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.

Manufacturing Procurement 59

Manufacturing Procurement Negotiating Skills Optimal Sourcing Procurement 59

NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2018

Following a project we did last fall, Lenovo’s Data Centre Group (DCG) at Morrisville, North Carolina is seeking to identify and explore its opportunities for process improvement and supply chain efficiency by leveraging Blockchain. This project is the e xtension of an executive workshop we ran last fall.

Vendor Strategies 40

Vendor Strategies Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction 40

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.

Data 52

Data Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

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.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

Manufacturing Procurement Chemicals Supply Chain Design Software Purchasing Skills 60