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Two Automakers Make Senior Supply Chain and Procurement Executive Leadership Changes

Supply Chain Matters

Rivian acquired the former Mitsubishi Motors automotive assembly production facility in Normal, Illinois which began production operations in September of 2021. Stellantis Senior Procurement Leadership Change. Marlo Vitous has been named Senior Vice President of Purchasing and Supply Chain for North America effective June 1.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

Scope 1 emissions include direct emissions from the company’s owned and controlled sources. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy. Supplier relationships need to move from transactional deals to true sourcing partnerships with their most important suppliers. PepsiCo has farmers they directly source from.

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Rivian’s Missed 2022 Production Performance and Executive Turnover

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports that Rivian Automotive fell short of its 2022 vehicle production goal and that several top executives have departed the company, including the company’s purchasing head. In December 2021, the company announced plans to invest in a second U.S. production facility to be located east of Atlanta, Georgia.

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50 Online Resources for Aspiring Supply Chain Scholars

Supply Chain Opz

Understand online consumer behavior via Think With Google Google has provided lots of data for you to understand what, when, why and how customers make online purchase via the interactive data. Manage your time and your team with Trello Organize and brainstorm your ideas with team mate with the software called Trello.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 2-6, 2015)

Talking Logistics

UPS Accelerates Use of Routing Optimization Software to Reduce 100 Million Miles Driven. BNSF oil train derails in rural Illinois; two cars aflame (Reuters). Uber acquires mapping startup deCarta (Mashable). New JDA Capabilities Help to Deliver a Seamless Response to Supply Chain Disruptions. FMCSA Should Heed Calls to Fix CSA (ATA).

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A Holistic Smart City Strategy Requires a Digital Twin

Enterra Insights

Without a holistic vision and strategy, technologies purchased to enhance one city system might not be compatible with technology utilized to enhance other urban systems. … Information from 500 different sources, such as traffic cameras, 911 data, radar detectors and weather stations, feeds into Chattanooga’s digital twin.

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New Developments Among Electric Vehicle Automotive Players

Supply Chain Matters

Reportedly, new tooling that can produce vehicles with smaller battery packs has been delayed in China. The implication is that consumers hoping to purchase an EV model from VW or any of its other brands will more than likely have to wait until 2023. Plans call for running two-shifts a week sometime in the second half.