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Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World

Logistics Viewpoints

The newest implementation, which will be christened at the end of March, is in Medline’s facility in Wilmer, Texas. SwissLog was selected as the implementation partner and the source of the warehouse control software that links AutoStore to Medline’s warehouse management system. Medline has over 1,700 robots across 20 installations.

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The North American Battery Supply Chain is Getting Amped Up!

QAD

Recently, I attended a dinner outside of Detroit hosted by QAD, the Korean Battery Industry Association and NAATBatt (an organization dedicated to the development and commercialization of advanced battery manufacturing in North America). annual graphite requirements are sourced in China. The majority of the U.S.

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The Big Texas Chemical Freeze Raises Issues on Resiliency of the Petrochemical Supply Chain

NC State SCRC

Today’s Wall Street Journal article on the impact of the Texas winter storm on the petrochemical industry highlights many of the challenges that exist with this supply chain, that has been overlooked for perhaps too long. This caused disruptions to multiple industries. One of the big bottlenecks is nitrogen and refrigerants.

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

Supply Chain Matters

This report cited informed sources indicating that the State of Oklahoma is being considered as a location for this facility but that there are no guarantees that an agreement will be reached. Part of Broader North America Based EV Supply Network Investments. manufacturing facility somewhere in Oklahoma as well.

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

Planners in China rely on different data sources and operate with different business practices than those in North America. You need to model the company’s competitors, end consumers, and the demographics of customers in Texas versus New York.” There is no one source that can provide good sustainability data.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

Kinaxis

At the new plant, Mazda expects to produce cross-over models which Mazda will introduce to the North American market, and Toyota plans to produce the Corolla for the North American market. Toyota will be better positioned to respond to the growing North American market. By producing vehicles in the U.S.,

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The Increasing Role of Climate Change in Supply Chain Disruptions

NC State SCRC

The Texas freeze and the power outages brought the world’s largest petrochemical complex to a standstill, forcing more plants in the Gulf of Mexico region to shut down than during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical).