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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

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Let’s say visibility allows you to locate some bolts on a truck in Kansas and learn they will be late because of a raw materials shortage delaying your supplier, because one of their suppliers went bankrupt. Ipsen faced transportation capacity constraints, complications at country borders, and even temporary shutdowns at their own plants.

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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

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She considered where she could get more, factoring in that it was Saturday night at 10:00 pm, she lived alone in Kansas City, and she’d be driving by herself. Biopharmaceutical company Ipsen avoided any stockouts in 2020, in spite of up to 70% demand spikes, transportation constraints, and temporary factory shutdowns.

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Breaking Supply Chain News- Panasonic Plans an Additional EV Battery Production Facility in the U.S.

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Today’s report indicates that the proposed Oklahoma production facility, if consummated, would serve as a twin to a previously announced Kansas facility. Reportedly, the State of Kansas is providing upwards of $700 million in rebates and tax incentives as an incentive for selection of the Kansas facility. All rights reserved.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

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a Panasonic Group company, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly jointly announced yesterday that the state of Kansas will be a new location for a proposed US-based lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility, pending approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors. Panasonic Energy Co., location. is critical to help meet demand.”

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

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Kroger’s foundation is funding food waste research. Emissions are the other big selling point here, with the electric systems offering more efficiency than traditional ground transportation. This shortfall is impeding efforts to transport goods and, in doing so, further hobbling an already-delicate supply chain.

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Major Commercial Aircraft Supply Network Disruption Now Avoided

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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., Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. after the traditional 4 th of July holiday in the U.S.

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Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks

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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. All rights reserved.