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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (October 11, 2024)

Talking Logistics

I was in Phoenix, Arizona for The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum. That is 3 weeks and 4 days longer than the U.S. East Coast Ports strike lasted (although, as I highlight below, the strike has only been paused until January 2025). Where have I been?

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Aurora Begins Commercial Driverless Trucking in Texas, Ushering in a New Era of Freight

Logistics Viewpoints

Aurora plans to expand its driverless service to El Paso, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona by the end of 2025. The milestone makes Aurora the first company to operate a commercial self-driving service with heavy-duty trucks on public roads.

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Layoffs hit Amazon Fresh, Kroger, UNFI and other food companies

Freight Waves

which includes Safeway, has laid off 275 employees from its corporate workforce in Phoenix. The employees affected by the layoffs were mostly in administrative jobs, Albertsons told the Phoenix Business Journal. The company is one of Whole Foods Market’s main suppliers. Albertsons Albertsons Cos.

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Trucking Industry Crime Surge: 50 High-Stakes Incidents

Freight Waves

Link: CNBC: Cyber Theft in Trucking Insider-Facilitated Theft Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Date: Q1 2024 Value: $200,000 Details: A warehouse employee leaked pharmaceutical load schedules, enabling a theft during a rest stop. Context: Cyber theft, often overseas, exploits digital platforms, with Nevada’s tech sector a target.

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Companies Using ERP: Case Studies

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Case Study #2: AmSafe AmSafe , based in Phoenix, Arizona, is the worlds leading provider of safety restraint products for the aerospace and defense industries. It was not an IT project, it was a company project. Frederic Martin, Business Process Owner, Asteelflash. Read the full Asteelflash case study and watch the video to learn more.

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Observations of the 2025 SAP Sapphire Customer Conference

Supply Chain Matters

Featured customers speaking of recent transformations were Mercedes Benz , Metal Services LLC, Phoenix Global and Mars Snacking division. Within this year’s customer keynote, Saueressig specifically indicated that doing business with SAP will be easier than it has been including migration, pricing and licensing models.

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Apple to Add U.S. Manufacturing Investment Amid Tariff Threat

Supply Chain Matters

CHIPS and Science Act , global based advanced semiconductor fabrication provider T SMC had announced an additional advanced fabrication facility near Phoenix, Arizona specifically to produce Apples advanced processor needs. Under the prior passage of the U.S. That fueled our speculation as to whether Apple would later include other U.S.