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Rivian: Navigating Supply Chain and Operational Challenges and Embracing Growth

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With its manufacturing operations situated in Normal, Illinois, Rivian’s presence has had a profound impact on the local economy. However, this initial success was soon overshadowed by a series of setbacks and challenges that Rivian had to navigate through mainly related to supply chain and production.

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Why It Matters

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the last five years, I have helped two companies, Sonoco Products and Owens Illinois (OI) with their selection of technologies to improve Sales and Operations (S&OP) planning. Owens Illinois provides glass products and Sonoco Products provides flexible packaging. Owens Illinois (OI), a $6.3 So, what can we learn?

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How Renting Vans for Long Term Improves Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. These businesses are saving money by leasing their vehicles instead of buying them, and they’re also enjoying improved supply chain management due to their increased mobility and flexibility. You also don’t have to worry about maintaining an inventory of vans on-site.

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

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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. But when Mother Nature (in the form of heavy rains) hit Illinois hard, half of the crop was wiped out.

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Pet Food Experts Selects HIMPACT by Herlitz Inventory Management

Herlitz Inventory Management

Pet Food Experts Selects HIMPACT by Herlitz Inventory Management to Manage Daily Forecasting and Purchasing Solutions for its 4,500 Retail Partners in 34 States. Pet Food Experts signed with Herlitz Inventory Management to deliver more efficient and more profitable solutions for its forecasting and purchasing process.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to Richard Guebert, from the Illinois Farm Bureau, the cost of fertilizer is surging. The ongoing Russian assault on Ukraine continues to make supply chain waves. ” The retailers will supply the goods and be in charge of inventory and supply chain management. That’s all for this week.

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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.