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Two Automakers Make Senior Supply Chain and Procurement Executive Leadership Changes

Supply Chain Matters

Rivian acquired the former Mitsubishi Motors automotive assembly production facility in Normal, Illinois which began production operations in September of 2021. Stellantis Senior Procurement Leadership Change. Marlo Vitous has been named Senior Vice President of Purchasing and Supply Chain for North America effective June 1.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

Scope 1 emissions include direct emissions from the company’s owned and controlled sources. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy. Supplier relationships need to move from transactional deals to true sourcing partnerships with their most important suppliers. PepsiCo has farmers they directly source from.

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Rivian’s Missed 2022 Production Performance and Executive Turnover

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports that Rivian Automotive fell short of its 2022 vehicle production goal and that several top executives have departed the company, including the company’s purchasing head. In December 2021, the company announced plans to invest in a second U.S. production facility to be located east of Atlanta, Georgia.

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50 Online Resources for Aspiring Supply Chain Scholars

Supply Chain Opz

Understand online consumer behavior via Think With Google Google has provided lots of data for you to understand what, when, why and how customers make online purchase via the interactive data. Manage your time and your team with Trello Organize and brainstorm your ideas with team mate with the software called Trello.

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Rivian Automotive’s 2022 Performance and Planned 2023 Objectives

Supply Chain Matters

Background In a mid-January posting, we alerted our readers to reports that Rivian Automotive fell short of its 2022 vehicle production goal and that several top executives had departed the company, including the company’s purchasing head. Reported net operating loss for the fiscal year was $6.8 billion as compared to $4.7 billion in 2021.

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Crowdfunding Fulfillment Solutions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

When a backer decides to purchase your geode kit for every science teacher in Illinois, you could end up with a house bursting with science kits. Craig was no longer an inventor, he had to go into full-time logistical planner to find a solution. Source: Indiegogo. The post Crowdfunding Fulfillment Solutions!

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This Week in Logistics News (March 2-6, 2015)

Talking Logistics

UPS Accelerates Use of Routing Optimization Software to Reduce 100 Million Miles Driven. BNSF oil train derails in rural Illinois; two cars aflame (Reuters). Uber acquires mapping startup deCarta (Mashable). New JDA Capabilities Help to Deliver a Seamless Response to Supply Chain Disruptions. FMCSA Should Heed Calls to Fix CSA (ATA).