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Prediction- Added Labor Activism Among Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

Manufacturing Employment Impacts Across Europe and the United Kingdom , a significant period of production contraction has led to added manufacturing job losses. They predict the fast-evolving technology will revamp or replace work now done up and down the corporate ladder in industries ranging from technology to chemicals.”

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Super Bowl of Manufacturing: Wash. vs. Mass.

GlobalTranz

Super Bowl XLIX takes place Sunday between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, but you probably knew that already. New England, especially Massachusetts, has a long history of manufacturing that has evolved from clothing and shoes to electronics and chemical products — with good wages to show for it.

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Former Tesla Leader joins ThroughPut Inc. as Head of Product Management and Sales Engineering

ThroughPut

from Tesla, the Silicon Valley-based electric and autonomous vehicle pioneer led by global entrepreneur, Elon Musk, which recently overtook Volkswagen as the second most valuable automotive company in the world, and right on the heels of the Just-In-Time, Lean Manufacturing giant, Toyota. Alla joins ThroughPut Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 3-7, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to 3PL news, Transplace announced this week that it has acquired Logistics Management Solutions (LMS) , “a non-asset-based third party logistics provider with particular strength in the chemical and industrial manufacturing sectors.” ” The cat-and-mouse game continues. And with that, have a happy weekend.

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ThroughPut Inc. Appoints the former Vice-Chairman of Bank of America and Distinguished Business Finance Expert, Luke Helms, to its Advisory Board

ThroughPut

ThroughPut’s team is backed by some of the best domain experts from Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Artificial Intelligence and Finance, who have put that knowledge to work in over a dozen successful startups. More information about ThroughPut.AI is available at: www.throughput.ai.

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Holiday shopping has started early amid fears over shipping delays

Ware2Go

The shortage in chips, triggered by a production lag early in the pandemic followed by surging demand, has meant manufacturers have struggled to produce enough computers, phones and tablets to fulfill orders, which soared during COVID lockdowns. Plastic makers still haven’t caught up to demand since those setbacks.

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Top 15 Biggest 3PLs in the US - 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

The company offers expertise within the automotive, consumer, chemicals, energy, engineering & manufacturing, life sciences & healthcare, retail and technology sectors. Content Summary: Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle. 2016 revenues: $4.20 Printer-friendly version. Media Image.