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Inflation Reduction Act & What It Means for EV Production

QAD

With the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is issuing significant tax rebates for consumers, corporations, and government entities who hop into something battery-powered—incentivizing more consumers to trade their ICE vehicle in for a BEV over the next decade. Meets Battery Mineral Sourcing Requirements.

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REPOST: 3 Emerging Supply Chain Trends with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

There is significant political risk with the current Chinese government leadership. Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains. Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains. An older, more expensive population means China is not a low-cost country for business.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

On November 4 th , I interviewed Jim Andrew, the Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo, about their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program. But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index). We started the conversation with sourcing. Lucas had a team that dictated sourcing based on excel spreadsheet analysis to reduce cost and improve tax efficiency.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index). We started the conversation with sourcing. Lucas had a team that dictated sourcing based on excel spreadsheet analysis to reduce cost and improve tax efficiency.

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Blockchain is Coming to Transportation – Here’s How

Talking Logistics

The transportation industry has long discussed blockchain with a healthy dose of skepticism or has taken a wait-and-see approach to its adoption. A modern, multi-modal Tier 1 TMS can now take data from all sources, cleanse it and use it. Small but mighty. There are more than 500,000 TL carriers in the U.S. with eight trucks or less.

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3 Emerging Supply Chain Trends with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

There is significant political risk with the current Chinese government leadership. Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains. Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains. An older, more expensive population means China is not a low-cost country for business.

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