Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

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. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. remains unclear.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In prior Supply Chain Matters updates, we called reader attention to General Motors efforts to lock-in supply needs up to 2025 , battery designer and supplier Panasonic’s announcement for an augmented U.S. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act in the U.S.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2022

Thus far, over $13 billion has been raised from an initial public offering, with corporate strategy aiming to focus on acquiring adequate manufacturing capacity and demonstrating capability and actual delivery of designed vehicles to the market in order to garner a mover advantage among EV market competitors.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It was the first metal to be smelted (about 5,000 BC, according to Wikipedia); the first to be shaped into molds; and the first to be alloyed with another metal—tin—to manufacture a sturdier cousin: bronze. Supply gaps might emerge after 2025 … with the expected rise in demand created by the energy transition.”.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As I noted in an earlier post, the food sector is now learning what companies in other sectors (like entertainment and transportation) learned several years ago. Marchat notes, “The first year of research predicted that consumer online food and beverage spend could reach $100 billion by 2025. The digital era is disruptive.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2022

The COVID 19 restrictions impacting areas of China ’s largest cities and manufacturing regions continue and have extended into their fifth week. The manufacturing areas most impacted currently include areas around Shanghai , Jiangsu and Jilin provinces.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2014

Just as significant as the headline figures, Mr. Maki said, is that June’s hiring was broad-based, as industries as varied as health care, manufacturing, financial services and retailing all added workers. An article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal highlights the current environment. Wall Street Journal – sub.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2022

Nahm and Urpelainen note, “China currently dominates global manufacturing. While ‘net-zero by 2050’ is a slogan with breathing room, a new factoid puts the challenge into sharper focus: Global greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025.”[6] The short time that’s passed makes keeping the goal much more difficult.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Also, for whatever reason, Gartner limits the scope of the Top 25 to companies in the manufacturing, retail or distribution sectors. Omni-channel has become a huge part of Home Depot’s business, as 45% of the company’s online orders are picked up from stores, and according to The Wall Street Journal, Home Depot will spend $1.2

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