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Told You So Moment for Akio Toyoda

Supply Chain Matters

billion Michigan battery production facility. billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan comes as some analysts question whether the U.S. In his leadership of Toyota , he had openly questioned the ongoing timelines of the global auto industry’s wholesale transformation toward an all-electric model offerings.

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ScottsMiracle-Gro Improves Distribution System in Sustainability and Customer Service

Supply Chain Network

Since 2009, when ScottsMiracle-Gro began implementing its new distribution model, the Company has reduced the number of miles traveled to ship products to home center customers by approximately one-third. “We The warehouse is part of ScottsMiracle-Gro’s high-service distribution model that the Company began implementing across the U.S.

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Labor Strike Targeting the Three U.S. Automakers- Update Two

Supply Chain Matters

Some progress has been disclosed, specifically that Ford has agreed to reinstate cost-of-living wage adjustments that were eliminated in 2009, along with what is described as an enhanced profit sharing element to wage structure. He has further been a former faculty member at the University of Michigan.

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The Evolving Supply Chain Skills of the Workforce

Material Handling & Logistics

Pero, department chair, Supply Chain Management, with Michigan State University. In fact, a study from 2009 found that nearly 96% of all managers and executives are extroverts. “We are hearing from our corporate partners who are looking for talent, that the required skill sets have changed,” says Cheri Speier?Pero,

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Can you WFH & Walk?

NC State SCRC

He obtained his MBA from NC State’s Poole College of Management Jenkins MBA program in 2009 and his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1997. About the Author Craig Lukasik is a technologist who thrives on using technology to enhance business outcomes and fuel innovation.

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Rivian: Navigating Supply Chain and Operational Challenges and Embracing Growth

SCMDOJO

Introduction Founded in 2009, Rivian Automotive, Inc. The company operates additional facilities in Palo Alto and Carson, California; Plymouth, Michigan; Vancouver, British Columbia; Wittmann, Arizona; and Woking, England.

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[INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America

GlobalTranz

percent, 214,500 jobs), Michigan (13.5 percent), Michigan’s 2nd (57,500 jobs, 18.6 The principal causes of manufacturing job losses were growing trade deficits, especially with China, Mexico, and other low-wage nations, and the weak recovery from the Great Recession since 2009. percent, 491,900 jobs), Wisconsin (16.3