Manufacturing North America Procurement Solutions United States 
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
When the groundhog sees his shadow, the belief is that North America will experience an additional six weeks of winter. Defining a solution to close the gaps are not so easy. Brand owner to contract manufacturer or third-party logistics provider to a retailer.) The 1993 movie Groundhog Day made this tradition famous.
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 31, 2022
Last week both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported the departure of yet another senior manufacturing executive at Rivian Automotive as well as an overall reorganization. As noted in our January update, the manufacturer announced the news that the Chief Operating Officer had departed the company in December 2021.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 20, 2022
Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. VF sources many US bound items in Central America; the woeful performance at US ports is still a problem.
QAD
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Recently, I attended a dinner outside of Detroit hosted by QAD, the Korean Battery Industry Association and NAATBatt (an organization dedicated to the development and commercialization of advanced battery manufacturing in North America). What Incentives Does the Inflation Reduction Act Provide to Battery Manufacturers?
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 30, 2023
Redwood has indicated a commitment to solving the ability to source battery anode and cathode components in the United States and producing them from an increasing amount of recycled content. That company was acquired by Coupa Software in September of 2020. Former investment partners reportedly also participated.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Our recent purchase of a new vehicle made us aware not only of the computer chip shortages impacting the new automobile sales market, but also the rubber market shortages threatening similar disruptions. Synthetic rubber is produced using petrochemicals through a process of either solution or emulsion polymerization.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases. Dale Rogers, a business professor at Arizona State, gave a presentation with his son Zachary Rogers, a business professor at Colorado State, during which they said that winter-holiday returns in the United States are now worth more than $300 billion a year. “So
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