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The Plant-Based Meat Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Beyond Meat won a patent in December 2016 for a process of producing a “nutrient-dense meat structured protein product.” billion in 2017 and is expected to surge to over $8 billion by 2026. One report I saw indicated that the market for plant-based protein and lab-created meat alternatives could be worth as much as $85 billion by 2030.

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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

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And importantly, The EU’s new series of proposed targets and reforms, contained in its Green Deal Industrial Plan, aims to ensure that at least 40% of the EU’s low-carbon technologies will be made within its borders by 2030. For instance, Ford recently announced a significant investment in an Indonesian nickel factory set to open in 2026.

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The (Potential) Value of Labeling in the Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

1] Electric vehicle driven demand for lithium-ion battery raw materials such as cobalt and copper is expected to increase 10x by 2026. [2]. Cobalt, a critical component in lithium ion batteries, has had prices triple since 2016. [3] Image source: “Electric Vehicle Outlook 2018 | Bloomberg New Energy Finance.”

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Engine Reliability and Supply Surfaces for Commercial Aircraft Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

Since its introduction in 2016, the innovative Pratt GTF has been dogged by a series of reliability and manufacturing quality issues. In the specific case of the Airbus A320 neo narrow aisle family, backlogs now extend to the year 2030. Initially, problems centered on metal composition of the engines, complex turbo fans.

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

IBP fully integrates strategy with rolling forecasts , with a process for enterprise resource reallocation and with a corporate communication plan (Van Hove, 2016). Mercedes Benz however sought to replace robots on its production lines with human labor, finding it just too costly to constantly reprogram the robots (Industryweek, 2016).