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October 21st – 24th Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up

Logistics Viewpoints

Form Energy Breaks Ground on New Facility and Announces Major Industry Collaboration Form Energy has broken ground on its factory expansion that will add an estimated 300,000 square feet to its West Virginia facility, where it manufactures long-duration energy storage systems.

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Supply Chain News on US Manufacturing Situation Sees Everyone is Scrambling

Supply Chain Digest

Auto Parts Maker Sogefi Factory in West Virginia Sees Daily Fire Drills

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Reflections on Hard Hats and Safety Shoes…

Supply Chain Shaman

Manufacturing teams used to manage the supply chain group. Today, in most organizations, the supply chain team manages manufacturing. The irony is that fewer and fewer people within the supply chain team understand manufacturing. Instead, many of these teams just accept manufacturing strategy as a constant.

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. The bonus incentive programs of the sales teams in software sent my humble West Virginia country girl roots into overdrive. A Walk That I Often Remember.

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. The bonus incentive programs of the sales teams in software sent my humble West Virginia country girl roots into overdrive. A Walk That I Often Remember.

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A New Red Wagon?

Supply Chain Shaman

I grew up in the mountains of West Virginia. Let’s take a look at the world of the chemical manufacturer. In my youth, my mom would frequently exclaim, “Be careful where you hook your red wagon.” ” The mountain expression is a warning. Amazon bought Whole Foods. Google is launching autonomous vehicles.

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XX and XY: A Different World in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

It is such a very different landscape than the green mountains of my farm in West Virginia or my city streets in Philadelphia. In preparation, we are finishing up research on supply chain planning excellence, big data and supply chain, supply chain talent, and digital manufacturing. It has been a good week.