The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 9, 2019
Long ago the country found a free trade agreement from Louisiana, translated it into Spanish, and implemented it. Latin American consumers will say the same thing, so we need inventory close to them. We want to move more into light manufacturing and assembly. 31:22] What’s the fifth reason? The free trades zones that we have.
NC State SCRC
MARCH 17, 2021
The shortages in PVC and other materials are even shutting down automotive production lines, as well as other manufacturers that I’ve been speaking with. As plants slowly restart, it will take months for inventories to recover, with prices likely only returning to normal levels in June, said Joel Morales, analyst at IHS Markit.”
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NC State SCRC
JULY 9, 2021
The surge in post-pandemic spending and travel is unprecedented, and has caught many airlines and manufacturers by surprise. This was soon forgotten by most people… unless you are a buyer of resins, packaging material, and other inputs into manufactured products.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2017
Today hurricane Nate’s north winds are pushing against the bayous of Louisiana. If we look back at history, 70% of companies implemented Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), however two-decades later only 1% of companies use VMI processes to drive a better demand signal. Inventory strategies and processes to absorb the error.
MIT Supply Chain
MARCH 15, 2021
In the first stage of the pandemic, many automotive manufacturers reduced their orders, anticipating a downturn in vehicle sales. The management team prioritized full-sized trucks over small trucks because the larger vehicles were both more profitable and had smaller retail inventories. limit two cartons of eggs”).
NC State SCRC
OCTOBER 26, 2021
The shortages in PVC and other materials are even shutting down automotive production lines, as well as other manufacturers that I’ve been speaking with. Almost all packaging today is petroleum based, and in the lower 48 states, the bulk of refineries (which feed petrochemical plants) are in the Texas and Louisiana region.
RFgen
JULY 18, 2019
With recent news of the big hamburger and hot dog bun recall by Flowers Food , it’s clearer than ever that supply chain companies that distribute, deliver, manufacture or prepare food products need a traceability solution in place. The cost doesn’t end in simply tracking down and disposing of the contaminated inventory. April 2019.
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