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Breaking Industry Supply Chain News from Tesla

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Tesla’s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. Tesla Announces Added Investment in Gigafactory Nevada Electric auto maker Tesla has announced a reported $3.6

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U.S. Freight Rates Reach Six Year Low Milestone

Supply Chain Matters

That is not good for retailers and manufacturers, each under the looking glass to reduce not only transportation but also inventory carrying costs. percentage points below the February value of 54.7, percentage points down from the January reading of 57.6. Separate U.S.

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Achieve the Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chain Consumers Demand

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GSCM includes green initiatives to accomplish the ultimate goals: green materials, green production, reverse logistics, closed-loop supply chains, and green procurement and returns. For example, the Sierra Nevada Brewing company composts its waste into fertilizer for its on-site gardens, diverting 99.8%

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Tesla’s Audacious Growth Plans Unveiled Including New Production Plant

Supply Chain Matters

billion investment in its existing Gigafactory complex located in Sparks, Nevada. Because of that, Lopez reportedly insisted that Tesla initiate the use of recycled water throughout the planned Monterrey manufacturing complex which CEO Musk reportedly agreed to do. Supply Chain Matters recently highlighted an announced incremental $3.6

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U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index Drops to an All Time Low in May

Supply Chain Matters

Other insights pointed out in the May LMI report are that the current rate of contraction is strongest in upstream firms, namely manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, compared to their downstream retail industry counterparts. The reported May value of 47.3 compared to the April value of 50.9,

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Tesla Makes Plans for Megapack Battery Production in China

Supply Chain Matters

The company’s Sparks, Nevada based gigafactory can also produce megapacks. Reportedly, the megapack to be produced in Shanghai can store 3.9 MWh of energy. In 2021, Tesla acquitted a former JC Penny distribution center located in Lathrop, California for the initial production of megapacks.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI™ reported a value of 57.3