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Electrifying Changes: How the UAW-Big 3 Strike is Reshaping the Automotive World

QAD

The promise of nearly 20,000 new jobs in these joint ventures presents the UAW with a golden opportunity. Let’s look at the agreement with GM, whose Ultium Cells plant in Warren, Ohio, is already UAW. And this is precisely where the UAW’s interests lie. By the end of the contract, GM workers will be close to $42 an hour.

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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

GEON, headquartered in Westlake Ohio, has about 1000 employees. He presented a vision of moving from the kind of antiquated sales and operations planning (S&OP) done at many companies, to an advanced form of integrated planning. The company has 11 production facilities across North America and China. Mr. Herrin was a good fit.

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US Semiconductor Fab Investments Make Headlines and Concerns

Supply Chain Matters

According to a White House briefing , Intel itself has plans to invest upwards of $100 billion to build and expand these semiconductor fab and supply network support facilities in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico , and Oregon with the potential to create upwards of 30,000 jobs.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Linkedin Comment Donald Cavin Data Warehousing Consultant at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute. This year, the program included presentations from Dollar General, Sleep Number, and Western Digital. Also insufficient pay to attract truckers, longshoremen, etc.

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20 Manufacturing Blogs Every Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Distribution, and Logistics Professional Should Read

GlobalTranz

Made In Ohio – A terrific local blog with a focus on Ohio industrial concerns, this site is ideal for seeing how changes in the industry affect the common worker. ( @MADEinOHIOus ). Energy.gov – Though this government site isn’t updated as swiftly as some others, the information is in-depth and thoroughly researched. ( @ENERGY ).

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US Air Force Defense Acquisition and Contract Officers Come to NC State

NC State SCRC

We were proud to host a group of 20 contract officers from a number of different US Air Force bases across the country, including Wright-Patterson (Ohio), Hill (Utah), Pope (NC), Charleston (SC), and several others.

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A Supply Chain Digital Twin is No Twin without Attributes

Adexa

A delivery truck in Ohio might take longer to deliver in winter than in summer, a supplier might be “greener’ in Mexico than Vietnam and a product can have a range of electronic properties that can fit the end customer specifications. For more information on how they can benefit your operations, including reduction of SKUs, click Here.