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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

based Alabama and Georgia production facilities. Rivian will reportedly continue to provide EV delivery vans to Amazon through 2030 as part of the company’s 2019 supply agreement to provide 100,000 Amazon branded EV vans by 2030. The move will reportedly increase existing hourly wage rates 25 percent by 2028.

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Late Night Thoughts on Productivity, Efficiency and Global Supply Chain Effectivness

Supply Chain Shaman

So many thoughts in my mind… Yesterday, I signed a contract for Robert Gordon, author of the book, Rise and Fall of American Growth to speak at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 5th-8th in Lake Oconee, Georgia (north of Atlanta). This week, we are closing the digital procure to pay study.

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Will the Circular Economy Ever Go Mainstream?

Enterra Insights

These elements include Product Design, Procurement, Production, Logistics, Consumption, Waste management and Supply Chain Technology.” Procurement. As the source of these materials becomes more difficult to obtain, procuring the resources necessary to produce products will a serious challenge. Product design. Production.