Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2022

This week, in conjunction with General Motors reporting of Q2-2022 financial performance, the auto maker disclosed that it had secured strategic supply agreements to support one million electric powered vehicles in North America by 2025. or North America presence. Some Broader Context. All rights reserved. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Can I secure a dedicated ship to see me through near-term shortages? Likewise, labor can’t do its thing when there are severe equipment shortages, and rectifying those shortages requires difficult-to-source raw materials. How do I get shipment X out of Long Beach? Can I stack two more levels of containers on every chassis?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The company sources goods from 34,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. The company is piloting secure lockers for stock at their major sites.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Diversity of sources (carriers + vendors + customers). The same is true of supply chain network data, which require the latest data tools and services for ingestion, processing, automation, security and virtualization, governance and the like. Supply chain network data must be complete, accurate, fast and secure. Consumability.

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Logility

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Possessing a core Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Supply Chain competency, our professional services organization is one of the largest dedicated implementation practices in North America made up of proven certified consultants. About Logility. These factors include, but are not limited to, continuing U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Over the past two decades this company’s focus has been in the areas of electrical distribution, control systems, building automation and security. Last week, the company conducted its 2022 Innovation Summit meeting for North America , bringing together customers, partners, suppliers and others.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

As an example, the Transportation Manager at Kimberly-Clark discussed the results their company has achieved with Blue Yonder: “Blue Yonder transportation management immediately began generating up to $14 million a year in freight cost reductions in North America compared to our previous manual methods.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In this update, we highlight General Motors announced deal with GlobalFoundries to secure semiconductor chip capacity, the building frustrations on the lack of progress in negotiations involving a new labor contract for U.S. West Coast ports, and data related to increased adoption of robotics for North America production needs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

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. That said many countries are struggling to accommodate the new sources of power into grids designed for fossil fuel power generation.

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AIMMS

MARCH 2, 2021

This is a guest entry by Sander van Lokven, General Manager at Districon Solutions North America, an AIMMS implementation partner. S&OE] deals with all the issues stemming from actual demand and supply (source: Gartner ).”. How many data sources are typically connected to S&OP and S&OE apps? Not really.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

Last week the EV start-up announced that it has secured $150 million in needed financing by issuing $166 million worth of notes to an existing investor. Lucid Secures Needed Added Funding Luxury EV auto maker Lucid Motors reported both Q4 and 2023 financial and operational performance that disappointed investors.

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Resilinc

MARCH 14, 2023

Key goals of the blueprint are to improve raw material sourcing, supply domestic processing of lithium, and encourage recycling lithium. From where will the US source materials? The main mission of this task force is to accelerate the development of a sustainable domestic lithium battery supply chain in North America.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Technology must be employed that supports securely sharing all relevant information between internal stakeholders and suppliers, and it must support effective planning and transparency for project teams. Some suites have embedded MDM capabilities that can unify data across the enterprise and fix issues at the source.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

Deep Impact (1998) In Deep Impact , a comet strikes the earth, creating a mega-tsunami that devastates the Atlantic coasts of North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. An attack on a symbol of political power like the White House would likely lead to increased security measures globally.

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RFgen

AUGUST 10, 2023

Compare that to mobile barcoding, with standard connectors—and certified integrations—with most major ERP systems, leverage only your ERP database as the single source of truth. Integrations One of the most helpful features of mobile barcoding is its ability to communicate with any data source, hardware or software. Industry 4.0

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Learn more on how to overcome today’s supply chain challenges by securing the free guide, 8 Winning Strategies to Combat Supply Shortages. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Consultancy UK).

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

announced it had secured its largest investment to date. The partnership will kick off by first sourcing Walmart’s California stores with Plenty’s leafy greens from its Compton farm. Nearly three years ago to the day, I wrote that vertical farming was going help with supply chain efficiency. Maritime containership giant A.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

The combined company is to be headquartered in North America and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Graves indicated in an interview with Bloomberg that the combined entity will have a “ focus on building a supply chain in the Americas, as US automakers look for non-Chinese sources of the battery metal.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

This technology is deployed among regulators, law enforcement, and national security agencies, as well as over 100 of the world’s largest public and private companies. Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. governmental agencies to include U.S.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 13, 2022

And just as petroleum resources shaped the geopolitics of the last 100 years, control of the battery minerals needed to electrify transport and decarbonize energy utilities has become a critical national security issue for the 21st Century. Since declaring in June 2021 that China’s dominance of critical minerals supply chains threatened U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Meanwhile, supply chain risk management solutions can be used to monitor the financial health of upstream vendors so that alternative sources of supply can be secured promptly if key vendors are in trouble. This needs to be done carefully, a company needs to make sure they don’t force their key vendors into bankruptcy.

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Elementum

MARCH 27, 2018

However, as standards for sourcing become more strict, these big players may lose business if they fail to provide visibility into their supply chains. It’s estimated that locating enough new sources to meet these demand spikes would take about 30 years — a long-term solution for a short-term need. Demand Intensifies. Conclusion.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 10, 2019

They drive benefits such as improved business planning and improved sourcing, procurement and supplier management. Blockchain’s ability to provide transparency while protecting data’s intrinsic security, veracity and above all, value, will make it useful to supply chain infrastructure. Data analytics will get simpler.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

It’s a comfort to know, for instance, that B2B marketplaces offer an extra level of security: all those trading within a marketplace are verified businesses that can be trusted as commercial partners, and there is support provided at various steps of the purchasing process and subsequent transactions. billion.

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Elementum

MARCH 27, 2018

However, as standards for sourcing become more strict, these big players may lose business if they fail to provide visibility into their supply chains. It’s estimated that locating enough new sources to meet these demand spikes would take about 30 years — a long-term solution for a short-term need. Demand Intensifies. Conclusion.

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Despite the persistance of some strong fundamentals , 2020 may signal the true turning point in the shift to renewable sources for energy companies. This is not an isolated phenomenon: Norway has been divesting a number of funds of oil and gas investments, especially from high-carbon emission sources like Canadian oil sands.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Source Amazon Product Range One of the key drivers of Amazon’s success in logistics is the sheer breadth of its product range. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia. Sales by Region/Country: North America is likely the biggest contributor (395.64

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

A modern, multi-modal Tier 1 TMS can now take data from all sources, cleanse it and use it. Think about it as another type of API/EDI – as a different way to communicate securely between partners. That way, information can be shared but remain secure. Small but mighty. There are more than 500,000 TL carriers in the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2018

project44 Secures $45M in Funding to Expand its Advanced Visibility Platform. For Cloud Logistics, this acquisition will help the company expand its solution footprint (which today is mostly over-the-road and intermodal transportation) and grow its geographic presence beyond North America. E2open Acquires Cloud Logistics.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2023

This agreement has been characterized by The Wall Street Journal as being the largest collective bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America. This announcement follows the announcement of a tentative agreement that was reached in late July. economy and for industry supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 7, 2020

“Blockchain democratizes the supply chain, enabling a secure, transparent network with all participants. Supply chains will be able to procure, source, manufacture and handle logistics across a broad array of players including small to medium businesses. . Quantum: Supply chains will have new possibilities with Quantum.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Samsung has implemented a number of initiatives to secure its supply by fostering long-term relationships, growth and stability with key suppliers and customers. has more than 3,000 stores worldwide, with a majority of those located in North America. Learn more: 3 Successful Companies Practising Just-In-Time Systems 5.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In addition to Target, Amazon, Costco, Home Depot and Wal-Mart are among the large retailers that have chartered container ships to move goods from Asia to North America. It requires our technical team to undertake pre-planning for stowage and securing of the containers to ensure a safe and efficient voyage,” said one charter operator.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

CX North America Information Services Inc. Ad hoc reporting introduces additional data security controls to allow users operating in the multi-tenant SaaS environment to leverage self-service, custom report development. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX. 3Gtms Releases 3G-TM Version 16.1. in December.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. Peak season is generally between August and the end of October, which means securing capacity during that time requires additional planning. Sources: * IANA. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping.

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Gravity Supply Chain

JULY 9, 2020

Imagine a time when shipping routes get fully optimized, the evaluation of carrier performance levels is simple, levels of cargo security get significantly improved, and potential risks to your supply chain reduce substantially. Our products support industry needs, spanning areas such as: Sourcing. This time should be NOW!

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

This week, the South China Morning Post reported ( Paid subscription or metered view ) that Tesla has additionally temporarily halted some production at the Giga Shanghai battery production facility for planned assembly line upgrade needs according to state-owned Shanghai Securities News. Rivian Automotive.

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