Manufacturing Metrics Philadelphia Shipping 
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 19, 2015
Today is a rainy day in Philadelphia. Today, on average, there are 10-25 ships sitting on the water waiting to unload. Three weeks is substantial and may tip the hand to reshore more manufacturing into North America. I am recovering from bronchitis. I am reflective as the rain sheets down my window.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
The city of Philadelphia is eerily quiet this morning. I live in city-center Philadelphia. In 2008, the company manufactured 2.5% PCA’s customers were larger food manufacturers. The manufacturers sourced the peanut butter primarily on cost. On the door of my favorite coffee shop is a closed sign.
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Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 13, 2015
Let me start with a true confession: I am a manufacturing gal. I relished the sound of a manufacturing line when I opened the door of the factory in the morning, and I liked managing inputs so that we could maximize outputs. Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. It is now part of my DNA.
6 River Systems
JULY 29, 2020
Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Revenue: JP¥ 1,829 billion/ $16.5
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
For the prior ten years, as a city dweller in Philadelphia and Baltimore, I walked everywhere. Trade-offs include options like an alternate bill of materials, a shift in sourcing, or the move to outsourced manufacturing. Fifty-six percent of manufacturing companies managed the first half of the pandemic well, while 44% struggled.
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