Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In this second Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S. unionized auto companies. Specifically for the U.S. southern states where right to work and non-union labor laws are practiced. automakers facing bankruptcy.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 24, 2015

Businesses must decide which routes to use, where to manufacture products, and whether to employ the use of a third party logistics provider. In fact, the EPA asserts that up to 40% of “tossed” computers were recycled in 2013, which has risen significantly from a startling 18% in 2007. Reuse Encourages Competition in Manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. Each year at Supply Chain Insights , we study the progress of public companies in manufacturing, retail and distribution sectors. The period of 2007-2008 was the great recession. Today, more mature supply chain teams focus on delivering value.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Ford has elected to partner with South Korean based battery manufacturer SK Innovation , in building and the joint operating of three battery production facilities, two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. Both of these U.S. states support to right-to-work laws that make it very difficult for labor unions to organize workers.

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QAD

APRIL 21, 2020

What’s more, during the great recession of 2007-09, only major automakers like GM and Chrysler got bailouts – this time, many expect suppliers will once again be denied bailouts and be forced into declaring bankruptcy. Quarantine Measures Halt Supplier Production. Things are only going to get tougher.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published. Supply chain platform matching drop-ship retailers, manufacturers, distributors and freight forwarders.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I am a manufacturing gal by training. Segment customers and suppliers against the business strategy and digitize–electronic definition of the relationships and record exchange–based on the segmentation activity. Tease out the future of your supply chain by examining how the electrons and molecules are shifting.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 20, 2013

ADVA Optical Networking, a Meiningen based manufacturer of telecommunication equipment focusing on fiber-optic transmission technology, is the winner of the Supply Chain Management Award 2013. Each year since 2006, the Supply Chain Management Award has honored the best value chain in the manufacturing industry. Top-tier finalists.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2014

In 2007 a Panamanian prosecutor announced that at least 94 people had died from taking cough medicine contaminated with toxic syrup. When there are drug shortages, mainly as a result of manufacturing shortfalls, these small players become a primary source for downstream buyers. Here are two key ones.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Founded in 2007, Shapeways is led by folks who've spent most of their careers in startups, and combine serious technical chops with an inspiring vision of what the world could be. Shapeways is a spin-out of the lifestyle incubator of Royal Philips Electronics. What is Additive Manufacturing? from our friends over at Shapeways.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. The rise of China in the past decade coincided with a global economic boom after the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub. The Rise and Rise of China. Supply Chain Dependencies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. They are the most prevalent in the consumer electronics industry. We then began the discussion on outside-in processes. Market-Driven Processes.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2014

Finally, no matter how much electronic commerce advances, companies will always have to deal with paperwork. Implement a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) fee? This process requires the collection, organization, filing and retention of well over one million documents annually [emphasis mine],” Wal-mart said.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

On Thursday, February 25, board members of Japanese electronics maker Sharp voted and agreed to a buyout by Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group. How will the move affect manufacturing for Foxconn? takeover of Nikko Cordial in 2007 and General Electric’s purchase of Japan Leasing in 1999 for US $6.9B. Foxconn as Apple’s Supplier.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Deere & Company (brand name John Deere) is famed for the manufacture and supply of machinery used in agriculture, construction, and forestry, as well as diesel engines and lawn care equipment. One of the world’s largest manufacturers of computer chips, Intel needs little introduction. Deere & Company.

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EcoVadis

JANUARY 3, 2012

In fall 2007, Gap Inc. Many sectors are vulnerable to human trafficking and slavery cases, including electronics, apparel, hospitality, and agriculture, among others. discovered that an embroidery subcontractor of one of their suppliers in India had engaged in child trafficking. According to ILO , 2.4

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

They can affect manufacturing, warehousing and transport. Examples are ERP for manufacturing, CRM for sales and operations, and TMS for transport management. Access to a site is first via a badge read electronically at the door. Within overall risk management, threats like earthquakes and storms may be critical issues.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Further, if one does a Google search on data science groups in private industry, numerous large industry groups formed just since 2007 appear. The latest smart manufacturing concept that we developed and demonstrated is the robot-on-a-cart concept for autonomous assembly or conveyer tending. Electronic Logging Devices.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Even tipping is handled electronically. For example, before Uber started in 2009, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk system was already functioning in 2007. Credit card and PayPal payments are possible, but in any case they are made through the customer’s Uber account. No cash passes between the customer and the Uber provider.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 20, 2018

Along with backpacks filled with books and electronic devices, children bring a load of other social and familial baggage with them when they enter school doors. In 2007 and 2011, the Bay State ranked among the world’s highest-achieving countries on gold-standard testing, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).”

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