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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S. A factory in Suzhou was the company’s main manufacturing site for its semiconductor test equipment, which it subcontracted to Flextronics.

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Help Supply Chain Planners Be More Successful In These Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Shaman

As I flew to Dallas, I worked on this post. Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. The answer is to increase modeling, evaluate sourcing strategies, and build the right push/pull decoupling points. The problem?

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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Manufacturing Equipment: Is It Time for an Upgrade?

GlobalTranz

On one hand, it would be great to have brand new manufacturing equipment. Besides the expense, meaning you or your management are unwilling to make an upfront investment when the manufacturing equipment has not failed entirely, there are other roadblocks thrown up against upgrading: The fear of change. The Big Picture. Performance.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

This could indicate manufactures are expecting to reduce production and are, therefore, ordering fewer raw materials. First, any increase in economic output during Stagflation can be erased by the diminished purchasing power of the dollar. The purchasing power of the dollar can remain relatively stable. High unemployment.

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Managing Legal Aspects of the Implications of a Hurricane on the Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) recently released the results of a special survey to assess how Hurricane Harvey impacted six key metrics. In other circumstances, parties may lack any contract and rely upon purchase orders or other short forms of documentation. Printer-friendly version.

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What Is On-Demand Logistics & How It Impacts Scalability

ShipBob

With high standards set around the ability to ship and delivery quickly, retailers need to prepare for unexpected events throughout the supply chain, whether it’s a manufacturing delay, transportation disruptions, or warehouse closure. . We want the customer experience of purchasing on our website to be similar to Amazon Prime.