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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

Rivian Automotive is now free to sell its EV parcel vans to other parcel carriers, and added reinforcement from multiple ocean container shipping carriers that the existing industry volume declines could extend for two to three years. based Alabama and Georgia production facilities. factory workers an 11 percent pay increase this year.

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Supply Chain Risk Report: Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Resilinc

An invasion would send prices for both fuels higher, leading to more inflation, rising costs for a wide range of commodities including food, as well as freight surcharges and impacts on downstream markets. And electronics, automotive, aerospace, food, healthcare, and other industries would see supply allocations and revenue impacts.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up: March 4 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In January, Supply Chain Matters highlighted an announcement from electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive disclosing plans to invest in a second volume manufacturing facility be located near Atlanta, Georgia with production operations being planned for 2024. EV Start-Up Rivian Encounters Order Fallout From a Price Hike Decision.

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Top 10 Benefits of Third-Party Warehousing Solutions

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

According to a study by the Georgia Institute of Technology , less than 30% of warehouses in the U.S. A quality 3PL provider like BR Williams will treat your freight like it’s our own. An expert 3PL provider can handle receiving and order fulfillment, all based on your unique business demands. Operate Efficiently.

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The STORD Story with Sean Henry

The Logistics of Logistics

He founded STORD along with co-founder Jacob Boudreau after experiencing the challenges of fragmentation and disconnected technology of the third-party logistics industry (3PL) first-hand while working in supply chain optimization for a global automotive manufacturer in Germany. Sean attended Georgia Tech prior to founding STORD.

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Rivian Automotive’s 2022 Performance and Planned 2023 Objectives

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights Rivian Automotive ’s reported Q4 and full-year financial and operational performance along with plans for the next two years. The automaker is forecasting a loss, excluding interest and amortization of $4.3 billion in 2023, and reaching positive gross profit by 2024.

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Achieving Seamless Intermodal Operations: Resolving a Persistent Bottleneck

American Global Logistics

TRANSLOADING SHIPPING: “With transloading shipping, freight is loaded and unloaded, depending on where the cargo is in the supply chain process and the mode of transportation. At each supply chain transfer point, freight moves via containment modules.” O’Reilly Automotive said it’s now seeing less pressure from transportation costs.