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Halloween Candy – A Scary Supply Chain Planning Problem

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In the interactive “ Top Halloween Candy by State ” map, CandyStore.com shows my beloved candy corn is the favorite candy for trick-or-treaters in Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, Michigan and Alabama. per each 175 million Americans that plan to partake in Halloween festivities this year. That is an average of $86.79

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

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The marijuana supply chain is an interesting market to follow. Like any agricultural product, there are ebbs and flows to its supply and demand. However, from a purely supply chain standpoint, the marijuana market strikes a similar delicate balance to other perishables.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

Logistics Viewpoints

The marijuana supply chain is an interesting market to follow. Like any agricultural product, there are ebbs and flows to its supply and demand. However, from a purely supply chain standpoint, the marijuana market strikes a similar delicate balance to other perishables.

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Tesla Makes Plans for Megapack Battery Production in China

Supply Chain Matters

Added Details and Product Perspective The planned battery factory is located near Tesla ’s existing EV production facility located in Shanghai. The company’s Sparks, Nevada based gigafactory can also produce megapacks. Additional Perspective The trade relationships and supply network specific protectionist policies among China and U.S.

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Tesla’s Audacious Growth Plans Unveiled Including New Production Plant

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights global EV automaker Tesla ’s investor event held this week including product development, supply chain and production related connotations. Supply Chain Matters recently highlighted an announced incremental $3.6 There are currently four production facilities globally.

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Breaking Supply Chain News- Panasonic Plans an Additional EV Battery Production Facility in the U.S.

Supply Chain Matters

Delivery van EV start-up Canoo , which negotiated a battery supply agreement with Panasonic has eventual plans to construct its U.S. Canoo recently announced an agreement with global retailer Walmart to supply nimble EV delivery vans for localized store based last mile delivery needs. EV production facilities.

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November U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index- Noteworthy Trending

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights the published November 2023 U.S. What supply chain management and line-of-business teams should take special note of were the stated reasons for November’s significant decline. Both of these scenarios led to large drops in the overall LMI, but this more recent drop is significantly less concerning.”