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Breaking Supply Chain News- Panasonic Plans an Additional EV Battery Production Facility in the U.S.

Supply Chain Matters

This report cited informed sources indicating that the State of Oklahoma is being considered as a location for this facility but that there are no guarantees that an agreement will be reached. The agreement further points to automakers seeking more deemed friendly nations for strategic materials sourcing needs.

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. The refinery also will be powered by the MidAmerican Energy electrical grid, which is made up of more than 88% renewable sources. million metric tons. .

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Accenture Study Provides Evidence of Supply Chain Resiliency Actions

Supply Chain Matters

Prediction Three of our research advisory indicated that more direct control of strategic and tactical direct materials sourcing would continue to be a prominent element of business strategy in 2023 and beyond. In 2022, more U.S. This vulnerability has caused businesses to miss out on a staggering $1.6 supply chain activity.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

a Panasonic Group company, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly jointly announced yesterday that the state of Kansas will be a new location for a proposed US-based lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility, pending approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors. Panasonic Energy Co., is critical to help meet demand.”

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Podcast: Digital Solutions Innovator Philip Black

Requis

As you map out the different characteristics of your systems and assets you need to figure out which system has the best source of information that meets your current requirements. What do you see as innovative or disruptive in that space going forward? Every system has strengths and weaknesses. The peer pressure becomes positive.

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Tech OEMS battle it out in the semiconductor value chain

Resilinc

Hungary’s well-connected location puts us much closer to our European customers so that we can fulfil and sustain their needs while remaining at the forefront of innovation,” the company said in a news release. Not coincidentally, the company opened its first in-house European manufacturing facility in Budapest in June.

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Is More Innovation in Education Required?

Enterra Insights

Earlier this year, Linda Brown, the Kansas school girl at the center of the 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. There is a lot of discussion about innovation in education; but, many pundits believe we are not innovating fast enough. Do we need disruptive education innovation. What does disruptive innovation look like?

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