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Ooh, Scary Stuff, Kids. Tales from the Supply Chain Crypt.

Kinaxis

Often, unexpected events such as suppliers failing to deliver, software glitches and even Mother Nature can wreak havoc with even the best supply chains. The reason: Illinois produces about 90% of sugar pumpkins each year. Maintaining two inventory streams, including a Wal-Mart dedicated one, was costly for suppliers.

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ERP’s Response to Advances in Additive Manufacturing

QAD

We’ve been hearing about the promise of 3D printing ever since Chuck Hull built the first 3D printer , the SLA-1, in 1987 using technology he called stereolithography. manufacturers are adopting additive manufacturing technologies, and about half of them are using it for prototyping and final product production.

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Rivian’s Q2 Production and Delivery Performance Impresses Wall Street

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights Rivian Automotive’s reported operational performance in the latest quarter, but at the same time continued challenges in the months to come. Part of Q2’s deliveries involved its contract with online retail platform provider Amazon to supply custom EV parcel vans in the U.S. and Europe.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. As a result, shortages are alleviating across the board, and supply constraints caused by record demand for chips during the pandemic are less widespread. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The largest U.S.