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Amazon Supply Chain Innovation Continues

Logistics Viewpoints

Three years ago, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article about the Amazon supply chain , asking if it was the most innovative in the world. The company has been acquiring jets to build out its fleet as it also awaits the completion of its air hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Final Thought.

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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

On Wednesday, the labor union surprised Ford Motor with the announcement that 8,700 assembly line workers at Ford ’s largest assembly plant located in Kentucky, and reportedly producer of the automaker’s most profitable vehicles, would not report for the evening work shift. Both of these U.S.

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Ford’s Announced Plans to Operate a Battery Plant in Michigan

Supply Chain Matters

states of Kentucky and South Carolina , along with Mexico. Ford was faced with this sourcing decision after South Korea based LG Chem brought a trade secret dispute with rival SK Innovation before the International Trade Commission last year. and automakers mentioned were BMW , Tesla , Ford Motor , along with unnamed prospects.

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Kroger ‘Journey of the Roses’ Showcases an Innovative Sustainable Supply Chain

Supply Chain 24/7

Kroger's proud tradition of producing the Kentucky Derby Garland of Roses begins at a Rainforest Alliance-certified farm.

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Is Vertical Farming Falling Flat?

Enterra Insights

But this innovation comes with higher upfront costs and a larger carbon footprint.”[4] Controlled agriculture also allows vegetable farms to operate where there is no arable land, whether in Kentucky coal country or an Egyptian desert.” But indoor farming comes with a higher price tag.

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Ford, SK Building $11.4 Billion Electric Truck, Battery Plants

Supply Chain Brain

and South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. billion to construct three battery factories and an assembly plant for electric F-Series pickup trucks in Tennessee and Kentucky, the biggest investment in the U.S. Ford Motor Co. plan to spend $11.4 automaker’s history.

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3D Printing Changes the Supply Chain

Kinaxis

The two companies have jointly opened a facility near the UPS air hub in Louisville, Kentucky, with more than 100 industrial 3D printers. Their rationale was, if businesses can produce parts easily on-site, instead of off-shore or elsewhere domestically, that could impact the UPS global market for shipping and logistics and cut into revenue.