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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

Rivian Automotive is now free to sell its EV parcel vans to other parcel carriers, and added reinforcement from multiple ocean container shipping carriers that the existing industry volume declines could extend for two to three years. based Alabama and Georgia production facilities. factory workers an 11 percent pay increase this year.

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More Electric Vehicle Supply Network Moves

Supply Chain Matters

According to the report, Tesla intends to utilize a more environmentally friendly process for producing the battery friendly raw ore and ship that ore by truck or rail to Tesla’s various other battery manufacturing sites. can spur added interest in battery manufacturing circular networks. or by free-trade agreement partners.

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Time to Rethink Sourcing Rare Earth Elements

Supply Chain Game Changer

The Covid19 global pandemic has cruelly exposed the utter dependence of the US and the world on China’s mass manufacturing capability and supply of critical medical equipment and materials. If any part of manufacturing is to move back to the U.S., based manufacturing will require access to these elements. Future U.S.-

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5 Reasons Why You Need Procurement Planning Software

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Introduction: Procurement Planning for Distribution-Intensive Businesses Procurement planning is not a widely recognized category of supply chain software, but it should be. This article outlines five key challenges faced by buyers that can be addressed by a new type of procurement planning software, which we call a “buyer’s workbench.”

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The History of Supply Chain Management! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

In the mid 1950s, this concept was extended to transportation management with the development of intermodal containers together with ships, trains, and trucks to handle these containers. SCM #SupplyChain #Business #Leadership #Logistics #Distribution #History #Procurement. The post The History of Supply Chain Management!

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Managing Supplier Risk: A Lesson from Parnell and Peanuts

EcoVadis

The sentence comes as a result of the late 2008-2009 salmonella outbreak linked back to PCA plants in Texas and Georgia. They were sued at least twice in the 1990’s for providing manufacturers with shipments found to have high-levels of contaminants. The effects of a rotten supplier. How can you protect yourself from this type of risk?

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What’s the Best Response to Global Supply Chain Disruption?

QAD

Manufacturers know all the issues: U.S. Fund the Georgia Port Authority pop-up container yards project by reallocating more than $8 million . QAD CMO Carter Lloyds recently wrote about three major industry disruptors , starting with shipping. Recommendations for Manufacturers. As one headache is eased, another pops up.