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Logistics and Supply Chain – 1940 to 2040 with Jason Miller

The Logistics of Logistics

Jason is a professor of supply chain at Michigan State University, which is ranked as one of the top supply chain schools in the world. Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business. About Michigan State University, Department of Supply Chain Management. About Jason Miller.

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Supply Chain Basics with Jason Miller

The Logistics of Logistics

Jason is a professor of supply chain at Michigan State University, which is ranked as one of the top supply chain schools in the world. Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business. About Michigan State University, Department of Supply Chain Management. About Jason Miller.

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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

This made it incredibly difficult for manufacturers to accurately gauge the market size for production. The situation became dire in February of 2022 when Abbott Nutrition, one of the country’s three main powdered formula manufacturers, voluntarily recalled several formula brands and shut down its Sturgis, Michigan factory.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. Engineering isn’t disconnected from manufacturing.

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Told You So Moment for Akio Toyoda

Supply Chain Matters

His successor as CEO , Koji Sato, who previously led the auto maker’s Lexus luxury vehicle division, subsequently called for an “ EV-first mindset ” including the accelerated development of supply chain and manufacturing methods optimized for EV vehicle platforms. billion Michigan battery production facility.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

Kinaxis

The outcome is expected to either significantly impact an existing automotive supplier network or prompt manufacturers and suppliers to move or begin operations. By further increasing its production capacity in the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reports that at least 11 states are in talks to land the manufacturing plant.

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Guest blog: With the Truck Driver Shortage, How Many More Drivers will be Enough?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

This begs the question: Even if the industry gets more truck drivers, just how much is enough to relieve the strain on trucking capacity? To help offer perspective, we took this question to Jason Miller, associate professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University. for Q2 2021, relative to Q2 2018.