Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 6, 2022
UPS plans to implement its smart package initiative at 100 facilities in 2022, which will involve using RFID tags on packages to speed up throughput. The initiative will eliminate 20 million manual scans daily for UPS employees loading its package cars. Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots.
Logility
JUNE 30, 2022
The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. Competitive wages and attractive benefit packages go far, but take time to examine why workers are leaving your organization and implement fixes. Solving the labor crunch also means exploring new sources of supply.
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Supply Chain Matters
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
In this Supply Chain Matters posting, we highlight a rather significant reports indicating that Apple is considering sourcing of the chip fabrication of its advanced design semiconductor processers within the U.S. Apple CEO Tim Cook made the disclosure during an internal company meeting held in Germany as part of a European tour.
IQMS
JANUARY 21, 2021
From automotive components and parts manufacturing to producing recyclable plastics packaging and industrial products, achieve sustainable manufacturing excellence is proving to be a sure catalyst for driving greater revenue, reducing costs while making a positive contribution to the environment.
Requis
OCTOBER 30, 2020
I can claim to have been a nuclear rocket engineer for a couple of years, looking after nuclear rockets in West Germany during the end of the Cold War. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. I’d love to know your thoughts on that.
QAD
MAY 23, 2023
This sounds simple enough, but we all know it’s a very complex issue and that’s partially because ESG concerns touch every part of the value chain, from the field or mine where raw materials are sourced to the packaging and transport modes used to bring your finished product to market.
Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 19, 2024
The supplier will additionally establish added factories in Germany and in Canada. Reportedly, the EU recently approved a nearly $1 billion incentive package for the planned German facility, while Canadian and Quebec provincial government subsidies of upwards of $2 billion are part of a planned facility in Montreal, Canada.
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