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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

This rollout is just the beginning of what is expected to be thousands of Amazon’s custom electric delivery vehicles in more than 100 cities by the end of this year—and 100,000 across the US by 2030. Procter & Gamble is taking note. The three more are slated to open by the end of January.

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Two Automakers Make Senior Supply Chain and Procurement Executive Leadership Changes

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters readers are well aware that the looking glass for an organization’s overall supply chain performance is intense right now, especially when C-Suite executives feel the heat from investors and board rooms. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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5 smart factory challenges and how to address them with ERP solutions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Smart factories are growing in prominence as continued supply chain disruptions and pressures from the 4 th Industrial Revolution make embracing technology a necessity for manufacturers. For manufacturers to remain competitive, adopting more IoT technologies into their supply chain is key.

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Boeing’s Production Quality Crisis Significantly Escalates

Supply Chain Matters

In its reporting, Bloomberg indicated that Kellner, a former airline CEO , initiated this outreach effort at preliminary conversations at a recent trade group conference. While all of this unfolds, the industry must concurrently deal with aircraft orders that extend to 2030 delivery windows. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

Reportedly, the EV van producer is now allowed to secure parcel van supply deals to other interested parcel delivery fleet operators. 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.

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Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking

Resilinc

German trade group VCI reports that petrochemicals prices rose by 21.6% This period of high prices and margins coincided with—and was partly supported by—supply chain disruptions, including the February 2021 deep freeze on the Texas Gulf Coast and port and shipping congestion in much of the world.

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Supply Chain Matters COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule Update- October 25 2022

Supply Chain Matters

West Coast Port backups earlier this year are now ended, and a report indicating that global automakers have increased their investment levels in EV supply and production needs to an estimated $1.2 Trillion by 2030. . Trillion by 2030. Report Indicates Apple iPhone14 Plus Production Has Been Cut. All rights reserved.

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