QAD

AUGUST 23, 2022

Wayne State University’s Mike Ilitch School of Business was high on my list because I wanted to go to school in Detroit, and their supply chain program had been ranked in the top 25 by Gartner that year (UPDATE: they ranked again this year, and even higher on the list!) .

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3PL Insights

MAY 3, 2021

Evans365 accesses and analyzes data sets from Evans’ warehouse management system and other data sources and presents findings graphically. We will continue to improve evans365 by integrating additional data sources and providing even more valuable metrics,” Evans says. This is only the beginning. About Evans Distribution Systems.

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QAD

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Recently, I attended a dinner outside of Detroit hosted by QAD, the Korean Battery Industry Association and NAATBatt (an organization dedicated to the development and commercialization of advanced battery manufacturing in North America). annual graphite requirements are sourced in China. The majority of the U.S.

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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

MARCH 14, 2024

Blue Yonder and Microsoft co-hosted the annual Blue Yonder Automotive Connect event in Detroit, Michigan, bringing together 67 supply chain practitioners from 15 companies in the Automotive OEM, Tier 1, and Aftermarket sectors.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 2, 2023

These companies, that produce products like seatbelts and upholstery, may not have the cash flow needed to sustain operations while the strike continues. While companies do have some excess inventory available, the automotive supply chain is experiencing layoffs, furloughs, auto parts shortages, and idling operations.

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3PL Insights

APRIL 14, 2020

Detroit has been hit particularly hard by COVID-19. In times like these, communities, companies and families must band together to support each other. Sourcing Quality Masks. “We Many of the online sources had low stock and shipment delays, there was a challenge procuring a quality mask.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Companies included in this capsule update are Pratt & Whitney , Flexport , and Volkswagen AG. Clark, who assumed the sole CEO role in March after company founder Ryan Petersen handed over the reins. Specifically noted: “ We can still be a growth company even in a declining market.” All rights reserved.

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QAD

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Likewise, the action never stops here at the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast, because Cathy Fisher of Quistem, Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I never miss a beat on supporting your organization in “delivering on the promise of delivery.” I’m talking about your workforce, and they’re the focus of steps two and three.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 3, 2020

” Because supply chains are unique for each company, lessons learned also vary by economic sector. Like Yildiz and Yan, Deloitte Consulting LLP managing director Andrew Blau and futurist Peter Schwartz from Salesforce, believe companies must plan for the long term. Good Company. 6] They are: 1. ” The way ahead.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

unionized auto companies. Today, China based EV automakers and suppliers have notable cost advantages in materials sourcing, production and labor costs. In this second Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S. Thus, some U.S.

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QAD

AUGUST 17, 2023

That’s because Cathy Fisher of Quistem, Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I never miss a beat when it comes to breaking down the auto supply chain with actionable insights that will help your business prepare for the next season, fiscal year or 10 years into the future.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

This is especially the case among certain global automotive companies dealing with a host of supply chain disruption and ongoing semiconductor device shortages. As noted in our January update, the manufacturer announced the news that the Chief Operating Officer had departed the company in December 2021.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

Manufacturing companies comprise 12% of our GDP and have the highest rate of investment in research, development, and innovation. 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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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The recent decision by Japan’s three largest container companies to merge their shipping operations is yet another symptom of the volatility that is roiling the freight business. A key battleground region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in south is especially sensitive to such trade-offs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2020

As a vice president of an insurance company that insures trucking companies, Quinn is very knowledgeable of nuclear verdicts and the underlying causes. His entire career has been with Lockton starting at the global headquarters in Kansas City and now in Detroit. About Quinn Damon. He works with firms all across the country.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

Craig and his company, FreightWaves is one of the reasons, Chattanooga is called the Silicon Valley of Trucking. SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

[01:04] Tell us a little bit about you and your company. I grew up in a trucking family and worked in my dad’s company. I think the next generation of venture capital will be in places like Detroit, Des Moines, Houston, Cleveland, etc. Investors are shocked that we pay our employees about the same as companies in Silicon Valley.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 19, 2022

It was how the company handled its supply chain. According to Toyota’s public statements and news reports, Toyota managed the shortage of semiconductors significantly better than its competitors, and this gave it the competitive edge against other companies in 2021. A better sourcing strategy appeared first on Resilinc.

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QAD

MAY 16, 2023

It was in the late 80s when I was on the General Motors team with IBM in Detroit. AI is fine-tuned and assists many of us every day through the talents of ingenious programmers that work for some of the biggest technology companies, like Apple (Siri), Amazon (Alexa), Google (Google AI) and IBM (Watson).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The origins of the Extended Enterprise went before this period, however, and began with the early work that Steve did while he was a senior purchasing buyer at the Ford Motor Company. (I Steve described his experience this afternoon over pizza and sodas in Detroit. They would bid and source only part at a time!

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

At Micron, Freeman developed and managed the company’s robust supply chain risk management strategy and programs, which uses Resilinc’s suite of tools and solutions. Freeman : I’ve been surprised to learn how many companies do not yet have a supply chain risk management program.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Continuing our Supply Chain Matters highlights of the global wide automotive industry’s ongoing supply network and production transformation towards developing and producing electric powered vehicles, we highlight a recent announcement from Ford Motor Company. This planned $3.5 trade interests.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 18, 2022

It was how the company handled its supply chain. According to Toyota’s public statements and news reports, Toyota managed the shortage of semiconductors significantly better than its competitors, and this gave it the competitive edge against other companies in 2021.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 17, 2022

It was how the company handled its supply chain. According to Toyota’s public statements and news reports, Toyota managed the shortage of semiconductors significantly better than its competitors, and this gave it the competitive edge against other companies in 2021.

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DynaSys

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Says speaker Josh Linkner, jazz guitarist and founder of digital promotions company ePrize (now HelloWorld) and Detroit Venture Partners. Korean produce company Bana Valley solved this problem by fresh packing several bananas of varying degrees of ripeness together – enjoying a nice margin bump from their cleverness.

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GTG Technology Group

APRIL 20, 2016

Two years ago, Michigan changed Flint’s water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River. The state had been paying the city of Detroit for water and was looking to save money. Jet Express, an Ohio-based trucking company, also collected and delivered water to Flint. Background on the Crisis.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2016

For the last couple of decades transportation management systems (TMS) have revolutionized supply chains, helping companies streamline their logistics processes, achieve greater visibility into their operations and save significant dollars on transportation. This simply can’t be done if you’re just taking a regional approach. Not anymore.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Identifying optimum route configurations for different products requires companies to make some important trade-offs. The trade-offs are especially critical for destinations in a “battleground” region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in the south. Triad of factors.

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Freightos

JULY 11, 2017

For example, there are over 100,000 companies that sell over $100,000 worth of goods annually. Alibaba’s Jack Ma recently urged 3,000 US small businesses to do just that at a conference in Detroit, and he is making good on his vision to take down trade barriers that are holding smaller businesses back from buying and selling globally.

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GTG Technology Group

AUGUST 6, 2018

Endebrock, founder of the Trailmobile company, began work on a trailer that could be coupled and uncoupled by a single man – the predecessor of the modern fifth wheel. Four years later, in 1918, Fruehauf created the Fruehauf Trailer Company. a company that started in 1900 as Mack Brothers Company. Sources: [link].

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

To make that point, Mortson lists ten different definitions for the term from various sources. ” She recommends companies take the following steps to help adjust to today’s business environment: Assess your supply chain state of affairs. Evaluate inventory policy, sourcing modifications, and commercial terms.

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3PL Insights

MARCH 10, 2017

‘Make America Great Again’ was Donald Trump’s election slogan, and nowhere in the United States did that phrase ring truer than in the city of Detroit. Slowly, but surely, Detroit, the city whose population had fallen to 1910 levels due to the lack of opportunities, is starting to fight back. Detroit, a Food Mecca.

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QAD

APRIL 18, 2024

Its slightly revised trajectory still sets a daunting challenge for OEMs, which are estimated to require approximately a 9% pure BEV fleet by 2026, a steep climb from the roughly 3% achieved by the Detroit Big Three (D3) in 2023. manufacturing prowess and reduce dependency on foreign components, particularly those sourced from China.

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QAD

MARCH 26, 2024

This trajectory sets a daunting challenge for OEMs, which are estimated to require approximately a 9% pure BEV fleet by 2026, a steep climb from the roughly 3% achieved by the Detroit Big Three (D3) in 2023. manufacturing prowess and reduce dependency on foreign components, particularly those sourced from China.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

unionized auto companies. According to reporting from business broadcasting network CNBC , “ Tensions are rising and accusations are flying between the Detroit automakers and United Auto Workers as the union threatens to expand U.S. Background The UAW has elected a two-fold strategy. plant strikes.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

But one source mentioned the unlucky nature of the number “13” is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. Alaska Airlines corporate development director Pasha Saleh said it would use the partnership to focus on decarbonization technology to help it meet company targets to cut emissions.

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