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Peril of EV Start-Ups: Fisker’s Investor Warning

Supply Chain Matters

Electric vehicle company Fisker recently issued a going concern warning amid continued production and supply chain challenges. Background In prior Supply Chain Matters commentaries, we have highlighted ongoing production and supply chain challenges related to high profile EV start-ups Rivian Automotive and Lucid.

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The New Significance of a Logistics Strategy: Role, Success factors, and Integration

Logistics Viewpoints

Recently, Walmart US adapted its organization: President and CEO John Former explains that the new COO role combines store operations and supply chain. What should the distribution network look like, which activities should be combined and what does the service level look like? Design of the logistics network.

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Sky Deutschland, Teleplan and DHL open a new European distribution centre

Supply Chain Movement

distribution and reverse supply chain centre at Panattoni Park Cheb, in the Czech Republic. Based on a new five-year contract DHL Supply Chain, in cooperation with other partners, will provide standard storage services, inbound and distribution for Sky Deutschland.

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Doing Business in Germany

QAD

km and borders the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and other countries including the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Its population is evenly distributed across the country. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Austria and Switzerland.

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Can you win with a broken chain?

Kinaxis

He also provided spectators with one of the most riveting moments of the 2015 race season by winning a race… without a chain. During his race run in Leogang, Austria, Gwin’s chain broke a few pedal strokes out of the starting gate. In downhill racing, where every second counts, a broken chain usually spells disaster.

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Walmart’s Notion of Next Generation Online Customer Fulfillment Centers

Supply Chain Matters

In this special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech , one of others to come, we highlight Walmart’s announced notions of next generation online customer fulfillment centers. Austria based KNAPP describes itself as a robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning technology provider.

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Gebrüder Weiss establish control tower concept for Hilti

Supply Chain Movement

During Translog Connect, held in Budapest on the 25-26 of November 2014, TEG The Events Group – the organiser of the logistics and supply chain management summit, is going to recognise and promote outstanding logistics and supply chain management solutions in the rapidly growing region of CEE again.

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