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Sustainable supply chains, what does it mean?

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Excessive energy and water consumption, high waste production with low reuse rates, human rights issues, and abuse of labor are just some of the core issues plaguing supply chains globally. A supply chain is a vast network between large companies and their suppliers to develop, manufacture and distribute finished products to end users.

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Honda to invest $15B in Canada to strengthen EV supply chain

Automation Mag

Honda has announced its plan to invest $15 billion in Canada to build a comprehensive EV value chain. This investment will reportedly allow the company to strengthen its EV supply system and capability to prepare for a future increase in EV demand in North America.

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Is EDI Capability Possible Along the Entire Automotive Supply Chain?

Seeburger

How to meet an OEM’s digitalization requirements Suppliers account for 80% of the value added in the automotive industry.

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NGen launches new $35M fund to support Canada’s EV value chain

Automation Mag

Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) announced $35 million in funding and launched a new call for project proposals targeting the entire value chain of road-based battery and fuel-cell electric vehicles and their respective systems and components.

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New Open Marketplace for Manufacturing Applications

Gary Mintchell

Cofinity-X will help to make important progress with the operationalization and build-up of end-to-end data-chains to trace material flows throughout the entire value chain. Traceability applications can give the possibility to display the entire value chain and help to find ways to increase supply-chain resilience.

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Federal government invests in EV supply chain through support for Saskatchewan Research Council

Canadian Manufacturing

This will help increase the supply of battery metals that are needed for the development of a domestic electric vehicle value chain. “Critical minerals like the rare earth elements that will be produced through SRC’s innovative new separation process are integral parts of the electric vehicle value chain.

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Cloud-based Technologies Can Drive the Future of Europe’s Automotive Industry

i4.0 today

In July 2021, the German Association of the Automotive Industry, known as Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA), cut its forecast for production growth from 13 percent to 3 percent, citing supply-chain disruptions, including a shortage of semiconductors. billion pounds ($3.30 Euros) to costs. billion pounds ($3.30