Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

The saga of fitness hardware and services provider Peloton Interactive took yet another turn last week with an announcement of the pending closing of the company’s owned North American warehouses and the shedding of field customer support teams, along with other moves. That charge has now resulted in an $800 million restructuring plan.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Initially, generalized firms found the most success in arranging transportation for organizations of all shapes and sizes. Other 3PLs choose other specializations like produce or alcohol transportation. All successful organizations want to improve supply chain performance while cutting costs.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

In addition, severe cyberattacks – like the highly publicized Colonial pipeline attack – have brought supply chain cybersecurity into the limelight. So, what must manufacturers and policymakers do to ensure that we have secure and resilient supply chains? Create a logistics strategy that works.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 4, 2023

assembly plants as well as sales operations in North America and Europe, according to an internal posting of reporting lines reviewed by Reuters.”. He is described as a no frills manager who resides in a government subsidized apartment located in near that Shanghai manufacturing complex.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 16, 2017

This was meant to incentivize companies to manufacture locally, and indeed many did, either by outsourcing or creating micro-factories in most of India’s 29 states, despite volumes that might have more naturally led to larger economies of scale in consolidated production facilities. Investors have been anticipating this step.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supply chain software to improve planning decisions. I was moving from the world of manufacturing to a new world of software. The technology world moves at a quicker pace than the world of manufacturing and distribution.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Deere & Company (brand name John Deere) is famed for the manufacture and supply of machinery used in agriculture, construction, and forestry, as well as diesel engines and lawn care equipment. One of the world’s largest manufacturers of computer chips, Intel needs little introduction. Deere & Company.

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