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Trends 2023: Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Many of the 2023 supply chain trends identified by experts address recent supply chain troubles. It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected. Johnson predicts, “Changing consumer demands and stricter government regulations will continue to push companies toward green practices in 2023. That did not happen.

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Volkswagen Selects Canada for North America Battery Production

Supply Chain Matters

The global automaker has previously indicated a strategy to establish regionally based EV supply networks to support the major markets of Europe , China , and North America. Inflation Reduction Act , which fosters consumer incentives to purchase EV vehicles if 50 percent of major battery components are produced in North America.

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Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Companies had to survive the disruptions by obtaining visibility throughout their supply chains, some may have done so through large amount of manual effort rather than more automated solutions. Source: Sea-Intelligence Source: Sea-Intelligence The number of blank sailings are at the lowest we have seen since the pandemic started.

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Top 6 Logistics Software Vendors in the US for you to consider in 2023

Locus

The North America logistics market is poised to make the leap from a whopping $1.4 It’s high time retailers, e-commerce platforms, 3PLs, FMCGs, and other logistics players in the US turn to cutting-edge logistics software to tackle the hurdles of this burgeoning industry. triillion in 2022 to $1.6

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. Its best-known brands are Vans , Timberland , The North Face , and Dickies. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. There are continuing efforts to reduce the weight of their tractor and trailers in North America. PepsiCo Foods North America introduced tractors with liftable tandem axles which can lift the second axle if the load is not too heavy.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech August 30 2023

Supply Chain Matters

In this August 30, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. That company was acquired by Coupa Software in September of 2020. Rowe Price Associates. for the first time. All rights reserved.