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Off to another exciting year of student-industry engagement at NC State on cutting-edge supply chain projects

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Following a project we did last fall, Lenovo’s Data Centre Group (DCG) at Morrisville, North Carolina is seeking to identify and explore its opportunities for process improvement and supply chain efficiency by leveraging Blockchain. Lenovo Excess and Obsolete Inventory. Lenovo Blockchain Analysis Part 2.

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Podcast: Rob Handfield on Suppliers, Data, Tech, and Talent

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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. On every screen there were moving graphical visualizations of material inventory. Basically, Flex runs supply chains. The digital twin is closer than you think.

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Bio-based Products Future is Promising, but Hurdles Exist

Supply Chain View from the Field

Unfortunately, The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard-bearer for classifying businesses and sectors. As an example, Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) encompasses a variety of chemical manufacturing codes including petrochemicals (3251), but none for biobased chemicals.