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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology support. Our last full edition was published on February 14. billion in Generative AI start-up Anthropic.

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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. We hope to host more Air Force acquisition officers here on campus in the future!

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Even closer to end customers, in August, Maersk acquired Visible SCM, a Utah-based B2B/B2C company, which handles over 200,000 orders a day across nine fulfillment centers, as well as a European counterpart. Forwarders, with access to a range of carrier services, can potentially provide better service across multiple carriers.

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The Most Overlooked Cloud Opportunity

Talking Logistics

While these benefits are real and significant, there is an even bigger opportunity and value proposition that many software vendors and users still don’t get, especially when it comes to cloud solutions focused on supply chain, logistics, and other cross-enterprise business processes.

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Competing in a diverse parcel market

Cathy Roberson

Photo 273885252 | Business © Olan Dah | Dreamstime.com Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! governmental entities, including the state of Utah and the U.S. “Amazon Business supports integrations with Coupa and over 100 other procurement, payments, and ERP systems.

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Adderall one of many drugs, medical supplies at risk

Resilinc

14 that while shortages have declined from an early 2022 peak, “the number of items in a shortage is around five times higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to David Hargraves, SVP of supply chain at Premier, a group purchasing and consulting organization.”. Pharma consulting and research firm Advisory Group reported Nov.

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Ford Motor Moves Deeper Into Supply Network Vertical Integration

Supply Chain Matters

Other supply agreements include Canada based Nemaska Lithium for upwards of 13,000 tons of lithium hydroxide annually with Ford reportedly becoming the first customer for this supplier, backed by Livent Corp. Clearly, Ford is not the only EV producer to pursue supply chain vertical integration. All rights reserved.