Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. Operational innovations like the invention of containers led to the huge growth in global value chains, and today 95% of manufactured goods move on ships. What additional components would allow you achieve your business objectives?

Optimal Sourcing 228

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Alex Zhong, Director Product Marketing at GEP.

Supply Chain Network Software 218

Supply Chain Network Software Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing 218

USC Consulting Group

AUGUST 11, 2020

The novel coronavirus has produced a lot of uncertainty, and for manufacturers in the pulp and paper industry, that includes uncertainty related to demand. “The sanitary paper product manufacturing market may near $108 billion by year’s end.” and worldwide. Paper use up dramatically.

Procurement Analytics 59

Procurement Analytics Rhode Island Manufacturing Procurement Material Savings 59

Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 24, 2015

The challenge involves matching a group of bright, eager, and hungry young MBA and engineering students to a group of projects identified by a group of companies, through the now well-established Supply Chain Resource Cooperative in the Poole College of Management. What do all of these projects have in common?

Procurement Analytics 60

Procurement Analytics Analytics Software Analytics Manufacturing Procurement 60

Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Content Summary: Trucks Platoon Across North Carolina Turnpike. workspace://SpacesStore/5a96db73-c8e7-4c79-a664-770b37731d82.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2018

In the NC State Supply Chain Resource Cooperative , supply chain projects occur at both the undergraduate and graduate level, and are organized around focused deliverables related to our partner company supply chain issues and challenges. MUFG Union Bank Strategic Performance Metrics. Lenovo Blockchain Analysis Part 2.

Vendor Strategies 40

Vendor Strategies Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction 40

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail. According to the press release: Con-way Truckload today derives 35 percent of its revenue from shipments destined for or originating in Mexico.

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