Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. Supply Chain Matters Additional Insights. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Still, lithium batteries and similar goods are categorized as dangerous goods, which imposes restrictions and compliance requirements among airlines, ground handlers, freight forwarders and shippers across the supply chain. How are dangerous goods transported? manufacturing. Does lithium need to be transported far?

Transportation 60

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Freightera

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Freightera is automating and transforming this global market, increasing efficiency and profitability, and sharply cutting shipping costs and emissions from freight. Eric was involved in conservation in the Sierra Nevada since an early age. It is also one of the most wasteful, inefficient and polluting industries.

Sustainability 20

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

Here’s the obvious: supply chains are f*cked. Unfortunately, not all supply chain strategies are created equal. What trends are we seeing in refortifying supply chains and what do we predict will be most successful? And others are much more popular, but their impact and efficacy are low.

Inventory Reduction 78

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2015

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Pitney Bowes Expands Cross-Border Ecommerce Capabilities with the Acquisition of Borderfree. Industrial Scale 3D Printing Operation on UPS Supply Chain Solutions Campus. LeanLogistics Introduces LeanTMS Mobile for Network Carriers. Well, I was right.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

With Congress now divided following midterm elections and more Washington deadlock likely, fixing America’s infrastructure should be an issue on which both parties can agree. The 2017 report card assigns an overall D+ to America’s infrastructure highlighting just how serious the problem is. The future of the U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

"A new consensus is rising across America," VP Mike Pence declared. And, as they do so, an awkward reality is emerging: Any decoupling is likely to take longer and be more disruptive than Trump's "America First" protectionists argue. A new consensus is rising across America. by Shawn Donnan and Kevin Hamlin.

China 74

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QAD

MARCH 26, 2024

America’s Costly BEV Transition Ambition, strategic complexities, and significant financial challenges mark the United State’s journey toward a BEV future. 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).

Material Savings 52

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QAD

APRIL 18, 2024

For OEMs , the aggressive timeline for adopting new technologies and adjusting production plans remains the same. America’s Costly BEV Transition Ambition, strategic complexities, and significant financial challenges mark the United States’ journey toward a BEV future. This initiative aims to bolster U.S. automotive sector.

Material Savings 86

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

.” As I turned down my bed, amused by the coverage of the primary election results of South Carolina and Nevada on CNN. and thank South Carolina and promise to make America Great Again, I thought of the work of the German government on “Industrie 4.0.” Globally, why is there not a vision for Supply Chain 4.0?

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