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The Next Frontier in Food Logistics with Alexis Mizell-Pleasant

The Logistics of Logistics

She has a background in journalism and a diverse resume of experience in many communications roles for companies like the Medical University of South Carolina, Amazon, and a major non-profit in the city of Charleston, SC. She holds a master’s degree in communication from Johns Hopkins University and she is a U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

South Carolina prohibits importation of some birds due to avian flu. Of these 37 projects, 23 are in the US, which brings Amazon’s total clean energy procurement in the US from 7.2 Amazon on path to reach 100% renewable energy by 2025. USPS slowing first-class package delivery to lower costs. GW to 10.4

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- February 24 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Further reported was that Boeing CFO Brain West had indicated last week that 787 production was paused at the North Charlestown, South Carolina facility to address issues related to fuselages built by supplier Spirit AeroSystems. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Hitendra Chaturvedi’s Reality Check

Resilinc

There are a lot of hard-headed realists in the procurement and supply chain profession. South Carolina is 11th after years as number one. Texas has dropped from 2nd in 2020 to 13th in 2021. According to the data, the most jobs are coming from Korea, predominantly by way of foreign direct investment in EV battery manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

with more than 75 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina , and South Carolina. will reportedly be one of the largest fully interoperable chassis pools in the U.S., No financial details were disclosed regarding this acquisition.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Procurement will play a key role in monitoring supply base conditions.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- August 17 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. The aircraft manufacturer also made a prior decision to centralize final assembly of 787 at its South Carolina facility. Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. Supply Chain Driven Inflation Moderates in July. Across the U.S. ,