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Reflections on Hard Hats and Safety Shoes…

Supply Chain Shaman

Manufacturing teams used to manage the supply chain group. Today, in most organizations, the supply chain team manages manufacturing. The irony is that fewer and fewer people within the supply chain team understand manufacturing. Instead, many of these teams just accept manufacturing strategy as a constant.

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7 Advantages of a North Carolina Logistics Hub

Kanban Logistics

Statistics show that North Carolina is growing at twice the national average. The cost and quality of life advantages are attracting many companies looking to establish manufacturing and logistics operations here. Many North Carolina logistics providers support container moves with drayage services within the state. Rail Access.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Robinson Introduces Navisphere App for Customers.

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Made In USA Sweepstakes: Logistics Company & Documentary Filmmaker Join Forces to Spread Manufacturing Awareness

GlobalTranz

, in a blog post ahead of his visit to Made in USA manufacturer, UCAN Zippers USA. Josh has graciously agreed to give away, for free, to 25 winners a digital copy of his documentary, as a way for Cerasis and Josh to celebrate manufacturers during this Manufacturing Day period! What is Manufacturing Day 2015?

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Florence Et Al.

Supply Chain Shaman

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia sit squarely in the storm’s path. Each state has a rich manufacturing economy. Expect tight capacity across North America. As a manufacturer, stay close to market signals. ” The answer is not so easy. The implications are far-reaching.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- May 12 2023

Supply Chain Matters

The combined company is to be headquartered in North America and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Proceeds from this latest equity infusion will reportedly be utilized to expand this tech provider’s growth across North America , Europe and Asia along with expanded industries.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

The UPS-Teamsters contract is the largest collective-bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America, and a strike could have harmed the supply chains of many companies. The pieces had to travel more than 13,000 miles from China, Canada and Virginia to the company’s Ohio distribution center.