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Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 12, 2024
Supply Chain Matters highlights a further development related to increased labor activism among global automakers, specifically electric vehicle producer Tesla’s additional announcement on wage increases. The EV maker’s Fremont, California facility reportedly employs upwards of 20,000 workers. up to $34.50 per hour on the high end.
Supply Chain View from the Field
NOVEMBER 16, 2013
The earliest traces of this can be linked to materials management. Charles Babbage’s book on the economy of machinery and manufacturers, published in 1832, referred to the importance of the purchasing function. Procurement has a history that is linked in the core concepts of centralization, volume leveraging, and cost reduction.
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