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Best-Cost vs. Least-Cost Sourcing

Talking Logistics

The “reshoring” of manufacturing operations from China and elsewhere to the United States continues to make headlines. A month later, Walmart announced that it will increase its sourcing of US products by $50 billion over the next 10 years. One is the thought process around best-cost sourcing versus least-cost sourcing.

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Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World

Logistics Viewpoints

Medline is a medical supply manufacturer, distributor, and solutions provider. Medline is a medical supply manufacturer, distributor, and solutions provider. AutoStore in action at a Medline Distribution Center AutoStore has a lot of buzz surrounding it. The company continued to grow during COVID even as the industry shrank.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index).

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index).

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Unilever’s Relentless Commitment to S-Curve Transformations

Logistics Viewpoints

This multinational operates 280 factories and 500 warehouses, that source raw materials from 52,000 suppliers in over 150 countries, processes 25 million customer orders annually, that are then shipped to customers in over 190 nations. Once the results from a transformation begin to slow, it is time to kick off a new transformation.

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3 Ways Robotics Are Crucial to Aerospace Manufacturing & Design

GlobalTranz

The United States aerospace manufacturing industry is a highly competitive one. These factors make aerospace manufacturing companies highly valued partners, even internationally. These heavy-duty robots play a key role in many manufacturing processes, ensuring uniformity and safety. Fuselage Fabrication.

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New Balance’s Added U.S. Manufacturing Presence

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. was more expensive, New Balance Chairman , Jim Davis provided a strong commitment to localized manufacturing.