QAD

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Recently, I attended a dinner outside of Detroit hosted by QAD, the Korean Battery Industry Association and NAATBatt (an organization dedicated to the development and commercialization of advanced battery manufacturing in North America).

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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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Resilinc

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Two Detroit auto suppliers that manufacture shifts, pinions, gears, and other parts for the Big Three have filed notices of potential layoffs with the state of Michigan. The effects of the strike are already rippling through the automotive supply chain. GM and Stellantis have laid off more than 2,000 additional workers due to the strike.

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QAD

JULY 28, 2022

It encourages us to continue meeting with automotive industry experts about supply chain issues that resonate with so many listeners. In addition, she is an ASQ fellow, a Shainin medalist, was named a “Notable Woman in Manufacturing” by Crain’s Detroit Business in 2018, and in 2020, was inducted into the Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 12, 2023

I went to the University of Detroit, Mercy and majored in Accounting. The other thing for me that is the theme of International Women’s Day – embrace equity – is also about individuality and really working hard as leaders to meet people where they are and understanding what they need to make them successful.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 23, 2023

The sweet treats were first created by Harry Ryba in Detroit in 1936. From picking to putaway; replenishment to returns, we have the dynamic robotics automation solution to meet your fulfillment requirements. Now that you’ve seen what you missed at ProMat, you don’t have to wait until next year to improve your warehouse operations.

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QAD

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Likewise, the action never stops here at the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast, because Cathy Fisher of Quistem, Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I never miss a beat on supporting your organization in “delivering on the promise of delivery.”

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3PL Insights

JULY 13, 2017

For Natural Red , after having won Detroit Fulfillment Initiative’s recent “Pitch It” contest , the immediate goal is to go from selling 5 products a day, to selling 50 products a day. Meeting with Natural Red’s founder, Karen Guilmette about her small business fulfillment needs meant asking the question: how can she get there?

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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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QAD

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

For me and my mentees, scheduled meetups include meeting for a cup of bubble tea, working on aerial silk skills, rock climbing, or discovering fun new places in downtown Detroit. Whether it is a meeting I am leading, a presentation I am giving, or an industry event I am attending, I like to invite my mentees along to observe.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

Sources: Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO); LIFT, Detroit, MI; DMDII, Chicago, IL; PowerAmerica, Raleigh, NC; Department of Energy; America Makes, Youngstown, OH. Minimize that gap with technology and tear down your biggest barrier to future success. This infographic, from Polycom , shows how Innovation Hubs work.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 4, 2020

I have a strong sense of giving back to my community through volunteering as my HOA Board member and Edgewater Hill Block Club co-chair and serve on the Economic Development Committee with the Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization. How does it feel being the only woman in a meeting? Rachel’s black lab Bonnie.

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QAD

MAY 30, 2023

Change is constant in the automotive world and Cathy Fisher of Quistem, Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I strongly believe that building a resilient supply chain requires the work of so much more than one company or a few thought leaders. It takes a village; an industry. And that’s why we created the Auto Supply Chain Prophets.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2016

And if you require the support of your technology and 3PL partners to accomplish your initiatives, then you should attend their user conferences and schedule meetings with their senior executives to let them know what’s working well and what improvements they can make to better serve you. LLamasoft : SummerCon 2017 , June 12-16, Detroit, MI.

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 17, 2022

OSHA provides a list of requirements that warehouses must meet in order to keep their employees safe. We have a facility in Detroit specifically dedicated to hazmat, and we have the experience to ensure your product is in good hands. Training and Safety Equipment.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 28, 2019

I grew up in Detroit, the third in a family of four children, and I was the first in my family to go to college. It’s our job to understand our customers, their challenges and their goals so that we can align the JDA organization and JDA solution (the solve) to meet their needs. How did that feel? All the time.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 28, 2019

I grew up in Detroit, the third in a family of four children, and I was the first in my family to go to college. It’s our job to understand our customers, their challenges and their goals so that we can align the JDA organization and JDA solution (the solve) to meet their needs. How did that feel? All the time.

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3PL Insights

MARCH 6, 2020

Whenever you meet your goal you are awarded a coin, and if you collect enough coins they can be redeemed for prizes. Whichever team performs the best at meeting their goal for the month gets an additional prize! Quarterly Meetings. Each department is responsible for planning a quarterly meeting and they are a lot of fun.

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SupplyOn

DECEMBER 4, 2019

It was great to meet and learn about how global the supply chain really is. One key topic covered during AIAG Detroit and Charleston was OEM’s like Ford and Fiat-Chrysler requiring their supply chain to improve communication with their suppliers by implanting an EDI connection.

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ivalua

AUGUST 10, 2015

Quite a few of our customers are located in the Detroit area where we recently hosted a networking event featuring Nexteer Automotive. Recently, I had the pleasure of hanging out with 16 different Tier 1 automotive manufacturers in the same evening. But the lack of timely & accurate supplier information stood as a great impediment.

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ivalua

AUGUST 10, 2015

Quite a few of our customers are located in the Detroit area where we recently hosted a networking event featuring Nexteer Automotive. Recently, I had the pleasure of hanging out with 16 different Tier 1 automotive manufacturers in the same evening. But the lack of timely & accurate supplier information stood as a great impediment.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2018

If I wanted to meet some of my friends, travel across the city, go to school, play basketball — anything — the bicycle was the way I got around.”[4] Celebrities often back charter schools, like the Harlem academy founded by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and the Detroit charter named after former NBA player and ESPN analyst Jalen Rose.

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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. I figured out you could meet exposure by either resisting or deferring it, and was able to come up with a way to put a value on deferment. Trust is a function of people meeting expectations which in turn builds the relationship, not the other way around.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 27, 2021

Of the more than 600 ELDs on the market, many are unlikely to meet Canada’s standards. Though the onus is on the carrier to meet the mandate and no fines will be levied for a year, shippers should strive to do business with compliant carriers. By some estimates, only 10% to 20% of U.S.-based

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 24, 2023

Thomas , Ontario , upwards of a two hour drive from Detroit. The partial $3,500 credit is reportedly available for meeting one of the two battery sourcing credits. This facility, which will represent VW’s first battery production facility outside of Europe , is to be located in the city of St. or from certain friendly nations.

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IQMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Our customer, Somaschini North America LLC, understands ISO 14001 requirements first-hand as a manufacturer of high-precision, high-volume steel timing gears for some of the world’s leading commercial automotive brands, including Detroit Diesel and Daimler Germany.

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3PL Insights

AUGUST 18, 2020

Here at Evans, we are always working towards meeting our customers’ ever-changing needs,” he says. “It Manuel is hardworking and meets any challenge head on. He says, “Your circle of influence is everything.”. When it comes to his current role as Operations Manager, Manuel likes the fact that no two days are alike.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

billion facility will be located in Marshall, Michigan , about 100 miles west of Detroit. automotive market, but also to meet the incentive needs under the U.S. Ford and China based Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATX) have plans to build a domestic sourced battery production facility in Michigan. This planned $3.5

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QAD

JUNE 13, 2023

Had the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast been around in the 1980s and 1990s, I like to think that Cathy Fisher of Quistem, Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I would have seen this tidal wave of supply chain disruption coming and played a role in safeguarding our industry.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2016

But even as more and more businesses get wise to the advantages of a TMS, many large, multi-national corporations have remained on the sidelines, unwilling to believe in the existence of a truly global TMS that could meet the needs of complex, widespread companies.

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Locus Robotics

MAY 30, 2023

By Mary Hart Detroit was the place to be last week for Automate 2023 with over 25,000 attendees, more than 750 exhibitors, and seven dinosaurs. From picking to putaway; replenishment to returns, we have the dynamic robotics automation solution to meet your warehouse requirements. Yes, dinosaurs (more about that in a bit).

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3PL Insights

MARCH 3, 2023

This is why manufacturers, retailers, and e-tailers in a variety of industries are partnering with 3PLs to meet their requirements for value-added services. By outsourcing these services to 3PLs, companies can focus on their core competencies. 3PLs that offer these services usually have available space for ongoing and last-minute projects.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

consumer and industrial goods, feeding into car parts used by Detroit and diapers sold by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. accounts for one of every five tons on the market, and ethylene plants globally were running nearly full out to meet rising demand before Harvey, he said. “So Ethylene is the foundation for making plastics essential to U.S.

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QAD

MARCH 26, 2024

This deliberation highlights the acute pressure original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) face in meeting near-term objectives, particularly those for 2026, deemed pivotal in the transition towards battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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QAD

APRIL 18, 2024

This deliberation highlights the acute pressure original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) face in meeting near-term objectives, particularly those for 2026, deemed pivotal in the transition towards battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I’m in Detroit about 4 and a half to 5 hours away, depending on the traffic. If you guys are there and the readers, we are going to meet you guys there but otherwise, we run a lot of webinars and sessions. That is the best thing because looking at the weather, it gets better from there. It doesn’t get worse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Alaska Airlines corporate development director Pasha Saleh said it would use the partnership to focus on decarbonization technology to help it meet company targets to cut emissions. battery factories proposed by Detroit automakers into national contracts with the UAW, all but assuring they’ll be unionized.

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