Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Companies knew this, which is why 93% of senior supply chain leaders surveyed in May 2020 by consulting firm McKinsey planned to increase inventories of key products and materials while also diversifying their supply base and localizing or regionalizing both supply and production.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Global Network, 48% of the supply chain professionals in their 2023 survey on Next Generation Talent did not feel the technology at their company helps them do their job efficiently and effectively. Building capabilities for supply chain orchestration, automation, and scale requires modernizing legacy, disconnected systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

These Generation Z graduates are strengthening an existing trend – 50% of millennials surveyed in an APICS report cited a strong corporate environmental responsibility program as a key factor in choosing an employer. Will you equip me for the journey? Talent may be attracted to the field, but are you ready to retain and develop them?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

In MIT’s State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2021 , 80% of executives surveyed said the pandemic either had no impact on their commitment or increased it. Supply chain sustainability is a higher priority than ever. PwC reports that almost half of assets under management are held by investment firms committed to decarbonization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A survey by boom! Previously she served in roles as director of Analytical Consulting Services at the University of North Carolina Health Care System, senior manager of the Advanced Analytics Customer Liaison Group in SAS’ Research and Development Division, and Director of the SAS Global Academic Program.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

5 Principles for Navigating the Digital Fog Around AI in Supply Chain ; Polly Mitchell-Guthrie ( Kinaxis ) The scariest drive of my life took place on a summer’s night in the North Carolina mountains returning from a longer-than-expected hike.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Starting next week, Amazon will start actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Experts from North Carolina State University and GEP conducted a survey on supply chain, procurement and IT leaders to determine their challenges and priorities, focusing on examining gaps in the supply chain.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Ask to see the facility’s pest control plan and survey the warehouse yourself to look for signs of infiltration (holes in the building, droppings, insects, etc.). Turn to Kanban Logistics for a North Carolina Food-Grade Warehouse Kanban Logistics specializes in food-grade and pharmaceutical warehousing in Eastern North Carolina.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The most recent McKinsey Global Survey on AI shows a 25% increase in use by companies over the prior year, a trend that shows no signs of slowing. Mitchell-Guthrie has an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also received her BA in political science as a Morehead Scholar.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

North Carolina State Poole College of Management recently produced this 28 page report entitled “ 2019 Supply Chain Data Quality and Governance Study ”. The report contains some great illustrations of the current state of Data governance across the organizations that were surveyed, with a specific focus on the supply chain.

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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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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) in North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management is one of several partners in a five- year, $3.9 million grant-funded project to build and evaluate supply chains for local farmers and fishers to supply large-scale markets in North Carolina.

North Carolina 60

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2021

According to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, “Consumer spending on Halloween-related items is expected to reach an all-time high of $10.14 billion, up from $8.05 billion in 2020.”[4] Witches, fly carefully!”

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2023

Raleigh, North Carolina based First Citizens , is ranked as the 30 th largest U.S. The report cites a global survey published last year indicating that over one-third of business leaders cannot generate meaningful insights from acquired data with a similar amount indicating being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of data.

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Resilinc

APRIL 26, 2022

Amgen, which broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in North Carolina in March, describes its advanced technology as FleXBatch. In fact, a recent survey of life science firms’ CFOs by BDO , found that 29% of U.S.-only Not all firms use the term “continuous manufacturing” nor mean the same thing when they use it.

Pharmaceutical 62

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Both of these assessments are described in the ratings description , as follows: “Through a process developed by North Carolina State University professor Robert Handfield, a review is conducted of publicly available information, as well as interviews and surveys of corporate procurement specialists.”

North Carolina 40

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Elementum

JUNE 13, 2019

2] Sixty-five percent of respondents in MHI’s 2019 survey rated hiring qualified workers as extremely or very challenging. Hiring qualified talent is one of the single biggest challenges facing supply chain companies. [1] 1] The demand for supply chain professionals exceeds supply by six to one. [2] These results support previous research.

Gartner 60

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Both pointed out some critical points that are indeed challenges for the seafood supply chain in North Carolina, as well as some avenues to explore that may drive solutions. First, Gary pointed out that 91% of the seafood in North Carolina is imported! ” Most of the fishermen in NC are “dayboat people”.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 22, 2017

The results of our survey found that 68% of companies in America agree that their decisions were definitely impacted by a lack of solid data. Of the traditional six dimensions to data quality, Accuracy ranks the highest priority among the procurement professionals we surveyed, followed by validity and completeness.

Government 40

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EC Sourcing Group

APRIL 7, 2020

I like to speak to people but as a practical matter you may need to email or survey the lowest risk ones. As the late Jim Valvano, who was the former North Carolina State basketball coach, was fond of saying about the NCAA tournament “survive and advance.”. What is the most current financial information we have?

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 17, 2023

If the LMI, which surveys supply chain industry leaders, has a reading above 50, it means there has been growth in the market, while any reading below fifty indicates market contraction. Walmart now offers customers drone delivery service through these vendors in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. .

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Enterra Insights

JULY 26, 2018

” A recent survey concluded either is acceptable and both refer to the same phenomenon. And truck platooning is being experimented with in North Carolina. It doesn’t even mean anything any more.”[1] Supply chain digital disruption and digitization. ” Rio Tinto is using autonomous vehicles in its mining operations.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In North Carolina alone, more than 1,000 roads are closed and the city of Wilmington—a port town—remains cut off with no road access in or out of the city. Flood waters have closed portions of I-95 in North Carolina, as shown here near the town of Lumberton.

North Carolina 79

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Through a process developed by North Carolina State University professor Robert Handfield, a review is conducted of publicly available information, as well as interviews and surveys of corporate procurement specialists. Supply Chain Resource Cooperative: Social Responsibility Rating.

North Carolina 15

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

In a recent Gartner survey of supply chain professionals, 65% said the answer is yes.”[2] Experiments with truck platoons (three vehicles, one manned and two autonomous) are currently being conducted in North Carolina. That debate may well be over. Big Data and Advanced Analytics. Blockchain.

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AFFLINK

JANUARY 26, 2017

While supply data has been siloed in the past, more organizations are looking to build IT systems that use value-based reimbursement models, according to a 2016 Black Book survey. In 2016, Caldwell Memorial Hospital in North Carolina, for instance, reported that it saved $2.62 Assign Team Responsibilities Clearly.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 27, 2020

… The finding comes from research and consulting firm Great Place to Work, which surveyed about 500,000 U.S. 3] North Carolina State University, “ Study finds diversity boosts innovation in US companies ,” EurekAlert!, employees at nearly 800 public and privately owned companies, most of them based in the U.S.

Innovation 100

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Early pioneers of this approach include the states of Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia. According to the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) 2018 Survey of State Procurement Practices: 32 state central procurement offices are funded by state appropriations.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Early pioneers of this approach include the states of Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia. According to the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) 2018 Survey of State Procurement Practices: 32 state central procurement offices are funded by state appropriations.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JULY 22, 2020

Amazon now expects to need twice as many workers at a North Carolina fulfillment center than earlier anticipated. The share of companies in an annual survey that said they have automated reporting or handling processes fell to 15% this year. South Korean steel maker Posco is closing a 50-year-old mill under declining demand.

North Carolina 10

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

We do an annual data governance survey with IBM every year, and according to the responses it takes the average manager a couple of hours every day to find the data they need just to do their job. Inspired by this experience, he started the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) at North Carolina (NC) State University.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

The top 10 states ranked by total manufacturing employment in 2013 are California (1,251,400 jobs), Texas (871,700 jobs), Ohio (662,100 jobs), Illinois (579,600 jobs), Pennsylvania (563,500 jobs), Michigan (555,300 jobs), Indiana (491,900 jobs), Wisconsin (458,400 jobs), New York (455,100 jobs), and North Carolina (442,500 jobs).

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 14, 2020

As a result of this support, we were able to obtain 876 responses to our survey making this one of the most comprehensive studies addressing data quality and governance in the supply chain. We believe this to be the largest continuous study on this subject.

Government 10

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Shopping and consumer activities such as restaurant visits may have been affected in North Carolina and South Carolina in the aftermath of Florence, which made landfall on Sept. Estimates for overall retail sales in the Bloomberg survey ranged from gains of 0.3% Economists’ Forecasts.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 21, 2018

Last year, a survey conducted by Strategy Analytics concluded, “41% of respondents believe that artificial intelligence will enrich their lives, with consumers in China and India being most likely to embrace the technology.”[1] Those are valid concerns; however, in this article, I want to focus on the brighter side of AI.

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