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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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Cities from Los Angeles to coastal Texas and beyond are increasingly using this technology to study the effects of development, traffic, climate change and myriad other situations a city must face.”[2]. “According to ABI Research, cities are expected to save $280 billion by 2030 for more efficient urban planning via digital twins.”[4].

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The companies said Wednesday that the collaboration will use Ford Escape hybrids with Argo AI technology for Walmart deliveries in Miami, the District of Columbia and Austin, Texas. Global supply chains have notoriously been a major contributor to carbon emissions, and many companies have made the move to clean up their operations.

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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

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

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. And it’s safe to assume that logistics digitization will continue to deliver a significant competitive edge as supply chain complexity and uncertainty grow.

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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. With more consumers pushing for supply chain transparency, Chipotle will be testing out RFID tags at its Chicago distribution center and at 200 Chicago stores to improve the traceability of its inventory systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

EU proposes supply chain emergency powers, spooking business. The seasonal hiring total is smaller than last year when Walmart added 150,000 mostly permanent and full-time associates, as well as 20,000 supply chain workers to help alleviate logistic bottlenecks. Walmart plans to hire 40,000 workers for the holiday season.

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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. Michael Webber, deputy director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas, told the Houston Chronicle the answer is largely dependent on what resources you’re using and from where you’re operating.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

Nestle USA , a business unit of Nestle SA, is investing in regenerative agriculture practices across its DiGiorno supply chain to reduce the company’s overall carbon footprint. Tesla announced that it has built the “first Cybertruck” at Gigafactory Texas.

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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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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

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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