Resilinc

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The protests—especially the blockade of the Detroit-Windsor border crossing—have caused delays and bottlenecks in production across the automotive industry in the U.S. While the Detroit-Windsor crossing was opened Monday morning (February 14), blockades continued to disrupt crossings in Manitoba and Alberta. and Canada.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

” – Sir Winston Churchill Having just returned from the 2023 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference in Detroit, these words are very fitting to encapsulate the essence of the event. OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers should consider long-term forecast collaboration and capacity cooperation with their Tier-n suppliers.

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3PL Insights

MAY 20, 2021

As a 92-year-old business based in Detroit, Mich., Recently, Evans was approached by COTS Detroit, a community organization in need of overflow warehousing near their Detroit headquarters. COTS helps Detroit families by providing low-income housing, shelters, food and supply pantries, career development training and more.

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3PL Insights

JULY 16, 2018

For anyone who isn’t native to Detroit, it may be surprising to find out that our closest border crossing to Canada is actually south of the state’s lines. On this border lies the Ambassador Bridge, which is a large suspension bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Over this bridge travels a quarter of all US-Canada trade.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers should consider longer-term forecasting and capacity collaboration with their Tier-n suppliers. This annual event explores supply chain management and how logistics can succeed in a fast-changing environment.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Further reported was that Pratt had plans to add engine overhaul repair capacity to address durability issues before the severity of the specific HPT disk problem became clearer. Thomas, Ontario , upwards of a two hour drive from Detroit. Plans reportedly call for the facility to be operational by 2027.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

As expected, the Canal’s increased capacity provides more routing options for shippers in the U.S. – A key battleground region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in south is especially sensitive to such trade-offs. Work with rail carrier partners to ensure capacity. Deciding whether to ship cargo via the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

billion has been raised from an initial public offering, with corporate strategy aiming to focus on acquiring adequate manufacturing capacity and demonstrating capability and actual delivery of designed vehicles to the market in order to garner a first-mover advantage in the EV market segment. Thus far, $13.7

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

This sector creates solid middle-class jobs, helps strengthen the economy and increases our export capacity. Sources: Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO); LIFT, Detroit, MI; DMDII, Chicago, IL; PowerAmerica, Raleigh, NC; Department of Energy; America Makes, Youngstown, OH.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Clark did mention that rail capacity continues to be a challenge with the shale oil boom, and this is simply a function of the rapid rise in demand and the inability of the railroads to add capacity to meet this. He notes that this is similar to the 2006-2007 market where capacity was becoming constrained.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

I think the next generation of venture capital will be in places like Detroit, Des Moines, Houston, Cleveland, etc. 38:44] In Michigan, we used to look down on The South because so many people moved away from it to work in Detroit. If you’re a freight broker, it’s about price and capacity discovery. We’re speeding that up.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

I think the next generation of venture capital will be in places like Detroit, Des Moines, Houston, Cleveland, etc. 38:44] In Michigan, we used to look down on The South because so many people moved away from it to work in Detroit. If you’re a freight broker, it’s about price and capacity discovery. We’re speeding that up.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 7, 2016

Atlanta is the top market for load posts on DAT Load Boards , and tighter capacity has led to higher rates there. Chicago to Detroit rose 18¢ to $2.47/mile Daily maps, along with detailed information on demand, capacity and rates for individual markets and lanes, can be found in the DAT Power load board. mile on average.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Yiakoumi: Our conference in Detroit in September had a very positive feel and there was a lot about the continuing growth in North America and what it means for the supply chain. Logistics in Mexico is actually quite developed, but there are still high cargo rates, and questions about port and rail capacity.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 30, 2018

Rising fuel costs have added to the pressure on prices, but the big story is still the tight capacity that resulted from the ELD mandate. Chicago to Detroit was down 39¢ at $3.86/mile. For comparison, the national average was just $1.67 per mile around this time a year ago. Chicago to Buffalo came back down 29¢ to $3.55/mile

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DAT Solutions

MAY 14, 2018

Capacity tightens. The flatbed load-to-truck ratio — which gauges capacity by comparing load posts vs. truck posts on DAT load boards — has exceeded 100 loads per truck for 7 weeks in a row. Need Capacity? Line haul rates, excluding the fuel surcharge, have risen about 35% since May 2016. That's unprecedented.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

Truckload capacity on the spot market was already tight before Christmas, but the load-to-truck ratio for dry van freight went through the roof to close the year. Still, rates rose on 76 of those lanes, so the higher prices were a result of tighter capacity and perhaps the urgency to move loads before the end of the year. RISING LANES.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

GM has signed a long-term agreement with GlobalFoundries to establish exclusive production capacity of U.S.-produced The chip manufacturer will establish dedicated production capacity exclusively for key auto suppliers of the Detroit automaker at its semiconductor facility in upstate New York, according to the companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2023

The fulfillment center is the second of four next-generation facilities that aim to bring the powerful combination of people, technology and machine learning together to achieve faster shipping and delivery, while increasing Walmart.com order fulfillment capacity. supplier capability and capacity. population with its service.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 27, 2021

How will the Canada ELD mandate affect capacity? It was go time, and there were concerns about capacity then. But with no financial penalty to start, we expect little to no impact on capacity. When the United States implemented its ELD mandate, there was no flexibility. The mandate will be there and June 12 is concrete.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Steve described his experience this afternoon over pizza and sodas in Detroit. This analysis also helps you to understand the level of supplier risk, and if you were giving too much business to one supplier given their capacity load. When I first started at Ford in the early 80s I was working with Jack Hughes on plastic parts.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 19, 2022

But the efficiency benefits were so compelling that eventually “every car maker from Detroit to Wolfsburg adopted a version” of the Toyota system. Toyota—which has recently increased its ambitions for electric car production— plans to invest both in battery production capacity and battery technology development.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 18, 2022

But the efficiency benefits were so compelling that eventually “every car maker from Detroit to Wolfsburg adopted a version” of the Toyota system. Toyota—which has recently increased its ambitions for electric car production— plans to invest both in battery production capacity and battery technology development.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 17, 2022

But the efficiency benefits were so compelling that eventually “every car maker from Detroit to Wolfsburg adopted a version” of the Toyota system. Toyota—which has recently increased its ambitions for electric car production— plans to invest both in battery production capacity and battery technology development.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The waterway’s increased capacity provides more routing options for shipments into the United States. The trade-offs are especially critical for destinations in a “battleground” region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in the south.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2016

But that kind of slow, years-long ROI was based on the traditional delivery model of an on-premises TMS with perpetual licensing, where you have to buy all the hardware and invest in capacity and serious IT support – and then undertake a complex configuration process. Those days are over.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

ethylene capacity has been closed. consumer and industrial goods, feeding into car parts used by Detroit and diapers sold by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ethylene capacity has been closed, according to PetroChemWire. More than half of the country’s capacity for making polyethylene plastic has been shut down in the past week.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 27, 2018

Shippers who delay drivers with significant dwell times are struggling to find decent rates and capacity as the industry adjusts to new demands. By 2018, trucking shipments were outpacing the number of available trucks as the US faces a capacity crisis fueled by a nationwide driver shortage. A Detroit Diesel DD15 14.8-liter

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I’m in Detroit about 4 and a half to 5 hours away, depending on the traffic. It looks at the driver’s and the operator’s capacity. One is about capacity because the capacities are reducing. That is the best thing because looking at the weather, it gets better from there. It doesn’t get worse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The two main planks of the GSA would seek to tackle non-market excess capacity and carbon emissions. On the picket lines at a Ford factory west of Detroit, many striking workers don’t think the electric vehicle revolution is coming for their jobs — at least not in the near future.

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