OptiProERP

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

With 2024 on the horizon, more manufacturers are adopting smart manufacturing technology. Through these technologies and process enhancements, manufacturers can anticipate a new scale of innovation in 2024. Predictive maintenance is expected to grow even more in 2024 and in future years.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

This funding is reportedly contingent on preconditions which include a delayed filing of its 2023 annual report with regulators and continued negotiations with an established auto maker on a joint manufacturing agreement related to North America based production. This week, the U.S. All rights reserved.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 26, 2024

ABOUT CORNERSTONE BUILDING BRANDS Cornerstone Building Brands is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products for residential and low-rise non-residential buildings in North America. Headquartered in Cary, N.C., we serve residential and commercial customers across the new construction and repair & remodel markets.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech column has had a brisk start in our 2024 postings, and we have added this supplemental posting. In our initial 2024 posting last week, we highlighted two acquisitions related to supply chain technology providers. governmental agencies to include U.S. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 17, 2023

Recently, Courtney worked for Clarion Events North America where she was Chief Corporate Development and Strategy Officer. In her role she was responsible for acquisitions, new business, partnerships, and commercial development for Clarion North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

She also said the company planned to ask workers to return to the office five days a week in 2024. percent drop in annual sales, UPS forecast a 2024 upswing of as little as 1.1 Higher labor costs and lower package demand resulted in fourth-quarter sales and 2024 guidance that missed analysts expectations. percent in early U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 25, 2024

Manifest 2024, was bigger and better than ever and Manifest 2025 will be held February 10th – 12th, 2025 in Las Vegas. Recently, Courtney worked for Clarion Events North America where she was Chief Corporate Development and Strategy Officer.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s especially true when describing the state of the electric vehicle and battery industry heading into 2024. For more information about networking with QAD at NAATBatt 2024, contact Andreas today. There’s a saying that the more things change, the more they stay the same. The theme of this year’s NAATBatt is, “Building Capacity.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

My 2024 predictions for these modes is that ocean shipping transformation will continue. The EU has started to work on charting out a plan for that transition, but other large markets like North America and China will likely not follow them in 2024. The expansion of wind, solar and even nuclear power has expanded.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives of Amazon’s recently reported Q1-2024 financial performance. Q1-2024 Quarterly Financial Performance Once again, Amazon exceeded Wall Street and investor expectations in delivering stellar financial performance for the recent Q1 reporting period. billion in Q2-2023.

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Bulk Connection

APRIL 17, 2024

The first quarter of 2024 has been marked by steady freight activity across North America, and bulk trucking capacity has remained stable for both liquid and dry bulk freight.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Blue Yonder recently was named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 1 for the 13 th year 2 in a row. Sources: 1 Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems,” Brock Johns, Oscar Sanchez Duran, Carly West, Manav Jain, 27 March 2024.

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BlueYonder

MAY 1, 2024

Blue Yonder associate Kevin O’Donnell recently went in search of this photo during the recent solar eclipse in North America. The 2024 North American Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024, was heavily hyped due to the number of major cities in its path including Dallas, Indianapolis, and Cleveland. So what is totality?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

UPS is the largest parcel delivery company in North America. The five-year deal includes wage increases and historic new protections for working in high temperatures for UPS’s employees. The company generated over $100 billion in revenue in their last financial year. There is an interesting back story to the heat protection clauses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Just last week, my colleague Clint Reiser wrote an article about the top logistics and supply chain conferences to attend in 2024. Chad and I discussed the widespread labor constraints impacting warehouse operations across North America and Europe. I asked him to provide his perspective on today’s warehouse labor dynamics.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Access all the courses related to logistics on our website SCMDOJO Amazon Figures Here’s a breakdown of the latest Amazon figures you requested (as of April 2, 2024):* Turnover in 2023: $574 billion Profit in 2023: $30.4 billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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QAD

MARCH 14, 2024

Episode #47: 2023 Playback | Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast Summary As I sit down to write this, I’m struck by how quickly 2024 is flying by! Coming into 2024 was particularly exciting for me because we’re now in the third year of our podcast (52 episodes!) Click here to listen to the full episode.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2023

The report notes that the scope of these talks represents the largest collective bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America , upwards of 330,000 package delivery drivers and sorters. The open question is whether both parties will come to an agreement on remaining contract terms by the July 31 deadline.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Inflation Reduction Act , which fosters consumer incentives to purchase EV vehicles if 50 percent of major battery components are produced in North America. Reports had indicated that that the government of Canada agreed to subsidies of upwards of C$13 billion over a ten year period in order to land this investment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

In March 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which aims to decarbonize and advance zero-emission freight along the United States main shipping corridors. The initial charging locations will be in Colton, Barstow and Baker, California.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Freightera’s CEO, Eric Beckwitt Gives His Predictions on The Trends in Sustainability in 2024. Deglobalization will accelerate, and reshoring and localization of manufacturing will continue 2023 has seen a severe freight recession, especially in North America, with significant overcapacity and declining rates for ocean shipping as well.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

Navigate the top climate change issues set to impact the supply chain in 2024. Now, it is predicted that 2024 has a 99% chance of ranking in the top five warmest years. In fact, Resilinc’s CEO, Bindiya Vakil, named Climate Change as one of the top five supply chain megatrends for 2024. 2023 was the warmest year on record.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 1, 2023

Initial candidates are required to sit for the beta exam between October 26 to November 15, with scores tentatively planned to be available in March 2024. In the initial launch that begins on July 26, the program will consist of a beta exam being available that includes access to a learning system, and a second chance to take the exam.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

GM also abandoned a declared target to build 400,000 EV powered vehicles by the middle of 2024 reportedly to ensure that the planned new models can achieve profitability objectives.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Amazon experienced “critical fire or arc flash events” at six sites in North America with solar installations, representing about 12.7 A series of new ships will hit the water over the next two years with net fleet growth expected to exceed 9 percent next year and in 2024. percent of all applicable facilities.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to data from Bloomberg Intelligence , container trade for the Asia to North America segment fell 26 percent during Q1 of this year. The industry will likely not know the answer until 2024. Imports among the U.S. largest ports have been reportedly falling at double-digit rates for several months.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

There are added considerations for expanding this same supply network vertical integration model to North America. Orders for the 2023 model year sold out within hours and preorders for the 2024 model opened in late June. PowerCo will additionally locate a second cell factory in Valencia, Spain. Rivian Automotive.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The upswing was largely driven by trade between Asia and North America, where the volume of containers jumped 33% from the average level for the five years preceding the pandemic. That hasn’t stopped a group of businesspeople from planning to offer a new waterborne trade option along the Mississippi starting in April 2024.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 24, 2023

Poll Shows Semiconductor Manufacturers Optimistic About 2023 According to a new study from tech consultancy Accenture , 76% of semiconductor executives expect the supply chain challenges facing the semiconductor industry to be resolved by 2024. Ultimately, clean data will provide the highest quality information to guide decision-making.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

”[4]. In many ways, the economy is now driven by data.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2022

Plans call for breaking ground this summer, with production targeted to start in 2024. . billion to produce EV vehicles in North America , and VW having plans to invest $7.1 According to various industry media, at its full dimensions, this would make this facility among the largest EV auto production facilities in the U.S.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In fact, nearly 70% of consumers in North America think it’s important for a brand to be sustainable. By 2023 or 2024, we can expect that the concept of responsible supply chains will be integrated into overall “supply chain management” as a normalized best practice.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

The logistics provider has already deployed 3,000 AMRs globally with over 2,000 in North America. Stefano Perego, vice president of customer fulfilment and global ops services for North America and Europe at Amazon, outlined how the company is using AI when it comes to logistics. billion between 2022 and 2024.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In fact, nearly 70% of consumers in North America think it’s important for a brand to be sustainable. By 2023 or 2024, we can expect that the concept of responsible supply chains will be integrated into overall “supply chain management” as a normalized best practice.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Previous industry experience includes president and CEO of Port America Group and president and CEO of P&O Ports North America. By 2024, Port of Virginia will once again be the deepest port on the US East Coast with 55’ channels and two-way traffic for the largest vessels calling our coast.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

I have learned so much from our sponsors and readers, both through their commentaries and user conferences, and look forward to more of the same in 2024. Americold employs 17,000 people worldwide and operates more than 24 temperature-controlled warehouses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

New Jersey-based Maersk North America will deploy the battery-powered flying cameras to handle the “difficult, repetitive, and tedious” task of warehouse inventory management, which is says requires workers to work at heights and produces a quality of data that is often questioned. Maritime containership giant A.P.

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