Kanban Logistics
APRIL 17, 2023
With this model, every item that the manufacturing operation could require – from nuts and bolts to packaging materials – was kept on-hand by the manufacturer “just in case” it was needed. The pandemic – and resulting disruptions – highlighted several weak points in the modern supply chain, particularly in the sourcing of component products.
Material Handling & Logistics
DECEMBER 2, 2018
Amazon has launched the Delivery Service Partners, a funding operation that aims to help individuals launch and run their own logistics companies to deliver Amazon packages. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Warehouse Automation. Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user.
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The Logistics of Logistics
MAY 17, 2022
When you were looking at what that means, being more sustainable, it starts all the way back at product design and how we design our products, the materials we’re using, the factories we’re using, where it comes from, and packaging, every step of the way. I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 26, 2021
The future of supply chain includes a return to dual-sourcing and other practices of redundancy to mitigate risk, but buffers don’t have to explode. Reducing reliance on scarce raw materials, reusing existing materials, and recycling those at end of life alleviates strain on sourcing in a constrained world.
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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. anufacturing needs specifications from design for equipment calibration, sourcing needs the specifications for outsourced components).
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 5, 2022
According to a FedEx spokesperson, adding more robotics to its operations could help improve the safety and efficiency of FedEx package handling operations globally. Samsung has two big factories in China while SK Hynix Inc is buying Intel Corp’s NAND flash memory chips manufacturing business in China. That’s all for this week.
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