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The Appointment of Hershey’s First CTO

Supply Chain Matters

The deal called for Hershey to acquire Weaver ‘s operations in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Whitestown, Indiana. ” Added Perspectives We have highlighted this appointment for two reasons.

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‘Best in Class’ Supply chain from a Road warrior perspective – Part 1

Kinaxis

My first business trip as a supply chain road warrior was to Pennsylvania visiting a scissor lift truck company. It was immediately apparent that they did not have a visionary that would lead the charge to supply chain transformation. There wasn’t any energy in the room.

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Supply Chain Leaders Prepare For The Long Haul. Caution: It Will Be Gray.

Supply Chain Shaman

While my town in Pennsylvania is releasing restrictions, and people are starting to gather again in large groups, I say, “We cannot be too careful.”. Supply chains were ill-prepared for the pandemic. This week marks the second decade of writing about market-driven supply chain transformations.

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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

Upwards of 4,000 UAW workers at Volvo’s Mack truck manufacturing facilities in Florida, Maryland and Pennsylvania went on strike after rejecting a tentative five year contract agreement that included a reported 19 percent wage increase. Parallel Developments Other parallel developments have occurred since our last update.

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How Emerging Technologies are Changing Supply Chain Management

Enterra Insights

If supply chain becomes boring it means you’ve found something — a process, task, job, or just about anything else — that can be automated, and it’s time to move on. 3] Today, there is a lot of talk about supply chain transformation and the emerging technologies driving that transformation.