Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2023

After reporting disappointing total production and vehicle delivery performance earlier this month , the formal reporting of Q3 quarterly financial performance disappointed on revenues, earnings, and on production and supply chain related challenges. percent, eroding $70 billion in market value.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

While demand is high, ongoing product shortages continue to cause supply chain disruptions, create unpredictable shopping behaviors and drive rapid delivery expectations. If there’s a bright spot anywhere it’s the fact that, as logistics challenges have grown, so has the availability of advanced technologies to manage these challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A few weeks ago, I wrote about a Taco Bell franchisee that is building a new restaurant that the chain said will be the fastest way to get its food: a two-story, technology-heavy unit with four drive-thru lanes dubbed Taco Bell Defy. Taco Bell continues to be innovative in its efforts to get tacos into its customers hands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

And it follows the company’s announcement in April 2022 that it would bump up annual salaries for truck drivers to up to $110,000 and launch the 12-week development program for supply-chain associates in Dallas, Texas, and Dover, Delaware, to earn their commercial drivers licenses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Chipotle’s push for humane chicken delayed amid tight supplies. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps. This is the latest initiative from FedEx in its effort to explore and adopt emerging technologies across its networks. Walgreens to offer Wing drone delivery in suburban Dallas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

Cardinal Health starts Zipline drone deliveries of drugs and medical supplies. US port backups are extending into freight rail supply chains. The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that’s being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

EU proposes supply chain emergency powers, spooking business. After a successful pilot program at 70 stores, Walmart Canada is expanding its partnership with software company Focal Systems to bring a computer vision artificial intelligence solution to stores throughout the country.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

After experiencing an incredibly challenging two years in the global logistics industry, I think we can let go of any expectation that the supply chain landscape will ever return to “normal.” By that, I mean that extreme uncertainty on both the demand and the supply sides will continue for the foreseeable future.

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USC Consulting Group

MARCH 3, 2020

Germany is hoping that by 2030, approximately two-thirds of its energy will derive from sources like wind and solar. The total currently stands at 28%, when combining hydropower, wind, and solar technologies. Tied with Germany, receiving 75.5 points out of a possible 100, was Italy, followed by France (73.5), the U.K. (73),

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

While still in the early stages of development, the emerging technology will instantly transport an item once it is picked at a warehouse or store to your living room. According to Dr. Myles Dyson, Chief Scientist at Cyberdyne, the technology will be live by late 2017, or “Judgement Day” as they have named the project timeline.

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QAD

MARCH 26, 2024

At the heart of this transition is President Joe Biden’s vision to foster a domestically centered BEV supply chain, as propelled by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The comparison to China’s influence over battery materials being greater than OPECs over oil underscores the strategic importance of diversifying supply chains.

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QAD

APRIL 18, 2024

For OEMs , the aggressive timeline for adopting new technologies and adjusting production plans remains the same. At the heart of this transition is President Joe Biden’s vision to foster a domestically centered BEV supply chain, as propelled by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This initiative aims to bolster U.S.

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