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Two Automakers Make Senior Supply Chain and Procurement Executive Leadership Changes

Supply Chain Matters

The Bloomberg report notes that many existing senior manufacturing engineering and supply chain management executives will report to Klein when he takes charge this week. Stellantis Senior Procurement Leadership Change. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

We also confirmed the return of Tom Bonkenburg of St Onges, a leading expert on robotics and autonomous vehicles along with Gita Gopinath, a leading economist from Harvard on China and India to speak on Globalization versus Nationalism and the impact on Supply Chain 2030. It is a tough market.

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Tesla’s Disappointing Q3-2023 Financial Performance- The Bloom is Off the Rose

Supply Chain Matters

In March, the EV automaker unveiled “ Master Plan Part 3 ” whose aim was sated as becoming the largest automaker by volume by 2030. Instead, Musk indicated that Tesla is not ready to go “ full tilt ” on construction because of the state of the global economy. That equated to the ability to produce and sell 20 million vehicles globally.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Covid-19’s Impact on the Supply Chain Crisis. Following the outbreak of Covid-19, 93% of senior supply-chain executives reported their intent to make their supply chains more flexible, agile, and resilient. COVID-19 caused supply chain disruptions/delays for 38.8% McKinsey ). McKinsey ).

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Five Advanced Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

billion by 2030 — an annual growth rate of 13.2%. Transportation planners can dynamically access the best freight rates across both contracted and non-contracted carriers, enabling them to procure additional capacity during peak demand periods. Warehouse Robotics. billion in 2020 to $15.79

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Logistics Imperatives to Manage Uncertainty and Disruptions in 2022: Part 2

BlueYonder

The entire world owes a huge debt to the drivers , warehouse associates and other essential logistics workers who kept supply chains moving during the worst months of the pandemic. This dramatically cuts down on the physical and analytical demands placed on supply chain professionals every day. .

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The Evolving Landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Supply Chains & Logistics

ThroughPut

Because supply chain managers deal with heterogeneous purchasing, procurement, and logistics across global supply chains, they tend to have more complex business processes than out-of-the-box traditional software can handle. AI in Supply Chain can help in Optimization. Implementing AI integration.