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A Look Back at the Automotive Industry in 2022

Resilinc

automotive industry was battered in 2022, with its sales dropping about 8% from 2021 to 13.7 million vehicles, a sales total not seen since 2011. In this blog, we’ll take a look at the supply chain trends that shaped the automotive industry in 2022. GM was an exception with U.S. sales up by 2.5%

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Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World

Logistics Viewpoints

The company continued to grow during COVID even as the industry shrank. Back in late 2011, “we knew we were reaching an inflection point,” Mr. Schwartz explained. SwissLog was selected as the implementation partner and the source of the warehouse control software that links AutoStore to Medline’s warehouse management system.

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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. Autoliv is the world’s largest safety system supplier in automotive industry. Autoliv is the largest supplier of safety systems to the automotive industry. The implementation was not trivial.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston. I argued for industry collaboration to define and drive process innovation. We don’t have a clear industry definition of supply chain excellence. He retired handsomely with the equity from the sale of his company and is no longer active in the industry.

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3 Top Challenges of Modern Material Handling and How the Industry is Tackling Them

USC Consulting Group

The material handling industry is the backbone of globalized supply chains. According to the 2023 MHI Annual Industry Report , 74% of supply chain leaders are increasing technology spending. 3: Controlling emissions Carbon emissions are a huge problem for major industries, and material handling is no exception.

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How is AI Revolutionizing Supply Chain Risk Management? 

Resilinc

For example, in the life sciences industry, biopharma companies increasingly rely on contract manufacturing and development organizations (CDMOs) to address biologics manufacturing production and capacity demand. In some cases, it feels like AI is just starting to take off. Understand the nuances of multi-tier mapping vs AI mapping here ).

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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. For instance, during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota’s robust supply chain resilience allowed it to quickly recover and restore operations.