Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland.

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QAD

MARCH 3, 2022

This year, March 3rd marks the 175 th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell’s birth and a fine time to explore his multiple contributions to science, technology, and most of all, communications. From the wired telephone to mobile devices, and from locally managed communication solutions to cloud-based, on-demand technologies.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we provide highlights of manufacturing and supply chain developments involving electric vehicle automotive producers at the 2022 mid-year point. An added challenge has been the ramp-up of new manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas and Berlin Germany. Volkswagen.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Countries worldwide have announced policies to promote the shift toward green technologies—especially electric vehicles (EVs). In India, the national Production Linked Incentive (PLI) is set to encourage domestic EV manufacturing—and this is just a glimpse of the latest policies worldwide. What is Nickel?

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Logistics industry was experiencing capacity constraints, driver shortages, sudden upticks in e-commerce demand, new technologies, different fulfillment models , delays, port congestions, canal blockage etc. But now we have entered a new era of logistics that requires technological adoption and strategic execution.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In the previous article, we covered the Future of Digital Supply Chains, Agile, connected and sustainable and the QAD DynaSys senior product management team’s vision of Digital Supply Chain Planning. . Could you tell us a bit more about Essilor’s supply chain organization?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. The LMI has now declined 6.7 remains unclear.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

If supply chain snarls kept you from receiving items you wanted last Christmas, you’re in luck. … Companies are struggling to find space for the glut of apparel, kitchen appliances and other goods filling up their supply chains.” Those items are now arriving in U.S. ”[2]. ”[6].

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Today, I say a prayer for Stewart Parnell, the former CEO of the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). We are watching the redefinition of the principles of safe and secure supply chains and corporate liability. PCA was a small player in a complex supply chain of big brands. The rules have changed.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

.”[1] They identify twelve areas in which such megatrends can be found: Urbanization, smart technologies, society, connectivity, retail, climate change, energy, economics, infrastructure, healthcare, mobility, and new business models. Most analysts believe the future looks bright for renewable energy sources. ”[4].

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

That assessment comes as a result of 10 months of subdued demand, inventory de-stocking, and high interest rates, the New Jersey-based company said in its “The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index.” The logistics provider has already deployed 3,000 AMRs globally with over 2,000 in North America.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Trade wars, renegotiated trade deals, technology advancements, rising transportation costs, and a growing global middle class have all contributed to a more complex international economic environment. manufacturing jobs since 2010 are evidence of a big turnaround in manufacturing. Manufacturing still matters. ”[1].

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting, Ferrari Consulting and Research Group Managing Director Bob Ferrari pens highlights of Schneider Electric’s Innovation Summit conference and highlights of a conversation with the company’s Chief Supply Chain Officer. .

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BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2021

For a company of this size and magnitude, you have greatly advanced supply chain and logistics technologies and capabilities. We have four main regions in the organization: North America, Latin America, Europe, and APAC. These are the four capabilities for Bayer to achieved globally by 2025.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 28, 2020

However with Covid-19 slowing both production and demand, and disrupting the global supply chain, the global coffee industry has stalled in recent months – and seen new trends take hold. But a global pandemic that has disrupted supply chains and eradicated past norms, coffee could not be expected to escape unscathed.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2023

Other supply agreements include Canada based Nemaska Lithium for upwards of 13,000 tons of lithium hydroxide annually with Ford reportedly becoming the first customer for this supplier, backed by Livent Corp. Clearly, Ford is not the only EV producer to pursue supply chain vertical integration. powered EV’s. All rights reserved.

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Locus

JUNE 21, 2022

The last leg of the supply chain, also known as the last mile or the final mile, has grown increasingly important in the wake of this popularity. It is only one part of the entire supply chain ecosystem. The three legs of the supply chain are the first, middle and last mile. trillion in 2025.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

Today, fewer and fewer supply chain professionals make the event. To make the event profitable, SAP Insider now combines supply chain, customer relationship management, human resource management, and product life cycle management. I remember attendance for the supply chain event was 5,000. It worries me.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

"A new consensus is rising across America," VP Mike Pence declared. And, as they do so, an awkward reality is emerging: Any decoupling is likely to take longer and be more disruptive than Trump's "America First" protectionists argue. A new consensus is rising across America. by Shawn Donnan and Kevin Hamlin.

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QAD

MARCH 26, 2024

This deliberation highlights the acute pressure original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) face in meeting near-term objectives, particularly those for 2026, deemed pivotal in the transition towards battery electric vehicles (BEVs). manufacturing prowess and reduce dependency on foreign components, particularly those sourced from China.

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QAD

APRIL 18, 2024

This deliberation highlights the acute pressure original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) face in meeting near-term objectives, particularly those for 2026, deemed pivotal in the transition towards battery electric vehicles (BEVs). For OEMs , the aggressive timeline for adopting new technologies and adjusting production plans remains the same.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 11, 2018

Only one of them is outside North America: China. If projections and recent rhetoric are to be believed, India will join China as the only non-North American countries in the $500 billion club by 2025. The only reliable mechanism to create lots of jobs is large scale manufacturing, which is driven by exports.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 30, 2020

The pandemic increased calls for reducing reliance on China and for bringing manufacturing back to the United States. During last year’s trade war, Trump ordered the Pentagon to seek alternative sources for rare earth elements used in defense systems, claiming that China was no longer a reliable partner. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2022

Needless to say, I was stunned and saddened when I heard the news late last week that Taylor Hawkins, drummer for the Foo Fighters, died while on tour in South America. Walgreens is opening the automated, centralized hubs to keep up in the fast-changing pharmacy industry. The question remains whether USPS will continue to purchase EVs.

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