QAD
MARCH 26, 2019
Twisting and turning, changing directions quickly, the Mississippi River winds down the center of the U.S. Manufacturers of food, beverage and consumer products are facing challenging times, changing consumers and the need to deliver new products to the marketplace faster than ever before. Supply Chain Planning 2020.
QAD
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Looking back to plan ahead In a time when most furniture is made overseas, there remains a small but vibrant community of furniture manufacturers in a part of Mississippi better known for the birthplace of Elvis Presley than domestic manufacturing. Then, these manufacturers turned to the FTZ program. they paid 5.3%
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QAD
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
If a US company wants to manufacture onshore, they’ll likely still import many parts overseas. Once again, because an FTZ is considered outside the US for duty purposes, a company assembling or manufacturing products within an FTZ does not pay duties on the parts it imports. For many products, this can result in significant savings.
Kinaxis
AUGUST 11, 2017
The outcome is expected to either significantly impact an existing automotive supplier network or prompt manufacturers and suppliers to move or begin operations. The Wall Street Journal reports that at least 11 states are in talks to land the manufacturing plant.
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
by Dr. Madhav Durbha CSX, one of the only two railroad operators in the USA that handles nearly all the shipments that move by train east of the Mississippi River has been experiencing serious challenges since the month of May. For example, let’s say you modeled the lead time from “supplier A” to your manufacturing facility as 7 days.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. billion infrastructure project expected to open in 2027, and the Mississippi River is being dredged to a depth of 50 feet to accommodate the world’s biggest ships. Businessweek. Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. Photographer: Ryan Dickinson/U.S.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 5, 2021
In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores. They are exploring opening a second warehouse east of the Mississippi.
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