Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

Both metrics contributed to the overall contraction in the LMI along with contracting price levels for transportation. Transportation utilization reportedly dipped a hefty 9.5 Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9 The June value of 45.6 declined 1.7 percentage points from the May value of 47.3,

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Transportation utilization reportedly dipped a hefty 9.5 Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9 Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9 The reported May value of 47.3 compared to the April value of 50.9, and was noted as a “ new all-time low and for the first time in its 6.5-year

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

and Transportation Capacity (+5.2) and Transportation Utilization (-10.7). Global Production Stabilization In our recently published monthly summary of November’s global PMI reporting , our research arm noted that with one month remaining, the year 2023 will likely be depicted as one of global manufacturing recessionary conditions.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The answer is… transportation. The lithium boom signals a shift in manufacturing and energy in the United States—but the popular mineral is facing some obstacles when it comes to heavy air and rail regulation. But before lithium can meet its full potential, the problem of transportation must be addressed. manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0 This index compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. up from an August reading of 59.7. for September.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

manufacturing facility somewhere in Oklahoma as well. These developments come five years after Panasonic began production of lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) , referred to as Tesla’s Gigafactory , in Sparks, Nevada. . Part of Broader North America Based EV Supply Network Investments.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), reported an April 2023 value of 50.9,

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

billion investment in its existing Gigafactory complex located in Sparks, Nevada. Because of that, Lopez reportedly insisted that Tesla initiate the use of recycled water throughout the planned Monterrey manufacturing complex which CEO Musk reportedly agreed to do. Supply Chain Matters recently highlighted an announced incremental $3.6

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. The authors specifically make mention of geopolitics along with the ongoing effects of the pandemic impacting many manufacturing regions in China. points to a reading of 56.9.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

The overall takeaway from the July data was that global production momentum had begun to stagnate and in some regions such as the Eurozone, Taiwan, and to some extent , certain manufacturing regions of China, PMI values had reached contraction levels. . Similarly, transportation and logistics cost volatility remains uncertain.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI™ reported a value of 57.3

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. A ccording to the May report , growth is increasing at a higher rate for inventory costs, warehousing utilization, warehousing storage prices, transportation capacity and utilization.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Those are two of the most common questions I hear about driverless trucks, or to use the term preferred by the Department of Transportation, autonomous vehicles, which includes both cars and trucks. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued federal policy for the safe testing and deployment of automated vehicles.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

According to the report, Tesla intends to utilize a more environmentally friendly process for producing the battery friendly raw ore and ship that ore by truck or rail to Tesla’s various other battery manufacturing sites. can spur added interest in battery manufacturing circular networks. or by free-trade agreement partners.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 21, 2022

He graduated from the Aircraft Maintenance and Munitions Officer Course in January 1993 as an aircraft maintenance and munitions officer at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. To learn more about ThroughPut Inc, visit www.throughput.ai.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

In addition, several agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require unique device identifiers (UDI) usually in the form of barcodes to contain information such as manufactured date and lot number to provide traceability. Massachusetts. Mississippi. New Hampsire. New Jersey. New Mexico. North Carolina. North Dakota.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Transportation could be impacted in Illinois. Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa. Manufacturers, construction outfits, vehicle dealerships, and professional services are now operating at 50% capacity. Status: Partially Open. Shippers should check facilities’ availability before delivery.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Transportation?could Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa.?? . Manufacturers, construction outfits, vehicle dealerships, and professional services are now operating at 50% capacity. and recently allowed manufacturing work to resume; however, the?formal?order Nevada ? . Indiana ? .

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Freightera

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The award winners were selected from more than 600 nominees and competed in 16 categories including Manufacturing and Transportation, where Eric Beckwitt won the award along with Mario Plourde, CEO of Cascades, and Sarah Buckle, director of enterprise risk and sustainability at Translink, the greater Vancouver transit authority.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 26, 2014

The oil and gas industry impacts freight transportation in four significant areas: Diesel Prices. I was chatting with Ben Spilger from our Reno office about this when he said, “I can’t count the number of people I’ve met in Nevada with friends or family at least considering moving to North Dakota.”

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

She spent her childhood and much of her professional life managing people, originally on processing ships in the Bering Sea, then later in manufacturing. They specialize in transporting frozen food. Crystal Creek Logistics has fulfillment centers in Washington, Nebraska, Nevada, Virginia, and Tennessee.

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

The Three Types of Supply Chain Strategies Making Waves Today, we’re seeing businesses take creative approaches to increasing the resiliency of their supply chain, and these strategies boil down to three categories: changes to the way goods are manufactured, transported, and stored. Two popular trends?

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3PL Insights

AUGUST 8, 2017

We all know about the recent spectacular failure of the Google self-driving prototype, which reassured many skeptics that robotic revolutions in transportation were still safely located in the distant future. It’s not just manufacturers who are keeping the futuristic potential of transportation management in mind either.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Local sourcing might seem more expensive, but local suppliers may be more flexible, require shorter lead times, and have lower transportation costs as well as a smaller carbon footprint. For example, the Sierra Nevada Brewing company composts its waste into fertilizer for its on-site gardens, diverting 99.8%

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Freight trucking accounts for 69 percent of all domestic freight leaving many manufacturers scrambling to develop contingency plans. Germany-based automotive group Daimler recently developed a self-driving truck , with the intention of reducing road accidents and improving efficiency in cargo-loading and transportation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Amazon says its new robotics system, named Sequoia after the giant trees native to California’s Sierra Nevada region, is designed for both speed and safety. In 2022, there were at least 22 workplace injuries at DHL’s CVG operations that required transport to a hospital or emergency room.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2023

The gauge brings together 27 variables that take the temperature of everything from cross-border transportation costs to country-level manufacturing data in the euro area, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the U.K. Akorn Operating Company filed for bankruptcy in 2020 but had continued to manufacture albuterol until last fall.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Samsung has two big factories in China while SK Hynix Inc is buying Intel Corp’s NAND flash memory chips manufacturing business in China. chipmaking equipment to factories in China that manufacture advanced NAND chips. he crackdown, if approved, would involve barring the shipment of U.S.

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Freightera

MARCH 29, 2021

Zhenya co-founded Freightera in 2014 with her husband Eric Beckwitt, and over time the company became the first low emission freight marketplace for businesses big and small: manufacturers, retailers, and distributors, shipping all across Canada, the USA, and cross-border from the US to Canada, and vice versa.

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GTG Technology Group

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Autonomous vehicles have been a hot topic in the transportation industry for years. Daimler placed the world’s first licensed self-driving truck on the roads of Nevada in spring 2015. One thing is certain – truck manufacturers are working on implementing the technology sooner rather than later.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2015

That last point gets to the heart of this solution’s value proposition: getting more timely and accurate visibility to transportation activities. And on the 3D printing front, CloudDDM announced the launch of its advanced additive manufacturing facility located on the UPS Supply Chain Solutions Campus at UPS Worldport®.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2014

Of course, this makes sense for logistics service providers like Ryder, but a similar opportunity exists for manufacturers and retailers. Walmart says this is the first example of a carbon-fiber trailer ever produced, and that its 53-foot side panels are the first single pieces of carbon fiber that large that have ever manufactured.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. Delaware contains a large number of ports and freights, making intermodal transportation a good choice. Florida embraces a multimodal transportation system, moving over 770 tons of freight annually. Mississippi. New Hampshire.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. Delaware contains a large number of ports and freights, making intermodal transportation a good choice. Florida embraces a multimodal transportation system, moving over 770 tons of freight annually. Mississippi. New Hampshire.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. Delaware contains a large number of ports and freights, making intermodal transportation a good choice. Florida embraces a multimodal transportation system, moving over 770 tons of freight annually. Mississippi. New Hampshire.

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GTG Technology Group

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Right now, the truck is only licensed in Nevada, but this is just the beginning. For the time being, these trucks are limited to the highways of Nevada. But, the truck is still considered a test vehicle, and the two manufacturers hope to accumulate a few million more test miles before they attempt to license it nationally.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

1913 marks the birth of the inventor’s famous assembly line, which changed the way we think about manufacturing. It’s the manufacturing behind the Model T that fundamentally links it to the Model 3. I s it just me, or is it starting to feel a lot like 1913? No, that’s not when Ford’s Model T first arrived—that was 1908. The result?

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