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Using AI to Gain a Competitive Advantage with Matt Parry & Kevin Coomes

The Logistics of Logistics

Kevin holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, with a concentration in Chinese, from Kansas State University. has invested 110,000+ man-hours in R&D and serves 125+ customers in North America. and Revenova, LLC. Greenscreens.ai Its network has aggregated and anonymized transactional load data over $20B and growing.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. The upswing was largely driven by trade between Asia and North America, where the volume of containers jumped 33% from the average level for the five years preceding the pandemic. Businessweek. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. Brendan Murray.

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Building a Company and a Network with Nicole Glenn

The Logistics of Logistics

Today Candor is recognized as a leading certified women-owned business headquartered in Texas – with offices in Illinois and Kansas. She is a member of The Expedite Association of North America, Women in Trucking, and the Transportation Intermediaries Association.

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Breaking Supply Chain News- Panasonic Plans an Additional EV Battery Production Facility in the U.S.

Supply Chain Matters

Today’s report indicates that the proposed Oklahoma production facility, if consummated, would serve as a twin to a previously announced Kansas facility. Reportedly, the State of Kansas is providing upwards of $700 million in rebates and tax incentives as an incentive for selection of the Kansas facility.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

a Panasonic Group company, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly jointly announced yesterday that the state of Kansas will be a new location for a proposed US-based lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility, pending approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors. Panasonic Energy Co., is critical to help meet demand.”

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. There are continuing efforts to reduce the weight of their tractor and trailers in North America. PepsiCo Foods North America introduced tractors with liftable tandem axles which can lift the second axle if the load is not too heavy.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-up: Regulator Approves Canadian Pacific Merger with KCS and Added Rivian Development

Supply Chain Matters

In this update, we note the approval of a significant merger involving North America rail service and an additional development involving Amazon and Rivian Automotive related to an ongoing EV parcel van delivery contract.