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Why 2021 Will Be A Breakout Year For Sustainable Manufacturing

IQMS

Bottom Line : In 2021 and beyond, customers are voting with their dollars for the manufacturers who excel at sustainable manufacturing and make a positive contribution to the environment, dominating B2B supply chains and B2C purchasing decisions. Sustainability Is The Cornerstone Of Manufacturing Competitiveness.

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“Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste” – Key Insights from the Automotive Logistics

BlueYonder

” – Sir Winston Churchill Having just returned from the 2023 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference in Detroit, these words are very fitting to encapsulate the essence of the event. Short-term visibility at the Purchase Order/ASN level is insufficient. “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”

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Two Automakers Make Senior Supply Chain and Procurement Executive Leadership Changes

Supply Chain Matters

Last week both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported the departure of yet another senior manufacturing executive at Rivian Automotive as well as an overall reorganization. As noted in our January update, the manufacturer announced the news that the Chief Operating Officer had departed the company in December 2021.

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Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast Wrap-up: Eps. 32-36

QAD

That’s because Cathy Fisher of Quistem, Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I never miss a beat when it comes to breaking down the auto supply chain with actionable insights that will help your business prepare for the next season, fiscal year or 10 years into the future. I’m talking about the connected workforce, a pillar of Industry 5.0

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Top Considerations Around Reshoring in Today’s Supply Chain

QAD

It’s no secret that putting all of your eggs in one basket probably isn’t the best idea, but that’s exactly what manufacturers around the world have been doing for years in offshoring production to China. That includes front-end forecasting and planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and import/export.

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Dispelling Three Common Myths about Global TMS Deployment

Talking Logistics

And it’s hard to find supply chain managers with the moxie to go to their senior leadership and say, “We want to purchase a global TMS, but it’s going to take a couple of years to roll out and a few more after that to realize a return on investment.”. What does it mean to finance? What does it mean to operations?

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Added Information to Report of Volkswagen Battery Plant Investment in Canada

Supply Chain Matters

Background In a published Supply Chain Matters posting in March, we informed our readers that global automotive manufacturer Volkswagen announced that it was investing in a battery production site in Canada to support North America electric vehicle assembly needs. Thomas , Ontario , upwards of a two hour drive from Detroit.

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