BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. This annual event explores supply chain management and how logistics can succeed in a fast-changing environment. I am feeling energized by what I learned and the people I spoke to while there.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The publication cites a Wells Fargo equity analyst estimate that if all of the UAW asks were granted, “ labor costs for Detroit companies would soar from $66 per hour to $136 per hour.” Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. billion loss on EV sales this year.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Steve described his experience this afternoon over pizza and sodas in Detroit. This impacted transportation costs, resins, chemical feedstocks, and a whole bunch of other areas. So then I got the forecast of material projections and labor and did some projections. Eventually we did the same thing with zinc and steel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

G, the official groundhog of Massachusetts made her 16 th annual Groundhog Day forecast at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA. And location is everything in weather forecasting. The company also stated that it expects continued volatility in its global supply chain, but it has strengthened its resiliency over the past few years.

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QAD

JUNE 13, 2023

Benefits such as low-cost labor, raw materials, cheap transportation, favorable regulations and proximity to suppliers were too good to pass up. Suddenly, it became all too apparent that a consolidated global supply chain reliant on a single nation for many raw materials and finished products wasn’t such a good strategy after all.

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