SupplyChainBrainMore from SupplyChainBrainFacility Location PlanningFoxconn Investing $250M to Build Two Factories in VietnamA planned $200 million factory will reportedly be finished by January 2025 while construction on a different $46 million plant will be completed by October 2024.July 5, 2023Facility Location PlanningPanasonic Executive Says the Company Needs More Battery PlantsPanasonic “will need to build" about four more factories to achieve a sharp boost in its battery capacity, according to CTO Shoichiro Watanabe.July 5, 2023Business Strategy AlignmentNew Zealand Bans Plastic Bags for Fresh Produce in SupermarketsNew Zealand has become the world's first country to expand its ban on plastic bags to thin bags, which are typically used to hold fruits or vegetables.July 5, 2023Global Trade & EconomicsChina Curbs Exports of Key Computer Chip MaterialsThe announcement comes just days before a high-stakes trip to Beijing by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.July 4, 2023Global GatewaysDockworkers Strike Hits Canada’s Pacific PortsVancouver, Canada’s busiest container port, and Prince Rupert together handle about $270 billion in trade annually.July 3, 2023Global Supply Chain ManagementDutch to Restrict Chip Equipment Exports Amid U.S. PressureThe Dutch government said that from September 1, the export of "certain advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment" would have to be authorized.July 3, 2023Facility Location PlanningElement 25 Agrees to Supply GM with Manganese SulfateGM will loan E25 $85 million to partially fund the construction of a new battery-grade manganese sulfate processing facility located in Louisiana.June 30, 2023Global GatewaysFast-Track Labor Talks on East Coast Hit a SnagThe stance signals a tougher line for negotiations covering ports from Texas to Maine, as West Coast dockworkers prepare to vote on a tentative agreement.June 30, 2023All LogisticsCJ Logistics and KOBC Investing $457M in Large-Scale U.S. Logistics CentersKOBC will be in charge of securing funding for the centers while CJ Logistics will be responsible for operating the facilities.June 30, 2023Forecasting & Demand PlanningHome Depot Planning to Cut Costs by $500MBy reducing its costs, the organization believes it'll remain on track for its earnings guidance from this quarter, which will see 2023 sales decline by 2% to 5%.June 30, 2023Previous PagePage 274 of 588Next Page
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