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COVID-19’s Immediate Impact on the Automotive Supplier Industry

QAD

million units in 2020, down 13.8% If we use North America as an example of what is happening globally, many suppliers in North America were forced to halt production in March due to quarantine measures. These mega-mergers started in 2020 planning to address these structural issues, and then COVID-19 hit. million units.

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Not Just Another Automotive Industry Transformation

LevaData

By 2009, the automotive sector was drowning in an $80B crisis—all while continuing to suffer from overcapacity and market saturation. One such company that would benefit from this industry impasse was Tesla, which was close to shuttering the operation amid the 2009 auto crisis. Take, for example, the 2008 housing crisis. auto sales.

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Lights out: China’s energy woes hamper supply chains

Resilinc

But mining companies are facing serious headwinds: a series of mining accidents and Premier Xi Jinping’s 2020 pledge to cut coal usage as part of the country’s response to climate change. The world’s largest exporter since 2009, Chinese producers shipped $2.5 But China is the top concern for supply chain managers.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: By the Numbers: IBM's Supply.

Supply Chains Rock

billion in 2009. billion North America; $12.2 billion Latin America. MIT Supply Chain 2020. . - Supplier Connection - a collective portal for buying from small and medium businesses reached $150B. - $1.5 billion in First-Tier Spending with Diverse Suppliers - up from $1.4 Spending by location, $12.3 billion Asia Pac; $7.5

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International Women’s Day 2022

Enterra Insights

The organizers, members of the Socialist Party of America, wanted it to be on a Sunday so that working women could participate.) Ghez [2020]). Yonath [2009]; Frances Arnold [2018]; Emmanuelle Charpentier [2020]; and Jennifer Doudna [2020]. Greider [2009]; May-Britt Moser [2014]; and Tu Youyou [2015].

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Five Ways to Drive a High-Performance, Cross-Border Automotive Supply Chain

TMC

million vehicles, and was ranked seventh-largest vehicle producer in the world and number one in Latin America. Since 2009, U.S. Department of Commerce estimates that Mexico may surpass Korea by 2020 to become the sixth largest worldwide vehicle producer with more than 5 million vehicles. According to the U.S. Common pitfalls.

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L’Oreal: A Beautiful Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. We studied this pre and post-recession. Here I share their story.