GlobalTranz
JUNE 23, 2015
Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. Engineering isn’t disconnected from manufacturing.
Stord
MARCH 29, 2020
Monday, March 30, 2020 COVID-19 is impacting the supply chain in unpredictable ways -- Pennsylvania truck stops were temporarily closed to stop the spread of the virus, and companies who manufacture perfume are shifting production to hand sanitizer. Our team of operations specialists is ready to reach out to our partners.
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Supply Chain Matters
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Ford has elected to partner with South Korean based battery manufacturer SK Innovation , in building and the joint operating of three battery production facilities, two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. Both of these U.S. states support to right-to-work laws that make it very difficult for labor unions to organize workers.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Additionally, Amazon has doubled its shipping container processing capacity by increasing ports of entry and partnered with more ocean freight carriers to secure space in “critical ports.”. Last week I highlighted that many toy manufacturers were looking to maximize holiday profits by selling more “ squishy ” toys.
Enterra Insights
JULY 16, 2018
Common sense alone tells you automobile manufacturers face different risks than cosmetics manufacturers. Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem, professors at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, recommend being “alert to near-misses.”
Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
At the conference, I joined a roundtable led by Nikos Papaioannou, who manages returns of Amazon’s house-brand electronic devices, including Kindles, Echos and Blink home-security systems. Workers sorted units by model and year of manufacture. Another challenge is that few products today are manufactured with repair in mind.
Freightos
APRIL 24, 2016
Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Loading costs plummet.
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