Kanban Logistics

JULY 23, 2020

Walk into the manufacturing sites of many large companies and you’ll observe a finely tuned inbound logistics operation, with parts and raw materials arriving at the factory for that day’s production requirements. Here are some of the ways that 3PLs can help smaller plants take advantage of logistics services in the manufacturing industry.

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Flex is the biggest company you’ve never heard of— with over 120 factories worldwide, they are contract manufacturers to companies like Nike, GE, Intel, and Apple. Highlights from the conversation.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A manufacturing production planning and scheduling solution, Orchestrate is designed for day-to-day scheduling, capacity planning and ‘what if’ analysis – a feature that lets users investigate how best to increase production efficiencies, while still improving delivery. Manufacturing complexity. Orchestrate. Train your staff.

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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. Vertically integrate existing manufacturers. There were four options: 1. Build facilities.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JULY 22, 2020

The company’s initiative means that it will work to transition its manufacturing suppliers to renewable sources of electricity to power their operations. Federal Reserve officials are set to discuss next week how to provide more economic stimulus , though they have signaled comfort leaving policy on hold. Nikkei Asian Review).

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2018

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? I grew up on a produce farm in Maryland and that’s how I started truck driving. 2:17] What are you doing today? I think it’s possible.

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Kanban Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2019

For example, let’s say your product is manufactured and packaged in China, and is shipped to you in the U.S. You would simply provide your 3PL with the replacement part(s) and directions as to how to proceed. Based in Eastern North Carolina, Kanban Logistics is one of the most experienced product rework companies on the East Coast.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 21, 2018

… AI can help us prevent further damage and better understand how to address development needs while focusing on sustainability.” Driverless cars are being pursued by every major automobile manufacturer. ” In healthcare. Ilan Moscovitz ( @IlanMoscovitz ) asserts, “Healthcare is ground zero for AI.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 19, 2021

“We’re likely going to see a lot of things that just are not going to make it to the shelves in time for Christmas,” said Rob Handfield , supply chain expert at North Carolina State University and co-author with Resilinc’s advisory board Chair Tom Linton of the forthcoming book, The Living Supply Chain.

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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. A lithium compound caught fire at the 800-acre facility.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 26, 2018

De Bernardini points to a number of emerging technologies he believes are disruptive enough to change how supply chains work. They include: Real-time Big Data and advanced analytics; mobility; the Internet of Things (IoT); social media; additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing); and drones/autonomous vehicles. Blockchain. Footnotes. [1]

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2022

But as one person who attended noted, “After hearing from all three, I could see how what they were all saying started to fit together and make a lot of sense!” 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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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. The focus of this group is not on how to improve documents and counterfeit deterrents, to counteract fraud and criminalization.

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Alloy

MAY 22, 2019

Recent findings from North Carolina State University indicate that in most companies, Excel is still the go-to analytics tool and each employee spends 2.5 Data without people who know how to use it is worthless. hours daily searching for relevant data. While not entirely surprised by the results, we were a bit disappointed.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2017

iconic places, such as the Route 128 tech corridor around Boston, Massachusetts; Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and, of course, California’s white-hot Silicon Valley. congressional districts, 50 states, plus the District of Columbia.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

In the manufacturing arena, we are at the beginning of an industrial revolution labeled Industry 4.0 revolution is well and truly underway and is redefining traditional manufacturing processes once and for all. revolution is well and truly underway and is redefining traditional manufacturing processes once and for all.

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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. As a manufacturer, it is giving the customer recommendations of things they could do to prevent something from happening or address the situation through some level of action. That is great.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Even if AAP or other auto part companies wanted to move production, there is no manufacturing capacity in the US or anywhere else, so creating redundancy in this case is very difficult. Andrew Partis shared his views from ThermoFisher, a global contrat manufacturer for the pharmaceutical industry. Andrew P.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2023

Today’s executives may want to give this old adage a closer look because empirical data continues to underscore just how important culture is to the performance of a firm. They have to search in many systems within the firm or have to email and ask their IT contacts how to obtain the data they need. So what happened?

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