Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

I was in Houston yesterday evening, speaking to a large group of procurement executives at a roundtable held by KPMG’s Procurement Advisory Group, at the fabulous Brennan’s restaurant on Smith Street. It seems as if the infrastructure is continuing to grow, based on the strong oil prices we’ve seen in the last few years.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Major supply chain disruptions due to weather related incidents are on the rise, and one can’t dismiss these as a “once in a century” event any more. Gulf Coast export PVC prices were assessed at $1,900 a metric tonne for the week of Sept. However, worse was to come. 10, up 28% since the beginning of the year.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

In the supply chain, the questions do not change; but the answers do. Quote from a Supply Chain Leader at a Conference in Europe. Yesterday, Peter Bolstorff, Executive Director, APICS Supply Chain Council, called to discuss the use of the Supply Chain Index by APICS to measure supply chain improvement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Others say February… Where they all agree is that the labor union discord was the icing on the top of a broken link in the supply chain. As a country, I think that we need to rethink supply chain flows for chassis, drayage and the unloading of larger ships. Lora Cecere is the Supply Chain Shaman.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

UPS to Houston has experienced the most delays—8.9%, followed closely by New York and Los Angeles. FedEx delays have been most prevalent in Miami (13.8%), Chicago (13.6%), and Houston (13.5%). Create a Future-Ready Supply Chain by Taking Stock of Lessons Learned From Peak Season 2022. FedEx packages to Illinois had a 15.3%

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 21, 2019

This week’s guest post is from my MBA student, Nikhil Singh, who accompanied me to the recent Institute for Supply Management conference in Houston. I got twice lucky as an MBA student at NC State, getting to attend two supply chain events. So here it is! What were memorable moments from this year?

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

As organizations move towards visible, high velocity, transparent supply chains, a number of questions arise that are fundamental to the business, but which executive often struggle to answer with any clarity. How do we extend the concept visibility and control beyond our four walls to drive better execution in our supply chain?

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics technologies such as robotic warehouse systems make automation a reality, while drones improve last-mile delivery capabilities and better tracking with tools like RFID tags improve visibility throughout the supply chain. Supply chain management through AI will continue to refine. Brian Jessup. brianjessup.

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