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Adapting in the Face of Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Unresolved labor issues in the Leathermen Terminal in Charleston South Carolina and contract negotiations for 22,000 dock workers in the ports of LA and Long Beach hang heavy. The Dollar stores are struggling with higher inventory levels, but are outperforming the sector. For example, a “buy plan” for procurement.

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“Just in Time” for Automotive: Enabling Tariff Risk Mitigation in as Little as 7 Days 

BlueYonder

For example, some OEMs in the past, like Mercedes-Benz, manufactured Sprinter vans in Germany, then partially disassembled them for shipment to South Carolina, where they were reassembled to avoid U.S. Tariffs are not a new challenge. These insights support better decision-making in uncertain environments.

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VW’s Scout Is Rethinking EV Designs to Cut Rare Earths, CEO Says

Supply Chain Brain

Scout is monitoring the situation as it builds out its South Carolina production facility. trade negotiations with China. trade negotiations with China. CEO Jim Farley told Bloomberg last week that supplies remain “day-to-day” despite apparent progress in U.S. talks with China.

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Key Automotive Attractions and Pit Stops at Explore 2019

QAD

QAD EE Cloud Deployment for Caterpillar Foundry in South Carolina. Procure to Pay – A Day in the Life. In addition, this session will highlight the financial visibility of the inventory and cost transactions, the supplier invoice and the supplier payments approval process.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Procurement will play a key role in monitoring supply base conditions.

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Hitendra Chaturvedi’s Reality Check

Resilinc

There are a lot of hard-headed realists in the procurement and supply chain profession. South Carolina is 11th after years as number one. As a consumer, let us say, you are given a choice between two identical iPhones—one that was made in China with Just-in-Time inventory management, and the second made in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

with more than 75 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina , and South Carolina. Start-up Evo provides capabilities in non-linear optimization, quantum learning, and advanced prescriptive analytics currently applied to product pricing and inventory optimization.