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This Week in Logistics News (October 29 – November 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Canoo to build battery manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. Electric vehicle startup Canoo Inc said on Wednesday it would build a battery manufacturing facility at Pryor in Oklahoma with a capacity of 3,200 Megawatt hours production. Save Mart begins grocery delivery with Amazon. Tone sours on Q3 trucking calls.

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Memorial Day 2021

Enterra Insights

Those involved include healthcare workers, scientists, morticians, manufacturers, farmers, supply chain workers, and grocery store employees.” Born in landlocked Oklahoma, “‘into a world of low prospects and ill will,’ Ernest beat what seemed impossible odds. His story is inspiring and his courage legendary.

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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

There will still be a workforce needed to maintain those driverless vehicles or costs associated with maintenance done by the manufacturer or a 3rd party.

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Further Senior Management Changes at Spirit AeroSystems

Supply Chain Matters

. ” Terry George will reportedly serve as interim Senior Vice President , leading site operations in Wichita, Kan sas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma , including Fabrication, Operations Engineering, Tooling, and Facilities. Spirit, which was spun off from Boeing in 2005, is a key supplier to both major aircraft manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Laura Kelly jointly announced yesterday that the state of Kansas will be a new location for a proposed US-based lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility, pending approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors. Other battery manufacturers that have elected to invest in U.S. location. is critical to help meet demand.”

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Quality Improvement in Manufacturing: Relief for Operations Manager

ThroughPut

Most importantly for ThroughPut, manufacturing and logistics operations in the industrial world are about to pick back up until Christmas. Most customer expectations arise from a failure to understand the capabilities of manufacturing, supply chain, operations, math, and science. So why would you expect the same from a startup?

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Thanksgiving 2022

Enterra Insights

Renée Gokey ( @ReneeGokey ), a citizen of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and the teacher services coordinator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, has a few suggestions about how that can be accomplished.[2] Don’t forget the manufacturers who produced the stove you cook on or the serving ware.

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