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

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Curtis is hosting the industry’s first live LTL Mastermind Event, November 9 th and 10 th in High Point, North Carolina. Curtis’ career has taken him through LTL operations – both driver and dock, Weights and Research, pricing, yield management, strategy, sales, and technology. The Greenscreens.ai

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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. This will also involve negotiating with government agencies to negotiate data streams that will meet their requirements.

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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. If we stock out – our stock price drops. But we didn’t know how that was going to go.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

With the VMI model, manufacturing suppliers work with 3PLs to store goods that the manufacturer will eventually require. As we’re dealing with big facilities with big capabilities and big equipment, you might expect that 3PL warehousing will come with a big price tag. Everything is negotiable. Vendor-managed inventory (VMI).

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 23, 2020

pricing and negotiation, ordering and replenishment, inventory management) is not. With VMI, the supplier of the materials retains ownership of the inventory until it is delivered to you. Based in Eastern North Carolina, Kanban Logistics is a true manufacturing logistics specialist.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

I read earlier this week that Hershey said it would fall short of meeting demand for the Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons this year, blaming a scarcity of raw ingredients and difficulties in securing suppliers. The company is relying on price increases to boost growth. So I guess we better start stocking up for Halloween now.

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