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Logistics helps North Carolina Reach CNBC Best State Status Again

Kanban Logistics

And factors related to logistics in North Carolina remain a big reason. Lower logistics costs: As noted by FORBES , North Carolina ranks #4 in the U.S. That extends to logistics as NC has lower costs for industrial space, lower labor costs, and lower transportation costs (i.e., in terms of favorable business costs.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. There are two ways to view the History of Shipping Containers. Below, you can also view the history of shipping containers in one infographic. Malcom McLean and the History of Shipping Containers. Significance.

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Advantages of Basing Your Distribution Center in North Carolina

Kanban Logistics

And, when a location is this good for business, it’s bound to be a great place for logistics as well. In this article, we’ll examine the business and logistics characteristics of the state and explore the advantages your operation can enjoy by locating your distribution centers in North Carolina. and the fifth-largest overall.

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SCRC Meeting – Tom Linton’s “Supply Chain Eight” and Golden Winged Warblers : Questions Every New CSCO Should Ask Their CEO

NC State SCRC

You can either ship it by boat from China (30 days) or by plane (FedEx). Buying becomes actions of an offer, acceptance, logistics involves weight, volume, time and cost, and inventory becomes everything we don’t need, so the logal is to minimize it. Ideas become action, vs. an invention, which is just a new idea.

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Post-mortem on Christmas Logistics Chaos: On Customer Commitments and Transparency

NC State SCRC

Most logistics companies are still far from being able to fully integrate data and analytics to better manage. Customers want to know where the product was shipping from! But it’s also extending from the big box retailers into the logistics providers today. We had a huge snow and ice storm in Raleigh last week.

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Omni-Channel Supply Chains Are Changing Everything You Ever Learned in School…

Supply Chain View from the Field

A senior executive from a large global manufacturer came to speak in my MBA class this week, and discussed the major shifts in global business that was occurring due to the emergence of omni-channel capabilities in the supply chain. Sales people like to be working with customers, not shipping stuff in boxes.