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Qualcomm’s Answer to the Chip Shortage and Digital Transformation Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

In May, I attended the Kinaxis Kinexions event in San Diego, CA. As Brent mentioned in his introduction, it has been a challenging few years for semiconductor manufacturers. Brent pointed out that Covid created small interruptions for many companies in terms of sourcing semiconductor chip materials.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St.

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One Multinational’s Supply Chain Transformation Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

They source from approximately 15,000 suppliers with a sourcing spend of over €7 billion. It started in manufacturing and spread, step by step, to improvements in the way the company runs its supply chain. This manufacturer already has business continuity plans in place. But even multi-sourcing is not enough.

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Kinaxis Kinexions ’22: Ready. Together.

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week I attended Kinaxis Kinexions ’22 in San Diego, CA. It began with the sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution of necessities for life. can create an agile plan for business and minimize costs (transportation, manufacturing, holding), while maximizing value (revenue and margins).

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Questions Companies with U.S.-Mexico Trade Should be Asking

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Specifically discussing how the internet of things will impact supply chains, he said: The internet of things provides companies the ability to source parts and inputs, and sell, globally. When the Automated Commercial Environment system goes down in San Diego for two hours during produce season, or when the U.S.

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Recession-Proof Businesses and Products: Staying Afloat During Economic Downturn

ShipBob

Essential sectors like healthcare, grocers, household products, and fulfillment logistics are also seeing a rise in demand. . I had a customer ask if he could drive to my house in San Diego to get product. Freighting, fulfillment, and logistics. One of them being the rise and role of ecommerce.

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Avnet Tech Games Help Solve the Supply Chain Talent Shortage

BlueYonder

Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that jobs in the logistics industry will expand by 26 percent between 2010 and 2020, further increasing the demand for supply chain talent. They have to consider factors such as efficient lot sizes, materials purchases, the number of machines to deploy and managing materials flow. In fact, the U.S.