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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- May 12 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Graves indicated in an interview with Bloomberg that the combined entity will have a “ focus on building a supply chain in the Americas, as US automakers look for non-Chinese sources of the battery metal. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon , with offices in Ashburn, Virginia , Rochester, New York and Barcelona, Spain.

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XPO Logistics (XPO) to Acquire Con-way (CNW)

Supply Chain Network

Cross-border growth is projected to outperform industry growth, due to the near-shoring of manufacturing. • In Europe, XPO has leading LTL positions in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Portugal. • billion combined spend on purchased transportation; • Using the larger flow of data from its combined $2.7 About Con-way Inc.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Warehousing. Transportation.

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