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[INFOGRAPHIC] Manufacturing Innovation Hubs Revitalize American Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

Location: Raleigh, NC. The Integrated Photonics Institute will “establish a state-of-the-art in the design, manufacture, testing, assembly, and packaging of complex photonic integrated circuits that combine a variety of photonic and electronic components to achieve functionality.” Website: [link]. Launched – 1/24/2014.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Raleigh-Durham-Cary N.C. For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. tops decade’s metro % growth.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Raleigh-Durham-Cary N.C. For centuries, the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. Did You Know That ….

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Challenges and possible solutions for local seafood supply chains

Supply Chain View from the Field

There has been a 36% decrease in seafood packaging capacity since 2000. But the low supply of seafood is the major driver, not the packaging capacity. Between 2000 and 2011 the number of commercial licenses has dropped to 3700. There is not much there. There is generally excess capacity for packing.

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Asia Supply Chain Excellence Report: Issue, January 2013

Tompkins Blog

In such industries, failure to monitor materials, quality and packaging can result in the product being detained and the supply chain being disrupted. Raleigh, NC 27616.' Compliance with industry or corporate standards has a strong impact on industries such as toys, apparel and electronics. Logistics failure. Tompkins International.

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Advantages of Basing Your Distribution Center in North Carolina

Kanban Logistics

These specialized inbound services include JIT delivery, kitting, packaging, VMI and other services that are essential to keeping manufacturing supply chains in motion. More rural locations such as in the Eastern part of the state have even lower costs – despite their ideal logistics footprints – than Raleigh and other metropolitan areas.

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Omni-Channel Supply Chains Are Changing Everything You Ever Learned in School…

Supply Chain View from the Field

His insights and presence were most appreciated by everyone, especially given the snowfall we were experiencing in Raleigh last night! Some people even want to be told what two hour window the delivery will fall into.