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Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast Wrap-up: Eps. 1-5

QAD

The whole idea of manufacturing – I got it, it was in my blood. His depth of experience at GM started on the engineering side before moving into manufacturing operations, at a time when GM was newly focusing on lean manufacturing and just-in-time inventory processes modeled by the Toyota Production System. And I just loved it.

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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

DAT Solutions

Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Harvey hit Houston on Friday evening, August 25, and hung over the metro area for days, dumping more than 50 inches of rain on Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. It could take months.

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The Current State of the Shipping Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

The damage from the overly active storms damaged both freight containers and trucks, and in Houston, the trucking industry is barely back to life. Strong Projections in Manufacturing Will Tighten Shipping Capacity Further. As the stock market continues to climb, the likelihood of increased manufacturing in the U.S.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. remains unclear.

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Congratulations Steve Reichert!

Arkieva

This blog post is to celebrate Steve’s career and to wish him the very best as he starts his next phase. Oh what the heck, twist my arm, let’s raise a glass in Houston. “Steve’s visit to Houston. Like this blog? appeared first on Arkieva Blog. Steve Playing Chess when he was 25. Here’s to Steve. Congrats! .”

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The Current State of the Shipping Capacity Crunch!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Blog post originally published by Adam Robinson on [link]. The damage from the overly active storms damaged both freight containers and trucks, and in Houston, the trucking industry is barely back to life. Strong Projections in Manufacturing Will Tighten Shipping Capacity Further. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Renegade Riposte

Supply Chain Shaman

But, until we meet, here in this blog, I want to give the renegade’s riposte. The supply chain has two buffers: inventory and manufacturing excess capacity. Today, most companies do not have excess manufacturing capacity: they have either outsourced manufacturing or increased the asset utilization of their manufacturing assets.