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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

Resilinc

Challenges and Opportunities Recent developments in the lithium industry have presented a mix of challenges and opportunities. In contrast, the United States has made a significant breakthrough with the discovery of a massive lithium deposit along the Nevada-Oregon border. Mining lithium is a challenging task, though.

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Experts Unfold Top Supply Chain Technology to Watch

Supply Chain Opz

Jim Hoefflin, president and COO of logistics, Kewill Driverless trucks, currently being tested in Germany and Nevada, could be revolutionary to the supply chain and might be the solution to the truck driver shortage that’s poised to have a huge negative impact on the industry. Connected devices can also support the warehouse worker (i.e.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

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 a February 2022 value of 75.2,

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So You Want to Make the Perfect Logistics Model

Logility

Find the case where a customer node is right near the Alabama warehouse but is shipped from the Nevada warehouse. Benchmark data also has the advantage of being the same set of data for known and unknown lanes You do not have to create a Frankenstein-like data model of mixed sources to fill in all the data you need.

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From Model X to Project Titan: A Closer Look at the New Auto Manufacturing

Elementum

Source: SupplyChain247. Source: TheVerge. Source: PC-Tablet. Source: Auto News. Still, there are concerns that foreign markets— particularly China and Germany—will present strong competition in the next few years. Tesla’s gigafactory, set to open in the next year, is in Nevada. Tesla’s Model X SUV.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4-8, 2015)

Talking Logistics

We are supporting mobile connectivity for our clients and their carrier partners, allowing updates to come directly from the source that is performing the activities and removing several layers that are present today in EDI or manual processes ”.

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What Self-Driving Freight Trucks Mean for the Industry

GTG Technology Group

Right now, the truck is only licensed in Nevada, but this is just the beginning. While fully-automated trucks are a potential in the future, federal regulations and current technology require a driver to be present. For the time being, these trucks are limited to the highways of Nevada.

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