All Things Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
With the recent technological advancements of the 21st century, cobalt has become a key ingredient of the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries. Used in electric vehicles (EV) it gives them the…
NC State SCRC
APRIL 22, 2022
What will happen to those manufacturers that can’t or won’t convert? of the lithium reserves and a quarter of its copper deposit, much in the Atacama desert – see picture of the flats above); Third, the Congo which has 46% of global cobalt reserves and produces 70% of the world’s output. They go out of business?
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Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 17, 2018
Working for a large manufacturer, she was trying hard; but failing, to integrate Ariba, Elemica, and GT Nexus. To help, I set up a series of dinner meetings for Maddy to speak to other manufacturers working on similar problems. Collaborative Logistics. Logistics costs increased greatly in 2018; yet, 40% of trucks are empty.
Arena Solutions
MAY 3, 2022
The global shift from traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to vehicles with electrified powertrains is underway, and it’s creating greater complexity for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their supply chains. Alliances with manufacturing specialists. Vertical integration of the supply chain.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 21, 2023
Procurement managers are now asked to address ESG issues in their sourcing and foreign manufacturing operations. The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has a history of conflict, where various armies, rebel groups, and outside actors have profited from mining while contributing to violence and exploitation.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
The root cause of this initiative was the 1998 World Cup where it was revealed that child laborers in India were manufacturing the soccer balls. And companies are taking a similar stance, as we continue to see manufacturers and retailers prioritize suppliers and partners that are dedicated to ethical sourcing and sustainability initiatives.
Resilinc
JULY 25, 2023
In those roles, we closely aligned with 3,000 total suppliers globally, constituting about 6,500 individual manufacturing locations. A simple thing that we always said was that we wanted to buy where we manufactured. It reminds me of 5 or 6 years ago when we went through something similar with the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo).
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