Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides key highlights and added supply chain and production perspectives on Tesla ’s recent report of Q1-2024 financial performance. billion, a reflection of increased price discounting and a building inventory of unsold vehicles. Financial headlines included quarterly total revenue declining 9 percent to $21.3

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Just-In-Time inventory management approach revolutionized manufacturing forever. What is Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Management? Its central mission is to curtail inventory expenses and amplify operational efficiency by timing the receipt of goods to coincide with their actual need in the manufacturing cycle.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

Background In prior Supply Chain Matters commentaries, we have highlighted ongoing production and supply chain challenges related to high profile EV start-ups Rivian Automotive and Lucid. Once more, the company has a stated goal to produce upwards of 22,000 vehicles in 2024. All rights reserved.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

For supply chain managers charged with semiconductor procurement, this statement from TSMC CEO CC Wei may be of the more direct interest. in revenue growth over Q2 2021, TSMC acknowledged that a portion of its extraordinary growth arose from customers stockpiling large inventories. While reporting 76% YOY growth in profit and 43.5%

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The automotive industries–with the poorest capabilities to plan and manage suppliers–will suffer the most. In the sector, the bullwhip impact is high, the inflationary pressures of crude oil prices immense, the variability from energy outages painful, and inventories relatively low. Focus on right-sizing inventories.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

It includes Transporeon Execution Solutions , procurement, and market intelligence offerings along with Sixfold , a real-time visibility capability aggregating live data from supply chains across Europe leveraging AI based technology. billion market valuation based on 2024 revenue expectations in 2024. while securing a $5.4

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More than ever, seasonal inventory needs to be carefully accounted for during the demand forecasting and inventory planning process , ensuring right-sized inventory that can meet customer expectations while limiting the spend and use of working capital. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management.

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