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How the UAW Strike is Shaking Up the Automotive Supply Chain

Resilinc

million Americans in the auto parts manufacturing business, but the damage will hit smaller auto suppliers that are further down the supply chain the hardest. The effects of the strike are already rippling through the automotive supply chain. The automotive supply chain is a complex ecosystem of different suppliers.

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Trucker protest over COVID vaccines: an update

Resilinc

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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Will the Internet of Things (IoT) Help Eliminate Information Latency and Deficiency in Supply Planning?

Kinaxis

by Prasad Satyavolu Last week, Trevor Miles wrote “ SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change ” and it made me recall the dozen or so articles I’ve read recently on the Internet of Things (IoT). Perhaps a philosophical underpinning to the possibilities from convergence of physical and digital supply chain?

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GM COVID-19 Production Ramp Up

Operations and Supply Chain Management

s ambitious plans to ramp up production of its high-profit pickup trucks is bumping up against supply-chain reality. The WSJ’s Mike Colias and Ben Foldy report that the disconnect underscores the challenges the auto industry faces in restarting after a two-month shutdown under the pandemic. General Motors Co.’s – Bob.

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Labor Strike Targeting the Three U.S. Automakers- Update Two

Supply Chain Matters

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. According to reporting from Bloomberg , direct labor costs for Tesla’s U.S. based production and supply network strategies in the coming years.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Sounds like a typical day in supply chain and logistics to me. Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones ( The Detroit News ). In other news… Descartes Launches Updated Advanced Home Delivery Solution. HighJump Software, TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group Announces Strategic Partnership with Unisun Software.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon has been pushing its same-day delivery model for Prime members over the last year, making large investments in its supply chain infrastructure. With the new expansion, Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery to Prime members in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte and Houston, bringing the total markets served to 12.