IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity.

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 17, 2022

Having the capability to ship freight via truck, rail, and even ship makes Detroit an adaptable location for any of your transportation needs. Lawrence Waterway is a river that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes surrounding Michigan. This makes the potential market access from Detroit very desirable to manufacturers.

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IQMS

JANUARY 30, 2020

From nutrition labels to warning labels and address labels to shipping labels, those sticky pieces of paper are pervasive in our everyday lives. And let’s not forget to mention the importance of labels and, more specifically, proper label controls when running a modern manufacturing facility.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Shippers are required to communicate verified weights in a shipping document. They tie together raw materials providers, suppliers, manufacturers, ocean carriers, retailers, and 3PLs. Many have deployed cloud technology platforms to serve as an easy-to-use, transparent tool to facilitate bookings and shipping documentation.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2017

By using an advanced AI-enabled data ingestion engine, retailers and manufacturers can quickly build the foundation necessary for successful analytics efforts and/or the intelligent application of AI. Compain co-founded ClearMetal after working in Hong Kong at one of the world’s largest container-shipping companies.

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Elementum

JUNE 22, 2022

In this blog, we’ll continue with these themes, exploring some of the serious problems that have cascaded down from one of the most popular process management practices of the last several decades: Lean Manufacturing. As part of this exploration into Lean Manufacturing, we’ll define the term, and cover a brief history of its development.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2017

UPS Forecasts Another Record-Breaking Holiday Shipping Season. Alphabet looks to snowy Michigan to test self-driving cars (Reuters). Prime members can pre-order the Amazon Key In-Home Kit, which includes Amazon Cloud Cam and one of several compatible smart locks by leading lock manufacturers Yale and Kwikset. UPS announces U.S.

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QAD

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Transportation, scheduling and on-time delivery are important for any manufacturer and inventory manager to keep manufacturing and supply chain businesses running smoothly. Unforeseen disruption can cause unexpected delays, but there are many operations in the manufacturing industry that can be streamlined through automation.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Jason Miller, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, clarifies the difference: “The bullwhip effect is the idea that the variance in orders becomes amplified as you move upstream in the supply chainfrom retailer to wholesaler, wholesaler to manufacturer, and so on.

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RFgen

JANUARY 21, 2025

In a recent webinar , Jason Miller, Eli Broad Endowed Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, highlighted this complexity: “Monthly and quarterly inventory reports…group all categories togetherInventories are up. Inventories are down. What should we do? .”

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2016

Retailers and consumer goods manufacturers are investing heavily in omni-channel in 2016. Most retail and consumer goods warehouses and distribution centers were originally set up to ship bulk replenishments to stores. Jim has an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BSME from Marquette University. Omni-channel and the DC.

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2025

Jason Miller, the Eli Broad Endowed Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, explains that effectively managing inventory requires an understanding of the dynamic relationship between demand and supply. This resulted in severe shortages and months-long delays.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2023

A year into the crisis, Sriram Narayanan , the Kesseler Family Endowed Faculty Fellow of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, explained, “Supply chain management plays a central role in the quality of life we enjoy every day, whether it be products we shop in a retail store or meals that our kids are served in school.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

the majority of trees are grown in Oregon, followed by North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Washington. The vast majority of artificial trees, 80%, are manufactured in China for export worldwide. The cost of trees in all cases will be affected by all of these factors, including higher shipping costs. In the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2016

For example, a study by the FMI/GMA Trading Partner Alliance found that 78 percent of manufacturers do not use retailer-supplied forecasts in their own production and deployment planning. Manufacturing and distribution plans can no longer be based on what was shipped from the DC last month. Seamless Fulfillment.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Episode #21: Legal Lessons From Automotive Supply Chain Attorney Dan Sharkey We love recording every episode, but this one was especially fun because it took place live at the 2022 Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) Annual Automotive Supplier Conference in Novi, Michigan. Automakers have to get involved.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 18, 2015

Professor Zondag is a professor from supply chain program at Western Michigan University which is ranked one of the best program in the nation. Marcel Zondag who is an expert in CPG industry will explain some ways to streamline the planning process.

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Resilinc

APRIL 27, 2021

government must retool supply chains to reduce national security vulnerabilities that stem from China’s dominance in mining and manufacturing. There are high risks in depending so heavily on East Asian manufacturers, even if they are close U.S. From ships to drones. allies,” said Goto. This is alarming.”. said Marchese.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

These ports handle a significant portion of the nation’s containerized cargo, especially for the consumer goods, retail, and manufacturing sectors. A prolonged strike could paralyze inbound and outbound shipping, creating bottlenecks that ripple across the entire economy. Thirteen of the ships are scheduled to arrive after Sept.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 27, 2021

AirTerra aggregates parcel volume from many shippers in an area, provides point-to-point service and a complete end-to-end shipping solution by bringing together many regional parcel carriers and the USPS. UK car manufacturing output fell -37.6% Oakville builds the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus crossovers.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Nippon Yusen (NYK) Nippon Yusen is a Japanese shipping company that is part of the Mitsubishi group of companies (keiretsu). The history of the company can be traced back to 1870.

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3PL Insights

APRIL 16, 2018

Often, goods are manufactured in China or other East Asian countries, and then sent to another country for assembly/storage, and sent elsewhere across the world. Manufacturing is permitted within an FTZ. Goods in a bonded warehouse cannot be assembled or manufactured. Value added labor and waste material do not have duty costs.

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Elementum

JUNE 7, 2022

For our purposes, a supply chain is a connected set of organizations and individuals, working together to provision, receive, store, and move goods, for product manufacturing, and distribution. Due to the fast-rising crisis, the Abbott plant’s testing for reopening was expedited, and it was given the green light to start manufacturing again.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Changing the way people buy apparel Matthew Wallace has worked in a number of apparel management roles over his career, including as a Senior Director of Sourcing for Merchandising at Walmart, a senior VP at apparel manufacturer PVH (which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein), and currently the CEO of Project DXM (Digital Xpress Model).

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Shipping in or out of Alabama should be?back When shipping to or from California, check to ensure that facilities are online and operational. Shipping to or from Colorado should not be restricted.?? . If shipping to or from DC, ensure your supply chain partners can handle freight.?? . Arizona ? . Colorado ? .

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

To ensure its place at the forefront of pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain management, Pfizer: Operates 58 Manufacturing Sites Worldwide Spanning continents, these sites are equipped with cutting-edge technology to ensure the production of high-quality medicines. billion in revenue in 2023 alone.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

“Customers will buy five items and return one, but when they package the one item, they use the same box the five items were originally shipped in,” explains Ryan Kelly, vice president of e-commerce and alliance marketing at FedEx. Then, you need to get your packages ready and attach a prepaid shipping label to them.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

Billion Michigan based Lineage Logistics LLC , which describes itself as “ the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT ,” reportedly raised $4.4 The company’s focus is on providing technology support for third-party logistics, wholesale, distribution, manufacturing and retail markets.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 14, 2024

Blue Yonder and Microsoft co-hosted the annual Blue Yonder Automotive Connect event in Detroit, Michigan, bringing together 67 supply chain practitioners from 15 companies in the Automotive OEM, Tier 1, and Aftermarket sectors.

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3PL Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Michigan has become a leader in attracting new battery manufacturing deals. Battery manufacturers are rushing to establish production in Michigan over the next few years. Gotion is a Chinese battery manufacturer that will be investing $2.36 Other Manufacturers. The Gotion Deal. The ONE Deal. This fund of $1.11

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 8, 2016

As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University in 1992, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative. Many of these principles also coincided with the introduction of “lean manufacturing”, based on the “just-in-time” thinking pioneered by the likes of Toyota.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

Traverse City, Michigan based provider Starboard provides an innovative and interactive digital twin of a physical supply chain network leveraging gaming technology to allow users to explore what-if supply chain and business scenarios. Supply chain planning technology provider Logility, Inc., million daily shipments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 2024

Abbot’s baby formula factory in Sturgis, Michigan, is bigger than 12 football fields. They met with him, they dismissed his concerns, and this plant just kept on shipping out questionable product,” Schlosser averred. But because of the concentrated power of these companies, they’re allowed to keep shipping it,” Schlosser said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

races to expand Michigan locks and secure the supply chain S.-bound The Biden administration is refining rules aimed at keeping advanced chips and manufacturing gear out of China, seeking to close loopholes that might help its geopolitical rival gain cutting-edge technologies.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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