantly impact an existing automotive supplier network or prompt manufacturers and suppliers to move or begin operations. The Wall Street Journal reports that at least 11 states are in talks to land the manufacturing plant. as a prime location, a USA Today article reports.

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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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USC Consulting Group

AUGUST 11, 2020

The novel coronavirus has produced a lot of uncertainty, and for manufacturers in the pulp and paper industry, that includes uncertainty related to demand. “The sanitary paper product manufacturing market may near $108 billion by year’s end.” USC Consulting Group can help you make it better than ever.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

At automaker BMW Group, for instance, plant employees can walk up to seven miles per day. To eliminate some of this traveling BMW’s R&D group developed a Personal Mover solution—a one-person means of transport for covering short distances within an operating site. Moving around a large factory can be exhausting.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 24, 2015

The challenge involves matching a group of bright, eager, and hungry young MBA and engineering students to a group of projects identified by a group of companies, through the now well-established Supply Chain Resource Cooperative in the Poole College of Management.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 8, 2013

The company discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets biological products for treating conditions such as multiple sclerosis and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In addition to its portfolio of drug candidates, the company has capabilities, including capacity for protein manufacturing, that are world-class in quality and scale.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

While US manufacturing has been hit hard by nearly two decades of policy failures that have damaged its international competitiveness, it remains a vital part of the U.S. The US manufacturing sector employed 12 million workers in 2013, or about 8.8 On average, non-college-educated workers in manufacturing made 10.9 employment.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Some states are limiting corporate access to renewable energy, making it difficult for manufacturers to meet energy goals. Yet many of these manufacturers now face a challenge in accessing the clean energy they want and need, due to state policies that limit corporate renewable energy procurement.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

I conduct and lead business process design sessions for retailers and manufacturers for JDA’s Category Management solution. When you’re docked at sea, you supply the ships in your Battle Group. That group consists of about six ships, including the supply ship, which I was on, an aircraft carrier, a submarine, frigates, and war ships.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

The article goes on to say [emphasis mine]: The shift, part of what Ralph Lauren says is a long-planned action, will move warehousing and inventory management service from a North Carolina distribution center run by XPO Logistics Supply Chain Inc.—an an arm of XPO Logistics Inc.—into

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

I conduct and lead business process design sessions for retailers and manufacturers for JDA’s Category Management solution. When you’re docked at sea, you supply the ships in your Battle Group. That group consists of about six ships, including the supply ship, which I was on, an aircraft carrier, a submarine, frigates, and war ships.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Cybersecurity has emerged as a key area of concern in Japan, where government critics say responses to hacking threats have been hampered by a fractured approach: an attack on a hitherto obscure supplier was enough to bring one of the world’s mightiest manufacturers to a domestic standstill. The new pool, to be known as SACP 3.0,

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2018

Following a project we did last fall, Lenovo’s Data Centre Group (DCG) at Morrisville, North Carolina is seeking to identify and explore its opportunities for process improvement and supply chain efficiency by leveraging Blockchain. Lenovo Blockchain Analysis Part 2.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. Manufacturers, construction outfits, vehicle dealerships, and professional services are now operating at 50% capacity. North Carolina. Shippers should not expect difficulty in North Carolina.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. Manufacturers, construction outfits, vehicle dealerships, and professional services are now operating at 50% capacity. and recently allowed manufacturing work to resume; however, the?formal?order Shippers should?not

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Concurrent planning can allow companies to activate capabilities like agility and transparency to prevent stockouts while not building up excess inventory, as global bio-pharmaceutical manufacturer Ipsen has done. Reduce waste and aim for circular, not linear, designs.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

This group was composed of notable academics, as well as representatives from government and NGO’s – helping to shape the discussion on biofuels. Some of the recommendations I made to the group are discussed here in this blog, and published in the latest edition of Industrial Biotechnology journal.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. 2013 has certainly been an interesting year! Cost Pressures Will Continue to Escalate.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Overall, he has executed $30B of combined M&A and investments mostly with UBS Investment Bank’s Technology, Media & Telecom group. Andrew has an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MSME from MIT, and a BSME from North Carolina State University. [1:15] 1:15] How’d you get into the freight business?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia sit squarely in the storm’s path. Each state has a rich manufacturing economy. Thirty percent of companies have supplier development groups. As a manufacturer, stay close to market signals. ” The answer is not so easy. Be proactive.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

For example, on June 26, Lithium producer Livent Corp had a fire at its largest manufacturing plant in North Carolina. ARC Technologies manufactures a variety of sound absorbers, including honeycomb absorbers used to reduce noise from aircraft engines. Thus, the company needed to cut back on manufacturing.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 21, 2018

”[1] Brad Smith ( @BradSmi ), Microsoft’s President and Chief Legal Officer, and Harry Shum ( @harryshum ), Executive Vice President of Microsoft AI and Research Group, believe twenty years from now AI will be pervasive in our lives. Driverless cars are being pursued by every major automobile manufacturer.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2016

What you find instead are functional groups — such as Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales and Marketing, and Procurement — operating in silos, like a boat full of rowers each doing their own thing. How do you successfully align goals, metrics, and resources across functional groups? Which metrics are the right ones?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Frozen dairy manufacturers reduce packaging footprint. Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Biden climate blueprint promotes modal shift away from trucks. The December box volumes were 19.3

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 5, 2017

A roundtable of executives was held at North Carolina State University on May 31, 2017, focused on exploring insights into the following questions related to counterfeiting in the supply chain. A diverse group of executives attended this session. If it slows down manufacturing productivity, it will be a ‘non-starter’.

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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. He shared with us the fact that the chip shortage is resulting in reduced deliveries from truck manufacturers, who are unable to keep up with demand for new trucks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2024

Manufacturers of these weight loss drugs face a multi-headed hydra of the three c’s: coverage, competition and capacity. Supply chain orchestration enables seamless collaboration All this tinkering undoubtedly involves effort from across the supply chain, from sales to procurement to manufacturing to distribution and more.

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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. Eventually, I moved into manufacturing. She works for Lean Solutions Group down in Columbia. You could put all your information that goes to our marketing group and sales group. Lean Solutions Group.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Before Harvey, the American Chemistry Council industry group issued a statement saying, "Chemical companies know well to avoid the dangers of being unprepared." This week, spokeswoman Anne Kolton said in an email that the group’s members "are taking Hurricane Irma extremely seriously.". The effects might not be known for months.

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