Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2022

The Texas based Austin American Statesman reported yesterday that Samsung is considering the construction of upwards of 11 new semiconductor fabrication production facilities in the Austin, Texas area over the next two decades. Specifically noted: “ We are really at the tipping point right now in the semiconductor supply chain.”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

The report added that Oklahoma would be a geographic advantage in that it is in proximity to Tesla’s recently opened volume production facility in Austin, Texas. manufacturing facility somewhere in Oklahoma as well. Part of Broader North America Based EV Supply Network Investments.

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E2open

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Clients can optimize transportation spend while managing logistics constraints, leveraging carrier network and insights AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 20, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. E2open TMS users are presented with savings opportunities during shipment planning, with the possibility to tender the shipment at a lower cost. “In

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 16, 2024

chip production presence in Texas, in a complex just outside of Austin. As noted in a prior Supply Chain Matters semiconductor supply chain commentary, The Wall Street Journal had previously reported that Samsung Electronics would be doubling its planned U.S. According to the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This new behavior means that manufacturers and retailers need to anticipate consumer needs across channels with more accuracy than ever. To compete with Amazon, most retailers and manufacturers have had to dramatically shorten their own delivery windows. Navigating an Increasingly Challenging Logistics Landscape.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 10, 2018

In today’s data rich environment, companies are racing to employ advanced analytics and insights as the mechanism to drive sustainable competitive advantage, the same way that they used Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma quality capabilities to separate themselves from the competition.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

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. Other battery manufacturers that have elected to invest in U.S. location.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

Investor Event and Master Plan 3 Tesla conducted is annual investor event this week at its Austin, Texas facilities and unveiled “ Master Plan Part 3 ” which aims toward becoming the largest automaker by volume by 2030. That equates to the ability to produce and sell 20 million vehicles globally.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2022

There is the ongoing simultaneous ramp-up of new production facilities in Austin, Texas and Berlin, Germany, and reportedly, a considerable amount of staff level personnel remains in Silicon Valley , adjacent to the former Mountain View corporate headquarters.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we provide highlights of manufacturing and supply chain developments involving electric vehicle automotive producers at the 2022 mid-year point. An added challenge has been the ramp-up of new manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas and Berlin Germany. Volkswagen. electric vehicle batteries.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Continuing vehicle price cuts across the board have taken a toll without corresponding manufacturing cost decreases. The company’s strategy for dominating the market via price cuts has obvious implications for being the most efficient producer. percent operating margin in the latest quarter.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The narrative was that raw material cost inflation indeed impacted the bottom line, along with some delays in the ramping up of the two newer factories, one being Austin, Texas and the other Berlin Germany. Profitability also did not meet expectations.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2023

Tesla reported Q1-2023 financial performance that more than ever reinforces an ongoing strategy of fueling sales and output growth over profitability. Such a strategy has continued supply chain, production and new product introduction implications in the quarters to come. billion, with net income conversely declining 24 percent to $2.5

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Fashion houses are quick to highlight their recycled materials, vegan-friendly “leathers,” and eco-friendly tendencies but choose to omit the manufacturing and shipping process they depend on to produce the apparel, where more than 87% of GHG emissions come from. The fashion industry is an excellent example of this.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Fashion houses are quick to highlight their recycled materials, vegan-friendly “leathers,” and eco-friendly tendencies but choose to omit the manufacturing and shipping process they depend on to produce the apparel, where more than 87% of GHG emissions come from. The fashion industry is an excellent example of this.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2022

The Danish manufacturer saw sales begin to surge as consumers gravitated towards their building sets, which come in a variety of shapes, sizes, difficulties, and characters. Amazon , which has struggled to streamline its grocery strategy, is looking at grocery-picking gig workers in a new way.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

In their time lean manufacturing and just-in-time were game-changing concepts. Manufacturers need to extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions. With 52% of respondents working on individual digital projects but lack an overarching corporate strategy. In 2021 it is an entirely new game.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

These intelligent, strategy-driven solutions help the entire end-to-end value chain enact a fast, coordinated response not only across functions but also across multiple trading partners. Manufacturers, retailers, and third-party logistics providers can all benefit from digitized logistics. With nearly $21.3

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

In their time lean manufacturing and just-in-time were game-changing concepts. Manufacturers need to extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions. With 52% of respondents working on individual digital projects but lack an overarching corporate strategy. In 2021 it is an entirely new game.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2023

However, investors seem more concerned with eroding operating margins as a result of an ongoing strategy of aggressive price cuts on particular vehicles. Further clarified was that this week’s appearance of the Tesla Cybertruck on a final assembly line in Austin, Texas was actually production of “ release candidate ” builds.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

Some manufacturing, consumer brand, retail and logistics service companies made ambitious goals to delight customers through digital transformation but in some cases significantly eroded profit margins. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree at MIT. Plan and Execute for Success.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Six years ago, I made a move to Austin, Texas to pursue a career opportunity and planted my roots. I currently live just outside Austin with my husband and new baby boy Brooks (5 months). I started in the inside sales organization, and about a year in, I was approached with the opportunity to move to Austin to help grow the team there.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Six years ago, I made a move to Austin, Texas to pursue a career opportunity and planted my roots. I currently live just outside Austin with my husband and new baby boy Brooks (5 months). I started in the inside sales organization, and about a year in, I was approached with the opportunity to move to Austin to help grow the team there.

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E2open

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For the eighth consecutive year, e2open is a leader in the Nucleus Control Tower Technology Value Matrix report – ranked the strongest in functionality AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. This environment has also exposed that visibility alone is not enough,” said Pawan Joshi, executive vice president of product management and strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

Dynamic price discovery] has allowed us to significantly increase our use of primary carriers while reducing our spot market use,” said the director of a manufacturing and supply chain systems for a food service products company. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT.

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E2open

DECEMBER 8, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas – Dec. “With this technology release, e2open continues to deepen network coverage across all applications to expand what is possible on the platform that clients rely on to operate their supply chain and channel operations,” said Pawan Joshi, executive vice president of product management and strategy at e2open.

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E2open

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Connected supply chain platform offers companies full breadth and depth of planning applications in a single solution AUSTIN, Texas – Sept. But it is also now much more than that, with necessary connections to product design, manufacturing, and supply chain execution.” 26, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. Those days are long gone.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights added information regarding Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) expanded presence and investment in U.S. based semiconductor manufacturing. Apple’s exclusive chip-manufacturing partner. Background. That plant is slated for a 2024 opening. The passage of the U.S.

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E2open

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas, November 15, 2018 — E2open, the one place in the cloud to run your supply chain, has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders quadrant as the vendor with the highest overall score in its November 2018 Magic Quadrant for Multienterprise Supply Chain Business Networks , released today.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2014

is starting a multiyear overhaul of its North American operations, consolidating several units at new headquarters in Plano, Texas, that will house 4,000 employees now spread across separate marketing, manufacturing and finance locations. where Toyota’s North American manufacturing operations are now based, was too small, he said.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Cross-border growth is projected to outperform industry growth, due to the near-shoring of manufacturing. • Citigroup is serving as financial advisor to Con-way, and Sidley Austin LLP is acting as legal advisor. We look forward to working with the XPO team to complete the transaction and ensure a smooth transition.” Con-way Inc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

And as consumers are beginning to think about their Halloween plans, retailers and manufacturers are looking much farther ahead to the holiday season. Another is getting a product strategy in place. It’s hard to believe that Halloween is just five weeks away. One key part of this is to determine holiday hiring (see below).

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Those customers who were quick to recognize new conditions, and respond with innovative strategies, have fared far better in the face of continuing uncertainty than companies taking a more reactive stance. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT. And with good reason.

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Unleashed

APRIL 4, 2024

In this issue, we look at: The latest in global supply chain news Manufacturing tips from a safety gear founder 3 simple ways to cut inventory carrying costs Job opportunities from Rolls-Royce, Apple, and more In supply chain headlines New EU due diligence law altered to persuade Italy, Germany. Here’s what he had to say.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2017

iconic places, such as the Route 128 tech corridor around Boston, Massachusetts; Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and, of course, California’s white-hot Silicon Valley. congressional districts, 50 states, plus the District of Columbia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 18, 2022

At this year’s South by Southwest in Austin, TX, 3D printing is being shown in a whole new light. Icon, an Austin-based construction startup focused on 3D-printing technology, is showcasing one of its newest 3D-printed homes, dubbed “House Zero,” in East Austin. Amazon joins consortium to create upcycling strategies.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 4, 2023

Freelance writers Michael Keenan and Kaleigh Moore report, “Data from the University of Texas–Austin suggests a simple improvement in ‘data usability’ can give some companies a 10% increase in revenue. It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected. ” Trend 4. .” ” Concluding Thoughts.

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