Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

Today, an exclusive report published by The Wall Street Journal indicates that Panasonic Holdings , one of the primary electric battery suppliers to EV auto maker Tesla , is in discussions to build a third U.S. Part of Broader North America Based EV Supply Network Investments. based production facility.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

CX North America Expands Driver Mobile App with Digital Proof of Delivery Update. This morning in the Wall Street Journal , Laura Stevens reports that “Amazon is preparing to launch a delivery service for businesses, positioning it to directly compete with United Parcel Service Inc. Infor Launches Networked Order Management.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , the tech provider has been awarded contracts to a number of U.S. governmental agencies to include U.S. Customs and Border Control, the U.S. Northvolt Raises $3.4

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2023

This afternoon, The Wall Street Journal reported ( Paid subscription required ) that talks have now hit a roadblock with both parties accusing the other of walking away from bargaining activities.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Here are some examples from the past few months: P&G : P&G is undertaking “a multibillion-dollar effort to remake an antiquated and inefficient network of factories, warehouses and offices into a new model that gets goods to stores more quickly,” reported Sharon Terlep in the Wall Street Journal this past February. “P&G

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 27, 2021

The drive marks a shift for North America, which has long relied on imports for such components, an imbalance that industry executives say is a problem as interest in electrified transportation grows. This is from the Wall Street Journal 1/27/2021. to expand production, and Tesla is expanding its capabilities. – Bob.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

This funding is reportedly contingent on preconditions which include a delayed filing of its 2023 annual report with regulators and continued negotiations with an established auto maker on a joint manufacturing agreement related to North America based production. Paid subscription ).

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 11, 2021

The editorial team at the Wall Street Journal decided the best way to confront facts was with sarcasm. ” Even the Wall Street Journal editorial team accepts this finding. 3] Editorial Team, “ A Climate of Catastrophe ,” The Wall Street Journal, 9 August 2021. [4] A Few Takeaways from the IPCC Report.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Transportation Lawyer & Risk Consultant, Gaines Law Group An entrepreneur, transportation law expert and transportation industry influencer, Cassandra was recently named one of the 100 People Transforming Business in North America by Business Insider.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. Upwards of 3,000 rail workers reportedly returned to work yesterday to resume rail operations across North America after a breakdown in labor settlement talks occurred last Saturday.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Cassidy | Senior Editor for Trucking, Domestic Transportation at The Journal of Commerce . Marieke Hemmes | Account Manager and Editor North America for FreshPlaza. Paul Page | Editor Covering Logistics and Supply Chain for The Wall Street Journal .

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2022

According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal , Angove was part of the management team that took retail technology provider Retek public in 1999, and later general manager of the retail business unit of Oracle , when the enterprise software provider acquired Retek in 2005.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 16, 2015

The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Coyote Logistics “is preparing for an initial public offering [in the second half of this year] that could value it at more than $2 billion,” and the deal “is expected to raise a few hundred million dollars.”. Meanwhile, over the past 12 months, we’ve seen the stock prices of C.H.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 11, 2017

Mazda aims to build a production structure to further grow in North America, allowing the company to more quickly respond to its customers’ needs depending on the region and model. Toyota will be better positioned to respond to the growing North American market. By producing vehicles in the U.S.,

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). As reported by the Wall Street Journal : United Parcel Service Inc. UPS Acquires Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services. Fetch Robotics raises $25 million to automate warehouses (VentureBeat). Growing length of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

The announcement comes five years after Panasonic Group began production of lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) , referred to as Tesla’s Gigafactory , in Sparks, Nevada. The facility is expected create upwards of 4,000 jobs. is critical to help meet demand.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2023

According to The Wall Street Journal , the FDIC has agreed to share losses or potential gains from SVB’s commercial loans with First Citizens. Landry was also President of Barkawi Management Consultants’ North America practice. with a supposedly high rating, especially catered to the Silicon Valley based tech community.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

In a reported effort to cut additional costs and increase needed cash flows, the provider announced intentions to cut upwards of 800 jobs within its North America support teams and eliminate its company operated warehouses. Also last week, The Wall Street Journal reported ( Paid subscription or metered view ) that some U.S.

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Freightera

MARCH 1, 2022

The Globe and Mail is Canada’s foremost news media company, leading the national discussion and causing policy change through brave and independent journalism since 1844. Starting in North America, Freightera is automating freight transportation, making shipping easy, accessible, and green. About Freightera.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

Today’s Wall Street Journal article on the impact of the Texas winter storm on the petrochemical industry highlights many of the challenges that exist with this supply chain, that has been overlooked for perhaps too long. One of the big bottlenecks is nitrogen and refrigerants.

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QAD

MARCH 3, 2022

He later took over the presidency of the National Geographic Society and turned what was a dry, unheard-of journal into one of the world’s most beautiful and best-known magazines. During his funeral, every phone in North America was silenced for one minute to pay tribute to him. Bell died in 1922, at the age of 75.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 3, 2020

As reported by The Wall Street Journal, this $213 billion segment has experienced significant declines in production and assembly line output, as thousands of workers have been sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19. “Expect little to no boxed beef,” a correspondence obtained by the Journal read.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Konstantin Bohmeyer, Vice President of Consumer Products at Arvato Supply Chain Solutions North America, explains, “The usual carrier networks are already full, and e-commerce volumes will only increase throughout this peak season. As several people pointed out above, one of the big concerns this holiday season is shipping.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2015

Three weeks is substantial and may tip the hand to reshore more manufacturing into North America. The stock plunged, and the company announced the intent to find a buyer in the Wall Street Journal. He advised that it will take an average of three additional weeks for container unloading for the west coast ports throughout 2015.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Here’s an example: Every year, a huge volume of finished goods are shipped from Asia to North America. Here are a few of the big-picture facts of the crisis: According to the Wall Street Journal , around 60% of global container shipments in March were delayed. And, in many cases, how fragile.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Background Perspectives In a prior Supply Chain Matters transportation and logistics industry perspectives, we have updated readers on changing developments concerning global and North America transportation and logistics industries.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

CX North America Releases Freight Vision Mobile App. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal : Transfix has raised a total of $78.5 Introducing Prime Fulfillment by Ingram Micro Commerce & Fulfillment. LLamasoft and LynnCo Supply Chain Solutions Announce Partnership. million since its founding in 2013.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2013

And earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published an article about how the toy maker K’Nex has moved most of its manufacturing operations from China to its factory in Pennsylvania. Back in December 2012, for example, Apple announced that it is investing $100 million to build some of its Mac products in the US.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2023

Last week our news feed included an exclusive published report from The Wall Street Journal , Rivian Moves More Engineers Near Illinois EV Factory to Speed Up Output (Paid subscription required). assembly plants and sales operations in North America and Europe.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. EU Energy Chief Sees Hurdles to Carbon Overhaul ( Wall Street Journal ).

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In addition to Target, Amazon, Costco, Home Depot and Wal-Mart are among the large retailers that have chartered container ships to move goods from Asia to North America. of Wal-Mart’s $559 billion in 2020 sales—has leased dedicated space on charter vessels and contracted for one three-year charter vessel, according to the Journal.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2018

As the Wall Street Journal reported last week, “a nationwide truck shortage is forcing thousands of shippers into a tough choice: postpone all but the most important deliveries, or pay dearly to jump to the front of the line.”. In a panel discussion moderated by Bill Cassidy from the Journal of Commerce , Dave Venberg (Sr.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 9, 2023

According to Freightos , China-North America trade lane rates fell more than 40% YoY. . According to Xeneta , airlines experienced a 2% drop in demand month-over-month in November, constituting the ninth consecutive month of falling airfreight volumes. Walmart to Expand Drone Delivery in Arizona, Florida, Texas.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 4, 2023

In its reporting of Tesla ’s operating performance, The Wall Street Journal provided the context that this auto maker indicated in October that it would likely come up short of its delivery target for the year, but the actual delivery performance fell short of a revised FactSet forecast of 1.34 million vehicles in 2022. million vehicles.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. I’m also an analyst at the Journal of Commerce. Much of the shift is to the US, which, according to the CEO lowers its merchandising lead times. Still, despite the shortages, the company believes it is well-positioned for growth.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to data from Bloomberg Intelligence , container trade for the Asia to North America segment fell 26 percent during Q1 of this year. The April report commentary took note that European and U.S. Imports among the U.S. largest ports have been reportedly falling at double-digit rates for several months.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2017

million worth of its private-label products through Amazon, just one month after its acquisition by the e-commerce titan, The Wall Street Journal reports. and Subway Restaurants, two of the largest fast-food chains in North America, have cut back on new-store openings and closed some locations. McDonald’s Corp.

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