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Watch: Tapping the Power of Integrated Business Planning

October 25, 2023
Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Andrea Montecchi and Ben Sellers, business advisors with Oliver Wight, explain the basics of integrated business planning (IBP), and why it’s such an important process for companies today.


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A RED GMC TRUCK IS PARKED IN FRONT OF A UAW OFFICE UNDER A CLOUDY BLUE SKY.

UAW Strike Forcing Some Suppliers, Automakers to Make Layoffs

October 24, 2023
SupplyChainBrain

Roughly 40% of suppliers said they have had to lay off some employees since the work stoppages started in September.




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THE EXTERIOR OF A BEST BUY STORE UNDERNEATH A CLOUDY SKY.

Best Buy Offering Early Black Friday Deals, Closing Stores on Thanksgiving

October 23, 2023
SupplyChainBrain

The Black Friday Early Access sale for members who are part of the My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total loyalty programs will begin October 27, 2023.


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Volta Trucks Files for Bankruptcy Following Supply Chain Breakdowns

October 18, 2023
SupplyChainBrain

The decision to file for bankruptcy comes just two months after the organization’s battery supplier, Proterra Inc., also filed for bankruptcy.


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Bankrupt Rite Aid Settles with Drug Supplier McKesson to Avoid Shortages

October 18, 2023
Bloomberg

Lawyers for the two companies said that they’ve agreed in principle to a settlement that will end a lawsuit Rite Aid filed against McKesson over their supply agreement.


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A PRIMARK STORE FRONT

Primark Planning Expansion in the Southern U.S.

October 17, 2023
SupplyChainBrain

By the end of 2023, Primark will have opened eight stores in the U.S. with a plan to open 60 stores in the United States by 2026.


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A WOMAN APPEARS TO BE HOLDING SEVERAL DIFFERENT COLORED SHOPPING BAGS.

Black Friday, Boxing Day Expected to Be North America’s Busiest Shopping Days

October 12, 2023
SupplyChainBrain

Boxing Day is expected to overtake Black Friday as the busiest shopping day of 2023 in Canada while the holiday fell to sixth place on the U.S.'s list.


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THE EXTERIOR OF A LOCAL UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION BUILDING.

UAW Resuming Negotiations After Expanding Strike to Ford's Biggest Factory

October 12, 2023
SupplyChainBrain

The decision by the UAW to expand strike actions to Ford’s Kentucky plant on October 11, which employs 8,700 workers, signified the strike's largest single walkout.


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UNDERGROUND VIEW OF A MINERAL DEPOSIT/MINE.

ERG Signs Deal to Sell Cobalt to American Battery Material Manufacturer

October 12, 2023
SupplyChainBrain

ERG will sell 3,000 metric tons of contained cobalt metal to EVelution annually, which will be used to build an Arizona-based low-carbon cobalt sulfate plant starting in 2024.


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A GREEN AND BLACK ELECTRIC BUS DRIVES IN FRONT OF A SIGN. THE VINFAST LOGO CAN BE SEEN ON THE BACK OF THE BUS.

VinFast Investing $400M in Indian, Indonesian EV Factories

October 11, 2023
SupplyChainBrain

The organization anticipates a $1.2 billion influx of cash from its founder (Pham Nhat Vuong) and other Nasdaq-listed EV producers.


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