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Labor Strike Targeting Three U.S. Automakers- Update Four

Supply Chain Matters

As expected, with this industry’s just-in-time inventory management practices, the implications of the work stoppages cascading across individual automaker’s tiered supplier networks. Once more, the report indicates that the facilities producing the most profitable vehicles, namely full size pick-ups and larger SUV ’s, remain open.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2018: Real-Time, Innovation, Cognitive, Blockchain, Industry-Academic Partnerships, and Taking a Stand!

NC State SCRC

[Linton] co-authored The Living Supply Chain , which argues that “Speeding up the supply chain is at the root of everything that is good: improved revenue, reduced working capital, higher profitability, and less obsolete inventory. This is how innovation ultimately occurs.

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Labor Strike Targeting Three U.S. Automakers-Update Three

Supply Chain Matters

As expected, with the existence of this industry’s just-in-time inventory replenishment planning, the implications of the work stoppages are cascading across individual automaker’s supply networks. The notions of win-lose vs. win-win in contract negotiations is real for all parties, and for the industry itself.