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Two Automakers Make Senior Supply Chain and Procurement Executive Leadership Changes

Supply Chain Matters

Rivian acquired the former Mitsubishi Motors automotive assembly production facility in Normal, Illinois which began production operations in September of 2021. Stellantis Senior Procurement Leadership Change. Thus far, $13.7 This facility is being geared to produce upwards of 150,000 vehicles annually. All rights reserved. .

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Rivian’s Q2 Production and Delivery Performance Impresses Wall Street

Supply Chain Matters

Improved Operational Performance Earlier this month, EV automotive and parcel van start-up producer Rivian Automotive announced that in the latest quarter, the EV maker produced 13,992 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois and delivered 12,640 vehicles during the same period. and Europe.

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Chuck Intrieri Executive Profile

The Logistics of Logistics

Chuck has significant operational experience having served as the Chief Procurement officer for The Schwinn Bicycle Company, Ping Golf, Troy Built as well as a procurement officer for Maricopa County Arizona. It should be noted that, with the exception of Schwinn, Chuck began work with these organizations as a Supply Chain Consultant.

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Rivian Automotive Learns Another Important Supply Chain Focused Lesson

Supply Chain Matters

Last week our news feed included an exclusive published report from The Wall Street Journal , Rivian Moves More Engineers Near Illinois EV Factory to Speed Up Output (Paid subscription required). Noted is that during the Covid-19 pandemic, the start-up recruited engineers wherever they could be found and allowed them to work remotely.

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Rivian’s Missed 2022 Production Performance and Executive Turnover

Supply Chain Matters

The company whose headquarters are in Irvine, California, utilizes a former Mitsubishi Motors automotive assembly production facility in Normal, Illinois , geared to produce upwards of 150,000 vehicles annually. In December 2021, the company announced plans to invest in a second U.S.

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Breaking Supply Chain Industry News- FedEx and Rivian

Supply Chain Matters

Reportedly, these layoffs are not expected to impact existing production workers at Rivian’s Normal Illinois factory facility. The start-up reportedly employs upwards of 14,000 workers.

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Rivian Has Done its Supply Chain Basics Homework

Supply Chain Matters

In our posting in late March, we highlighted reports of a manufacturing reorganization that included the relocation of portions of the start-up’s manufacturing engineering team to be directly resident at the company’s Normal, Illinois start-up production facility.