Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides another update on ongoing strategic sourcing and operational developments occurring among electric vehicle focused supply and production networks. Included in this update are Tesla , Rivian Automotive and Mercedes Vans , along with recycling technology start-up efforts.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The company’s Sparks, Nevada based gigafactory can also produce megapacks. Reportedly, the megapack to be produced in Shanghai can store 3.9 MWh of energy. In 2021, Tesla acquitted a former JC Penny distribution center located in Lathrop, California for the initial production of megapacks.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

The reported May value of 47.3 compared to the April value of 50.9, and was noted as a “ new all-time low and for the first time in its 6.5-year year history it has moved into contraction territory.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

billion investment in its existing Gigafactory complex located in Sparks, Nevada. From our Supply Chain Matters lens, we sense a supply network pattern evolving that could conceivably tie together the Nevada and now planned Monterrey gigafactories with battery cells and components within driving distance proximity.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

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 an April 2022 value of 69.7

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

percentage points down from the January reading of 57.6.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

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 September value of 61.4,

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

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 July 2022 value of 60.7,

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

The index itself was reported as a value of 56.5 for July, up 1.2 percentage points from the June reading of 55.3.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

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 May 2022 value of 67.1,

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

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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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

The June value of 45.6 declined 1.7 percentage points from the May value of 47.3, and a significant 5.3 percentage points compared to the April value of 50.9.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

The July value of 45.4 declined 0.2 percentage points from June’s value of 45.6.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

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 March 2022 record high value of 76.2.

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MARCH 26, 2024

manufacturing prowess and reduce dependency on foreign components, particularly those sourced from China. Under Elon Musk’s stewardship, Tesla has emerged as a pillar of this American dream, making notable strides in localizing its supply chain with initiatives like sourcing batteries from Nevada and establishing a lithium refinery in Texas.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

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 an April 2023 value of 50.9,

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 22, 2016

The client was from utility industry located in Las Vegas & had a customer base of approximately 2 million including residential, commercial and industrial customers.They provided natural gas service to parts of Arizona, Nevada, and California. of its procurement from women, minority and disabled veteran-owned business enterprises.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The initial findings from the investigation indicate that a subset of illnesses may be linked to slivered onions used in the Quarter Pounder and sourced by a single supplier that serves three distribution centers. Once again, federal food safety officials are focusing on a single production facility as the suspected source of the listeria.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2025

December 2024 LMI Index Highlights The Logistics Managers Index Report is 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).

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