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This Week in Logistics News (October 29 – November 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Canoo to build battery manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. The shortage projection, released on the final day of the ATA Management Conference & Exhibition at the San Diego Convention Center, is expected to grow over the next decade, Costello said. Save Mart begins grocery delivery with Amazon. The Save Mart Cos.

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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show

ToolsGroup

Portland, San Diego, and Cleveland are cited by American Shipper as locations with more capacity to consider. ToolsGroup is how retailers, manufacturers and distributors improve product availability while right-sizing inventory, no matter how complex their supply chain is or how much demand changes.

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Kinaxis Kinexions ’22: Ready. Together.

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week I attended Kinaxis Kinexions ’22 in San Diego, CA. This includes weather events, port strikes, capacity shortages, and unexpected demand spikes. It began with the sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution of necessities for life. The last few years have been a strange time for global supply chains.

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One Multinational’s Supply Chain Transformation Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

It started in manufacturing and spread, step by step, to improvements in the way the company runs its supply chain. This manufacturer already has business continuity plans in place. With the addition of the SCRM solution, this manufacturer believes they have achieved mature Control Tower capabilities. A Transformation Journey.

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Panama Canal Expansion Boosts Freight in an Unexpected Place

DAT Solutions

They also cite its manufacturing base, as the auto industry draws suppliers to locate closer to factories, and growing auto exports require bigger ocean vessels to reach customers around the world. From WSJ : Cities from the Gulf Coast to New York are also trying to lure more Asian imports once the canal opens.

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Mexico Logistics: Manufacturing in Mexico, Distribution in the U.S.

West Coast and California Logistics

For many companies, Mexico has long been an ideal manufacturing location due to lower costs and close proximity to American consumers. Mexico logistics is often fraught with hurdles such as border uncertainties, inadequate warehouse capacity, and security concerns. logistics facility for distribution.

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Highlights of the Kinexions 2022 Customer Conference- Part One

Supply Chain Matters

Supply chain concurrent planning technology provider Kinaxis conducted its annual Kinexions ‘22 customer conference in San Diego , California this week. Two plan examples that were mentioned was a termed could be built use case, which would develop a plan based on current inventory or available capacity.