Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

This is especially the case among certain global automotive companies dealing with a host of supply chain disruption and ongoing semiconductor device shortages. Rivian Automotive. As noted in our January update, the manufacturer announced the news that the Chief Operating Officer had departed the company in December 2021.

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QAD

JULY 18, 2019

This is taking place more as young people in urban communities are driving less, accelerating the shift toward what’s being dubbed “peak automotive production” — a time in the not-too-distant future when sales of private vehicles across the western world may plateau before making a swift descent. Evolving Scenarios.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Foxconn Forecasts Challenging Operating Environment This Year. After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

This funding is reportedly contingent on preconditions which include a delayed filing of its 2023 annual report with regulators and continued negotiations with an established auto maker on a joint manufacturing agreement related to North America based production. This week, the U.S.

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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 Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. This causes a misalignment of actions, such as suppliers not making the right item at the right time due to forecast inaccuracy. These are three examples: Rule 3.1:

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Like most industries, manufacturers around the world are feeling the pinch of inventory disruption brought on by shortages and other supply chain challenges. But manufacturers are unique. What is Manufacturing Inventory Control? What is Manufacturing Inventory Control? 4 Common Inventory Pitfalls Manufacturers Must Avoid.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

The shortages in PVC and other materials are even shutting down automotive production lines, as well as other manufacturers that I’ve been speaking with. For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical).

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Companies reliant on components procured in China, especially those in the automotive and electronics sectors, will really start feeling the effects of the crisis in March and beyond, analysts say. It adds that while all its manufacturing partner sites in that country have reopened, they are ramping up more slowly than expected.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

percent in North America. An overall operating loss of $2 billion was primarily attributed to the ongoing equity stake in EV vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive , causing a pretax loss of $3.9 The manufacturer has now reduced its expectations for industrywide smartphone shipments to flat or minimal growth.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 4, 2023

In its reporting of Tesla ’s operating performance, The Wall Street Journal provided the context that this auto maker indicated in October that it would likely come up short of its delivery target for the year, but the actual delivery performance fell short of a revised FactSet forecast of 1.34 million vehicles.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

From Tesla the unicorn, China, why EVs aren’t consumer lead and why batteries may not be the only solution, Mark Gallivan sat down with Joe McCabe of AutoForecast Solutions at the Southern Automotive Conference 2023. We forecast every new vehicle to be built worldwide for the next 8 years,” McCabe opens.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 7, 2019

American Tire Distributors (ATD) to Highlight How It Worked with ToolsGroup to Tackle Forecasting and Inventory Challenges with S&OP. Mark Chandler, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain for American Tire Distributors (ATD), will present “Tackling Forecasting and Inventory Challenges with S&OP.” On May 14 at 3:50 p.m.,

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The last mile delivery market size in North America is expected to grow by USD 59.81 Technavio, Last Mile Delivery Market in North America by Service and Geography – Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025, Jan 2021. D2C online market is forecast to grow to 129 U.S. dollars by 2021. Dollars by 2022 ans 174.9

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

G, the official groundhog of Massachusetts made her 16 th annual Groundhog Day forecast at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA. And location is everything in weather forecasting. The workforce reduction comes as the spices and seasonings manufacturer pursues more automation in facilities to add efficiencies. decline in Q4.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

“There’s a lot of buzz and a lot of talk about how the world’s going to change to electrified vehicles overnight, and I’m here to tell you it’s not going to happen overnight, and it’s not going to happen for decades,” said David Dauch, CEO of American Axle & Manufacturing. The parts manufacturers aren’t in complete denial.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

I started my career in a manufacturing company, working in various functions from the production floor through to warehousing, engineering, Supply Chain, and various back office support functions. At the time the prowess of Japanese manufacturing principles and Japanese production efficiency was the envy of everyone.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Overcome supply chain challenges – and maximize margins in the face of inflation – with retail planning software and demand forecasting tools. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Automotive News Europe ). Consultancy UK).

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Unleashed

AUGUST 28, 2022

The manufacturing industry is a thriving area that keeps finding applications for upcoming technologies in its various processes. Manual methods that relied solely on a keen eye are now the core of some leading manufacturing software. Spare parts inventory management is an additional stock control challenge faced by manufacturers.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Some challenges supply chain planners are facing include: How will external variables such as disruptions and supply shortages impact my demand forecast? Let’s look at the automotive sector as an example, which was hit hard by the pandemic but showing signs of recovery. Automotive Manufacturer Drives Profitability.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Automotive. Industrial Manufacturing. In my current project about a year ago, North America region Supply Chain Planners were having major concerns related with flawed planning resulting from incorrect or no Source of Supply (SoS) for receipt elements such as Purchase requisitions &/or Planned orders. Infosys Labs.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

West Coast ports, and data related to increased adoption of robotics for North America production needs. As far back as 2021, Supply Chain Matters has highlighted both the near-term tactical and strategic implications of the global wide shortage of semiconductors , particularly on the global automotive industry.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 5, 2012

Automotive. Industrial Manufacturing. « Infosys team at Pulse 2012 - Day 0 | Main | Leveraging Social Media for Improving Forecast Reliability » Infosys team at Pulse 2012 - Day 1. Michelin presented how they replaced 1000s of their local applications by Maximo in their 70 manufacturing plants. Infosys Labs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supply chain software to improve planning decisions. I was moving from the world of manufacturing to a new world of software. The technology world moves at a quicker pace than the world of manufacturing and distribution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Companies will have to present strong documentation to the US Customs and Border Protection, beginning June 21, that no part of their products contain components sourced or manufactured in Xinjiang or by Uyghurs. The company also forecast revenue of about $102 billion in 2022, beating an average Refinitiv-IBES estimate of $100 billion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

For example, Google/Tesla are redefining automotive. At the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit last week, Gita Gopinath, Harvard University economist forecasted worldwide global growth at 3.6%, but only 1.9% for the more advanced economies in Europe and the North America. Fear abounds. Growth is slowing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

For supply chain executives, this is a good time to start contemplating stock keeping unit (SKU) reductions (reducing the number of products and product variations manufactured). It is difficult to forecast dropping demand. It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected. Inventory write downs are common.

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