Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2023

Spirit announced it will begin restoring operations at its Wichita , Kansas facility today, Friday, June 30, and begin to fully resume production on Wednesday, July 5., Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. after the traditional 4 th of July holiday in the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. All rights reserved.

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Logility

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The groups on my most listened to playlists include Boston, REO, Rush, Kansas, Styx, Van Halen, Eagles, Foreigner and The Police, just to name a few. Recently, I was listening to Journey, another of my favorite groups, while reading about the current state of the Wholesale Distribution Industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

based Kansas City Southern , pending full regulatory approvals which is expected sometime this year. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Canadian and U.S. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Google Express, the tech company’s fast delivery service, expands in Kansas City (Kansas City Star). Employers would also be able to use data generated by e-logs to force truckers to drive in unsafe conditions if they hadn’t hit their hours limits, lawyers for the group said. New Transport Mode to Redefine Freight Movement.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2023

In addition, six committees and multiple technical follow-up groups were formed to help create action plans to lessen the impact of CDT shortages. For example, Kansas-based Invista Inc., An emergency summit was attended by 200 people representing eight automakers and 50 suppliers.

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AIMMS

JULY 10, 2018

I’m currently training the coordinators at Angel Flight West and other groups. Angel Flight West is in Santa Monica, one of the other groups is in Kansas City, and there are others in Long Island and Florida who will use it. We just started using the solution, which came in handy for the summer season.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

Recent tie-ups include: LG Energy Solutions battery deals with Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler/PSA Group) and GM; Tesla and long-time partner Panasonic’s $4 billion investment in a Kansas battery plant; and Li Auto’s strategic cooperation with NVIDIA and Desay SV on 8nm SOC chips for autonomous driving.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 10, 2014

midcontinent … Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas … as well the Gulf Coast and in B.C. ” Following his presentation, a group of VPs from Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Procurement all spoke at the conference. You’ve probably heard about the Marcellus and Utica shale plays in nearby Pennsylvania and Ohio.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

That hasn’t stopped a group of businesspeople from planning to offer a new waterborne trade option along the Mississippi starting in April 2024. Importers and exporters in Chicago, Kansas City, and other Midwestern cities have traditionally relied on railroads connected to ports on the West Coast to haul their containers.

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AIMMS

APRIL 6, 2022

I’m currently training the coordinators at Angel Flight West and other groups. Angel Flight West is in Santa Monica, one of the other groups is in Kansas City, and there are others in Long Island and Florida who will use it. We just started using the solution, which came in handy for the summer season.

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AIMMS

MARCH 4, 2022

I’m currently training the coordinators at Angel Flight West and other groups. Angel Flight West is in Santa Monica, one of the other groups is in Kansas City, and there are others in Long Island and Florida who will use it. We just started using the solution, which came in handy for the summer season.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The group is advising its members to prepare for the overtime rules with the assumption that they will take effect on December 1. Key elements of the new overtime law include: More than doubles the salary threshold for white-collar employees who are exempt from overtime, from the current $23,660 per year to $47,476 per year.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. Shippers should not expect much logistics disruption in Kansas. Regional Logistics Market Updates. Zipline operates with a unique carrier team setup , splitting our experts into four regions for optimal service.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. Kansas ? . not expect much logistics disruption in Kansas.?? . reopening, combined with produce season , to continue to tighten capacity regionally in the coming weeks.?? . Zipline operates with a unique?

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

I’m currently training the coordinators at Angel Flight West and other groups. Angel Flight West is in Santa Monica, one of the other groups is in Kansas City, and there are others in Long Island and Florida who will use it. We just started using the solution, which came in handy for the summer season.

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Requis

JANUARY 22, 2021

Myself and a group of about 15 engineers were excited to start collecting this information and to begin to process it. We have a special group who does that now. Wood has traditionally been seen as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) group. This was back in 2001 when I started in Houston. Not anymore.

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4WL Consulting

APRIL 30, 2020

Joining us today is Stacey Huddleston— sales director of Prestige Capital in Kansas City. Mike: Just to give you a little more background on Stacey, Stacey is the sales director at Prestige Capital and resides in Kansas City with his wife and Labrador Retriever. This is exciting.

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4WL Consulting

APRIL 30, 2020

Joining us today is Stacey Huddleston— sales director of Prestige Capital in Kansas City. Mike: Just to give you a little more background on Stacey, Stacey is the sales director at Prestige Capital and resides in Kansas City with his wife and Labrador Retriever. This is exciting.

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AIMMS

JULY 10, 2018

I’m currently training the coordinators at Angel Flight West and other groups. Angel Flight West is in Santa Monica, one of the other groups is in Kansas City, and there are others in Long Island and Florida who will use it. We just started using the solution, which came in handy for the summer season.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

US Manufacturing plays a particularly important role in supporting jobs in a core group of states in the upper Midwest (East North Central and selected West North Central) and South (East South Central) states. percent, 136,700 jobs), and Kansas (11.9 percent, 136,700 jobs), and Kansas (11.9 It employed 12.0 employment.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

The post Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-up: Regulator Approves Canadian Pacific Merger with KCS and Added Rivian Development first appeared on The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group / Supply Chain Management. All rights reserved.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. It eventually reached its highest levels around 59.0 mostly due to consumer goods consumption. . Zipline Regional Logistics Market Updates . Zipline operates with a unique? Northeast Logistics . Status: Varies .

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 10, 2015

Last month, I had the pleasure of talking to a group of owner-operators and aspiring small fleet owners in Kansas City as part of CMC Live. I offered advice on how to work with brokers, pulling from my 30-plus years of experience doing everything from dispatch for carriers and pricing loads for brokers.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2018

1] Leslie Collins, “ Black & Veatch report: Skepticism grows around smart cities ,” Kansas City Business Journal , 22 January 2018. [2] ”[6]. Like smart businesses, cities will compete to offer the winning experiences citizens expect.” ” Footnotes. [1]

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

On February 17, more than 1300 flights were canceled by Lufthansa Group in Germany due to strikes. On June 25, around 6,000 workers at Spirit AeroSystems went on strike in Kansas. More recently, on August 30, American Airlines flight attendants voted to authorize a strike if the company refuses to agree to updated contract terms.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2016

For those of you new to the idea of CC+1, essentially it means you keep working with a small group of your core carriers, but also work with a third party logistics provider (3PL) instead of too many other carriers. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Kansas. Understanding CC+1.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 3, 2015

Mark Bogucki, our general manager in Kansas City, recently announced he would retire at the end of 2015. There were five major groups of carriers. This group was comprised of what we now refer to as less than truckload (LTL) carriers. Since joining C.H. Regular route common carrier (RRCC).

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

I’m currently training the coordinators at Angel Flight West and other groups. Angel Flight West is in Santa Monica, one of the other groups is in Kansas City, and there are others in Long Island and Florida who will use it. We just started using the solution, which came in handy for the summer season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Panasonic plans to resolve the bottleneck in early 2024 when it starts producing the advanced cells at the $4 billion battery factory it’s building in Kansas. Ingka Group, the holding company that controls the vast majority of Ikea stores, has revealed that it has reduced food waste by 54 percent in its Ikea locations.

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 24, 2019

LSCR warehouses are actually one of the most renowned warehouse spaces in all of Kansas City, providing all the basic needs of a warehouse for renters. The post Benefits of Using Logistics Service Providers in Warehouses appeared first on Vinculum Group. So if you’re on the hunt for a facility, then you might want to check that out.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

Nestle has partnerships with ADM and Ardent Mills, the two primary wheat flour suppliers for DiGiorno products, to support wheat farms in Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota and Indiana. Women make up 12 percent of commercial drivers nationwide, according to the 2023 Women in Trucking Index , released this month.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The NHS has outsourced its self-distribution network to a 3PL provider, as have some of the hospital groups in the United States. In Canada too, at least one large hospital group has chosen to outsource its supply chain operations, while some health systems in the United States have done the same. Some Scanning Success Stories.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 25, 2021

George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hit a home run in the ninth inning of a game to give his team a last inning lead against the New York Yankees. Commerce Department separately restricted exports to Chinese companies, saying they were involved with the forced labor of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 5, 2021

A bipartisan group of eight governors from US auto states has urged President Biden to do more to press semiconductor firms to address a global shortage of automotive chips that has cut some vehicle production. The governors urging the change are from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, South Carolina, Alabama, and Missouri.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 28, 2021

Industry group warns pallet prices up 400% amid shortage. Kansas City Southern agrees to US$30B CN Rail deal. Kansas City Southern agreed to a $30 billion merger with Canadian National Railway Co., Under the deal, Canadian National will pay $200 and 1.129 shares of its stock for each share of Kansas City Southern, the U.S.

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