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Logistics helps North Carolina Reach CNBC Best State Status Again

Kanban Logistics

North Carolina has once again been recognized as the “Best State for Business” by CNBC. And factors related to logistics in North Carolina remain a big reason. CNBC Best State for Business North Carolina continues to rack up the ‘best state’ awards. in terms of favorable business costs.

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Success in Retail Logistics with Mike Jarrett

The Logistics of Logistics

Jarrett promises their customer’s supply chain will be innovative. About The Jarrett Supply Chain Summit The Jarrett Supply Chain Summit is an event that aims to provide innovative insights and help participants stay ahead in the market. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping.

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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. The problem space has gotten harder, not easier.

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Highlights from Manifest 2023 with Courtney Muller

The Logistics of Logistics

Courtney is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She enjoys gardening and cooking and adores the natural beauty of her island home in North Carolina. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping. They have three grown children and three grandsons.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

Much of the finger-pointing involved the movement of shipping containers into and out of port facilities. For the supply chain to work smoothly, a complex and highly choreographed dance, involving both full and empty shipping containers, must be performed. More than 80 ships stretched to the distance — a new record. ”[1].

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

In that spirit, we’ve combed the MH&L archives for the most innovative supply chain developments of the past year, as reported in our print magazine, on our website, in our e-newsletters, or our various social media channels. We hope you enjoy this salute to the best of 2018, and we look forward to even more innovations in 2019.

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Drone delivery coming soon to a supply chain near you

Kinaxis

Other companies that have the primary business value in express shipping services are also heavily investing in the UAV technology. Meanwhile another industry giant, DHL Express , has partnered with the intelligent autonomous aerial vehicle company EHang to tackle the deliver challenges in China, mainly focusing on the urban areas.