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7 Advantages of a North Carolina Logistics Hub

Kanban Logistics

As your business grows, a North Carolina logistics hub could make sense for many reasons. North Carolina offers a dynamic economy in a place where people want to be. Statistics show that North Carolina is growing at twice the national average. North Carolina’s value as a logistics hub is no small reason why.

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What Lessons a Table Fable Teaches About Supply Chain Orchestration

Logistics Viewpoints

The “swivel chair” effect was in place – information about my order required customer service to switch between multiple, disconnected applications, if they even had access. This orchestration depends on three flows – information, physical, and financial – but when functions are siloed flows are blocked or delayed.

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Success in Retail Logistics with Mike Jarrett

The Logistics of Logistics

Jarrett promises customers are informed. With the most advanced technology combined with the greatest people, Jarrett provides actionable data so customers can make informed decisions in real time. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping. Jarrett promises their customer’s supply chain will be innovative.

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Better Ways to Address Trade-Offs with Supply Chain Optimization

Logistics Viewpoints

Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Work planners previously did manually can be calculated by software.

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The Greenest Mile: Planning’s Role in Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

Similarly, UPS has strong commitments to sustainability and invests in many options, such as alternative fuel vehicles, e-cycles in dense cities, and carbon offsets for purchase with shipping. Information trade-offs made to absorb unpredictable volatility force supply chains to buffer. Buffering creates waste.

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Hurricane Florence path includes 4 port cities

DAT Solutions

Port of Wilmington, North Carolina - This port is right in the center of the hurricane path and is expected to be the hardest hit. The Coast Guard has closed the main shipping channel and no ships can enter or exit the port. See the port's website for more closure information.

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New Year, New Horizons: Transportation Industry Gets Ready to Take On 2023

Intelligent Audit

As FreightWaves reports, “UPS has informed its managers not to schedule any paid time off during July and August in case parcels are required to be moved.”. surcharge on shipments to domestic packages shipped to remote ZIP codes. According to Freightos , China-North America trade lane rates fell more than 40% YoY. .