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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

To demonstrate, one California autonomous vehicle company, TuSimple, tested the efficacy of long-haul driverless vehicles in a recent trek from Nogales, Arizona to Oklahoma City, shaving 10 hours (42%) off of what would otherwise be a 24-hour trip. Approval of long-haul driverless technology isn’t projected to settle until around 2031.

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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. manufacturing facility somewhere in Oklahoma as well. based production facility. Paid subscription required).

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. In fact, America’s true refund pioneer was born a century before Hsieh, on a farm in Oklahoma. The field is large and growing.

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ThroughPut Inc. Appoints Retired Brigadier General Ronald Jolly, U.S Air Force, to Advisory Board

ThroughPut

Ron is an exemplary dignitary, recognized for his service of over 30 years, across demanding and high-pressure executive military positions by applying principled leadership, rigorous standards, innovation and evolving methodologies. “I am honored to be selected as a member of the ThroughPut Inc. “I ” he continued. PR Contact.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The WSJ report of the announcement noted that the State of Kansas beat out the State of Oklahoma with added incentives and subsidies that includes tax credits and partial rebates of payroll of up to ten percent per year. Retailers and manufacturers are thus seeking added flexibilities in warehouse storage and logistics needs.

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How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways

Ware2Go

But the same package sent only 107 miles from Oklahoma City to Tulsa would be Zone 2. Protected products arrive in one piece more often, reducing logistics costs and damage complaints. Partner with Third Party Logistics Providers (3PLs) or a Fourth Party Logistics Provider (4PL) to Access Economies of Scale.

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The Texas Triangle

The Logistics of Logistics

States that lost the most peeps to Texas include California, Florida, Illinois, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico and New York. Silicon Valley is still the undisputed king of technology innovation; however, expect the Silicon Hills to provide some stiff competition in the future. Texas has pretty nice weather.

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