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How procurement can create advantage in a post-volatility world

Proxima

Germany looks like it is heading into recession with industrial production falling in March. So, with such glacial growth in the UK and potential decline in Germany, the macroeconomic outlook is far from rosy. So, what does this all mean for procurement? Procurement leaders in the short term must focus on cost optimisation.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters further highlighted an announcement by electric automaker Tesla’s management in Germany who unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in that country. Delivery of these innovative vans began in July 2022.

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51st Symposium Purchasing and Logistics

Supply Chain Movement

Venue: InterContinental Berlin, Germany. Agenda 2030: Agile and Networked. This is why the 51 st Symposium will cover issues on the following topics: Purchasing 2030: thinking out of the box. Europe’s biggest congress for procurement, logistics and supply chain professionals awaits you. Date: 9 – 11 November 2016.

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Volkswagen Selects Canada for North America Battery Production

Supply Chain Matters

In its reporting, In its reporting of the VW announcement, Reuters pointed out that a year ago, Germany ’s chemical giant BASF secured land in Canada for a planned battery materials facility to serve North American based markets. That equates to the ability to produce and sell 20 million vehicles globally.

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How Arena Helps Nascent UAM Industry Take Flight

Arena Solutions

billion by 2030. On a faster track, the Europe UAM market is projected to grow at the highest rate during the forecast period of 3 to 7 years with Germany, the U.K., and France investing heavily in developing and procuring advanced UAM systems for commercial operations. billion in 2022 to USD 28.3

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Airbus and Boeing Q3 Aircraft Delivery and Order Performance

Supply Chain Matters

In the specific case of the Airbus A320 neo narrow aisle family , backlogs now extend to the year 2030. Upwards of 40 percent of the Airbus A320 neo family of aircraft are powered by the GTF engine produced by both RTX and Germany based MTU Aero Engines.

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Tesla’s Audacious Growth Plans Unveiled Including New Production Plant

Supply Chain Matters

Investor Event and Master Plan 3 Tesla conducted is annual investor event this week at its Austin, Texas facilities and unveiled “ Master Plan Part 3 ” which aims toward becoming the largest automaker by volume by 2030. That equates to the ability to produce and sell 20 million vehicles globally. Tesla sold and delivered upwards of 1.3