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The North American Battery Supply Chain is Getting Amped Up!

QAD

Strained energy infrastructure and the transition to renewable energy: Stationary storage plays a critical role in stabilizing the grid and aligning demand and supply with intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar. annual graphite requirements are sourced in China. The credit is contingent on the source of materials.

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Force Majeure claims by suppliers are on the rise. Have you checked or revised your clause?

Resilinc

Identify best known alternate sites and/or alternate sources for your parts and materials within a specified time period, say 60 hours. Large polymer producers from LyondellBasell in Louisiana to Chevron Phillips Chemical in Texas declared the hurricane a FM event. Implement its business continuity plan (BCP).

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Blockchain: Preventing E. Coli Through Enhanced Traceability

Kinaxis

Health officials narrowed the source down to romaine lettuce, but identifying which romaine lettuce from where is still a problem. Whether it’s what we are putting in our mouths, what we are wearing on our backs or what we are using to do our work each day, consumers now want to know where it came from and if it was ethically sourced.

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The Big Texas Chemical Freeze Raises Issues on Resiliency of the Petrochemical Supply Chain

NC State SCRC

Almost all packaging today is petroleum based, and in the lower 48 states, the bulk of refineries (which feed petrochemical plants) are in the Texas and Louisiana region, (see map). In another example, to get access to nitrogen, this company relied on shipping it in from Oklahoma, as the pipelines were non-functional.

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The Increasing Role of Climate Change in Supply Chain Disruptions

NC State SCRC

Resins was a market that was just getting to the point of being balanced with demand following COVID, but continues to experience record high pricing, and difficulty in sourcing. We are also seeing difficulty for sourcing upstream PVC chemicals like chlorine and caustic soda, and there are a lot of buyers out there for those materials.

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What About Them Apples?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today hurricane Nate’s north winds are pushing against the bayous of Louisiana. Sensing of markets and the translation of channel demand into an accurate demand signal for the company is the foundational principle of market-driven processes. In most companies sales teams use VMI processes to develop orders. The reason?

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

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