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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2015, the Sayari platform integrates global corporate and supply chain data to surface risk insights for investigations, analytics, and supply chain risk management. Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. Northvolt Raises $3.4

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Additional Investment in US Based Automotive EV Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights an additional strategic sourcing announcement involving the future production of electric powered autos and vehicles in North America. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Announcement. and other global regions.

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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

It also launched four “sortation centers” which build on the chain’s “stores-as-fulfillment-hub” model to sort and route packages by neighborhood, which streamlines loading and processing for carriers like FedEx and UPS. The smaller ships currently transport only a small percentage of the retailers’ goods—less than 20% in the case of Costco.

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Kinaxis Completes a Strategic Acquisition

Supply Chain Matters

Supply chain planning and response management technology provider Kinaxis announced this week the completion of the acquisition of MPO , a provider of a B2B SaaS based platform supporting multi-party orchestration of order fulfillment, inventory and transportation services management.

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Good Safety is Good Business at the LogiChem 2015 Conference

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The capacity crunch in North America has led to rising transportation costs, while new tank car regulations will bring significant challenges in the years to come. Sri Laxmana, director of Ocean Services, participated in a panel discussion on Effective Supply Chain Risk Management.

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The Competitive Edge of Supply Chain Design – Highlights of the MIT 2022 Crossroads Event

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, Executive Editor Bob Ferrari pens highlights of the 2022 Crossroads Event recently conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This Editor had the opportunity to attend the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics ( CTL ) 2022 Crossroads Event. Background.

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The Cost of Climate Change on Your Supply Chain

Kinaxis

Companies will need to evaluate the risk of losing a supplier in a specified geographic region, and whether there’s a case that needs to be made to diversify where raw materials are coming from, having multiple suppliers, and how far to take contingency plans. The same can be true for evaluating different transportation options.