Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

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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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. The above seems to imply, from our lens, the movement toward China Plus sourcing activity.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

Rail Regulator Approves Canadian Pacific Acquisition of Kansas City Southern Line Background In 2021, a bidding war regarding the proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) involving both Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) and Canadian National Railroad (CN) dominated surface transportation headlines.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

While reduced demand caused most of the decline, supply chain issues also figured prominently, with supply chain disruptions continuing to shift from “component shortages to logistics disruptions,” according to Gartner. While reporting 76% YOY growth in profit and 43.5% And tech firms are getting into the automotive industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2023

Spirit announced it will begin restoring operations at its Wichita , Kansas facility today, Friday, June 30, and begin to fully resume production on Wednesday, July 5., According to published reports, this action represents the first new labor contract that workers at Spirit have had in over a 13 year period.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

based Kansas City Southern , pending full regulatory approvals which is expected sometime this year. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . population, hence avoiding elongated and more costly trans-continental transport and logistics movements. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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