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Two Automakers Make Senior Supply Chain and Procurement Executive Leadership Changes

Supply Chain Matters

Last week both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported the departure of yet another senior manufacturing executive at Rivian Automotive as well as an overall reorganization. Rivian acquired the former Mitsubishi Motors automotive assembly production facility in Normal, Illinois which began production operations in September of 2021.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

PepsiCo generated $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, with 23 food and beverage brands that generate more than $1 billion each in retail sales. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy.

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Rivian Has Done its Supply Chain Basics Homework

Supply Chain Matters

Rivian Automotive ’s recent report on quarterly financial performance provides evidence that this EV start-up is showing signs that the company has done its homework in supply chain and production operations industry basics. Net loss was reported as $1.2 That included total revenue of $1.1 billion, compared to $1.7

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A Holistic Smart City Strategy Requires a Digital Twin

Enterra Insights

Without a holistic vision and strategy, technologies purchased to enhance one city system might not be compatible with technology utilized to enhance other urban systems. As a result, many urban planners are forced to tackle the transformation process a bit at a time. What is a digital twin? ”[6]. Improved Traffic Flow.

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How to Build an Amazon Distribution Network for Third-Party Sellers

Ware2Go

With 197 million shoppers per month and over 200 million Prime members, it knows all about consumers’ purchasing habits: what they buy, how often they buy, and where they live. The top three are California, Texas, and Illinois – all highly-populated states that contain major US cities. Why It Works. Amazon’s greatest asset is data.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. households each year, a new report has found. million U.S. Generating the full 185.6