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The Scoop on Tillamook’s New Factory Location

A Tillamook ice cream factory is opening in Decatur, Illinois, in 2024.

With a $50 million investment, Tillamook is upgrading an old Prairie Farms facility to better serve the growing Eastern US ice cream market. The Tillamook factory will revitalize the Decatur area with new jobs and economic development.

Video Spotlight:

Behind The Scenes at The Tillamook Creamery (July 27, 2022, Tillamook)

This post is based on the WCIA.com article, West Coast ice cream factory […]

By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2023-04-12T07:40:04+00:00April 12, 2023|Tags: capacity planning, facility location, location|

What Is the Future of Traditional Grocery Stores?

Will the traditional grocery store become a thing of the past, or will it continue in its current form?

In the not too distant past, virtually all shopping was done in-person in the store. Online ordering with either pickup or delivery was a novelty. However, COVID escalated the use of pickup and delivery of groceries (either retail delivery or third-party delivery, such as DoorDash).

Online grocery sales (pickup, delivery, and ship-to-home) represented about 12% of grocery sales in January 2023—up slightly over […]

By Ross L. Fink, Ph.D.|2023-03-01T22:22:31+00:00March 1, 2023|Tags: delivery, facility location, location, online order fulfillment, perishable inventory management, service blueprint, service delivery, service processes|

Hyundai Plans a New EV Plant in Georgia

Hyundai Motor Group plans to build a $5.5 billion electric car plant near Savannah, GA. The plant will have a production capacity of up to 300,000 vehicles per year in 2025.

The state of Georgia would provide Hyundai with tax breaks and other incentives in exchange for at least 8,100 jobs.

A new US plant may also help boost Hyundai’s EV sales. The Inflation Reduction Act, which U.S. President Biden is expected to sign into law the week of August 15, 2022, […]

By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2022-08-14T23:45:03+00:00August 14, 2022|Tags: facility location, location, supply chain strategy|

Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory Revs Up

Tesla is preparing to upgrade its Gigafactory in Shanghai to produce 21,000 electric vehicles per week.

The upgrade will run from July to August, and is intended to increase Tesla’s weekly output of its Model Y SUV and Model 3 sedan by 5,000 and 2,200 respectively. Vehicles produced at Shanghai will be exported to other Asian markets, Oceania, and Europe, meeting a market demand of over 1 million electric vehicles per year.

Video Spotlight:

Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai […]

By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2022-07-22T17:06:33+00:00July 22, 2022|Tags: automation, capacity management, demand forecasts, facility location, strategic capacity planning, supply chain technology|