Kanban Logistics

MAY 12, 2022

If your company is looking for a North Carolina warehouse to rent, you may be surprised to find ultra-low vacancy rates and stiff competition for availability. The publication WRAL TechWire recently profiled the Triangle region of North Carolina and the battle for warehouse space there.

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Kanban Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2020

If you’re a manufacturer, you likely know the answer. See, there’s a big difference between handling inbound logistics yourself and outsourcing it to a trusted North Carolina third-party logistics (3PL) provider that knows the manufacturing industry. Why don’t manufacturers just kit their own parts?”.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Rebecca Brinkley, Director of Marketing and Communications at the American Gear Manufacturers Association, writes, “As the last of the baby boomers round their way up to 60, companies are slowly realizing that their retiring leadership is leaving gaps in intelligence and historical knowledge that threaten the future.”[1]

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Kanban Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Items that have common characteristics important to the manufacturer (e.g., the same expiration date) are given a lot number by the manufacturer and/or by a 3PL’s WMS as they are received in the warehouse. Can the 3PL perform lot control? This lot control allows 3PLs to quickly identify batches of items in the event of a recall.

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 26, 2020

North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. North Carolina is first in something else too: business. In this article, we’ll examine the business and logistics characteristics of the state and explore the advantages your operation can enjoy by locating your distribution centers in North Carolina.

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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.

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Kanban Logistics

MAY 27, 2021

Your 3PL can provide more space and allocate more labor and resources to your operations when your volumes are high or when you want to increase inventory, and then reduce space and labor when they’re not necessary. With the VMI model, manufacturing suppliers work with 3PLs to store goods that the manufacturer will eventually require.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. Pivot Toward Internal Manufacturing Presence.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 24, 2020

Mr. Blevins studied industrial engineering at North Carolina State, and grew up near Jefferson, NC in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In some cases this involved having multiple manufacturers in the same hotel meetings to promote bidding wars, and threatening to “insource” manufacture of components by hiring away a supplier’s engineers.

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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. Where do these trees, real and artificial, come from, and where do they go? In the U.S.

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Kanban Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2021

If you choose the ‘go it alone’ model, you’re not only on the hook for the cost of the warehouse space, you’re also responsible for the time and costs associated with all equipment, labor and resources associated with that space. Shared warehousing eliminates these risks as your 3PL flexes its space and resources to support you.

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 9, 2020

For many shippers and manufacturers, warehouse staffing has long been a major supply chain challenge. There are two reasons for this: 3PLs can pull resources from other operations. When in-house resources won’t meet volume demands, 3PLs can lean on their temporary-labor-agency partners to fill in the gaps.

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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.

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Kanban Logistics

JUNE 11, 2020

Pharmaceuticals are regulated according to Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) standards from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Pharmaceutical products in a warehouse must also be stored under “appropriate storage conditions” as specified by manufacturers. Located in Eastern North Carolina – with more than 1,000,000 sq.

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IQMS

APRIL 3, 2020

Leveraging DELMIAWORKS manufacturing ERP system, Core Technology Molding Corporation reallocates manufacturing resources to meet the spike in manufacturing demand for medical testing kits in the wake of COVID-19. Achieving Agility to Meet Rapidly Changing Manufacturing Demands.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Command center managers maintain an impenetrable focus on the resources and capabilities needed at every moment before, during and after a hurricane. Companies in or near impacted areas frequently assess their resources, ensuring they have the electricity, workforce and inventory to provide aid to storm victims whenever possible.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Content Summary: Trucks Platoon Across North Carolina Turnpike. This past summer Volvo Trucks North America announced a successful on-highway demonstration of its truck platooning technology. workspace://SpacesStore/5a96db73-c8e7-4c79-a664-770b37731d82. Click here to read the full story.

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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.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

The article goes on to say [emphasis mine]: The shift, part of what Ralph Lauren says is a long-planned action, will move warehousing and inventory management service from a North Carolina distribution center run by XPO Logistics Supply Chain Inc.—an an arm of XPO Logistics Inc.—into But the nature of logistics outsourcing is changing.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Some states are limiting corporate access to renewable energy, making it difficult for manufacturers to meet energy goals. Yet many of these manufacturers now face a challenge in accessing the clean energy they want and need, due to state policies that limit corporate renewable energy procurement.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Command center managers maintain an impenetrable focus on the resources and capabilities needed at every moment before, during and after a hurricane. Companies in or near impacted areas frequently assess their resources, ensuring they have the electricity, workforce and inventory to provide aid to storm victims whenever possible.

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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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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. Lenovo Blockchain Analysis Part 2.

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Kanban Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The FDA’s regulatory standards for the industry are referred to as Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMPs; also known as “Good Manufacturing Practice” [GMP]) standards. The warehousing provider must ensure that the storage of each drug is in line with its specific requirements as defined by the manufacturer. Lot Control.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

If your actual volumes don’t match your forecasts, you can be left paying a lot of money for resources you’re not using – or scrambling to add resources to keep up. Your 3PL can accommodate any shifts in space or resource requirements – effectively scaling your footprint to your needs as they change over time.

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IQMS

APRIL 16, 2019

Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, Core Technology Molding Corporation is a manufacturing solutions provider that focuses on delivering cost-effective, integrated and innovative solutions to the world’s leading companies. More effectively managing back office and manufacturing processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Yet plants, animals, and Native peoples thrive in this environment with resourcefulness and adaptability. Concurrent planning can allow companies to activate capabilities like agility and transparency to prevent stockouts while not building up excess inventory, as global bio-pharmaceutical manufacturer Ipsen has done.

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

Flex is the biggest company you’ve never heard of— with over 120 factories worldwide, they are contract manufacturers to companies like Nike, GE, Intel, and Apple. For example, if we’re manufacturing something in China there are labour costs, the costs to ship, plus tariffs. Basically, Flex runs supply chains.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Since graduating from the NC State Jenkins MBA program in 2006, Joydeep Ganguly has risen through the ranks at Biogen Idec – the world’s oldest independent biotechnology company and the largest biotech employer in North Carolina. The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative at NCSU played a big role in helping to shape our supply chain.

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Kanban Logistics

APRIL 15, 2021

3PLs have several staffing advantages that you likely do not have on your own: 3PLs have resources that are solely committed to the recruitment, hiring, training and retention of employees. When you partner with a 3PL for shared or dedicated warehousing , the 3PL is responsible for all staffing.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Unfortunately, The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard-bearer for classifying businesses and sectors. As an example, Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) encompasses a variety of chemical manufacturing codes including petrochemicals (3251), but none for biobased chemicals.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I helped create the first North American chapter of BVL International in the Carolinas, and we hosted two meetings at Volvo in North Carolina and Thyssen-Krupp in South Carolina. We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For logistics, this means streamlining processes, reducing waste, and optimizing resource use – for instance, loading trailers to maximum capacity to potentially reduce the number of outbound shipments. Enhanced Efficiency and Reduced Waste. ISO 9001 requires organizations to continuously improve their operations.

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Tompkins Blog

APRIL 23, 2014

the popular gas station and convenience store chain, announced last year its plans to build a manufacturing and distribution center in Burlington, North Carolina. More Resources. I love to watch as our clients grow and expand, particularly those we have worked with for several years. Sheetz Inc., Congratulations, Sheetz!

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 21, 2018

There is a growing smart cities movement aimed at helping urban residents use scarce resources more wisely. Artificial intelligence is only one of the Information Age technologies that will help us feed a growing world population using fewer resources. Driverless cars are being pursued by every major automobile manufacturer.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Enterprise Resource Planning software. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software integrates and manages all of a business’ key functions under one system, including supply chains, HR, accounting, sales, and customer relationship management (CRM). Manufacturing complexity. Here are three of the key options. Orchestrate.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2016

What you find instead are functional groups — such as Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales and Marketing, and Procurement — operating in silos, like a boat full of rowers each doing their own thing. How do you successfully align goals, metrics, and resources across functional groups? Which metrics are the right ones?

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