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Supply Chain Crystal Ball Gazing: Let’s Look Ahead to 2028

Logistics Bureau

So I’ve decided to indulge my craving by daring to speculate about what the supply chain of 2028 might look like. The world may not quite be ready for the latter, but a lot can change physically, economically, scientifically, and politically between now and 2028. It’s Mostly About Automation. Robots Run the Warehouse.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

The move will reportedly increase existing hourly wage rates 25 percent by 2028. Communication among supply chain procurement, planning and logistics teams is thus essential in ensuring that material and customer fulfillment times can be consistently maintained. production worker hourly wages starting in January 2024.

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Top Considerations Around Reshoring in Today’s Supply Chain

QAD

It’s no secret that putting all of your eggs in one basket probably isn’t the best idea, but that’s exactly what manufacturers around the world have been doing for years in offshoring production to China. That includes front-end forecasting and planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and import/export. through 2028. “A

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Major Commercial Aircraft Industry Supplier Labor Disruption Avoided

Supply Chain Matters

Spirit , which was spun off from Boeing in 2005, is a key supplier to both major aircraft manufacturers, Boeing, and Airbu s. The existing labor contract was scheduled to expire at midnight this Friday and both parties have been negotiating since the beginning of May. The bonus reportedly involves upwards of $70 million dollars.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech- June 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Touched upon was the joint development of an industry B2B platform for the procurement of pharmaceuticals, drugs and medical supplies enabled by embedded RFID tracking devices. Panasonic to Quadruple Battery Production Capacity. auto makers including Tesla.

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Fulfillment Manager: Job Description & Salary

ShipBob

The role is highly collaborative in nature, as fulfillment managers work closely with customer service representatives, warehouse staff, carriers, manufacturers, suppliers, and other team members to ensure that service level agreements (SLAs) and customer expectations are met. Nurture vendor & partner relationships.