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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

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A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. The collision caused this massive bridge spanning 1.6 miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River that leads to the Port of Baltimore. This disaster has made U.S. and global wide headlines, not only for the significance of such a tragedy, but as a fresh reminder that events of such magnitude are now part of the land

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US Semiconductor Fab Investments Make Headlines and Concerns

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Supply Chain Matters provides added perspectives to this week’s announced developments involving planned U.S. semiconductor fab investments. U.S. Chips and Science Agreement Funds Release This week the Biden Administration announced a grant of up to $8.5 billion to Intel to aide in the funding and the construction of proposed advanced semiconductor fabrication facilities within four different U.S. states.

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Changes in IT Development and Support- Implications to Supply Chain Management

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Supply Chain Matters provides a perspective of Generative AI ’s timeline on supply chain business processes and the importance of continuing business systems support during that transitionary period. The Quest for Generative AI Skills This week a published report from The Wall Street Journal titled: Tech Job Seekers Without AI Skills Face A new Reality (Paid subscription), captured our Supply Chain Matters attention.

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Walmart Offers Supply Chain and Logistics Technology

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Global retailer Walmart aims to provide supply chain focused technology to help other retailers and businesses to broaden their customer fulfilment and logistics support capabilities. According to a published report from Bloomberg , the retailer is offering the software after building the service out and using it internally over the past two and a half years, and helping to save $90 million in one year.

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Performance in Electric Vehicle Production- BMW

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Supply Chain Matters draws reader attention to a published report profiling luxury auto maker BMW ’s strides in electrical vehicle production. Performance in Electric Vehicle Production The New York Times published report, BMW Is a Surprise in Electric Vehicles (Paid subscription or metered view) is a noteworthy and insightful read. The report highlights the luxury automaker’s production approach where electronic powered model vehicles not only have the same appearance of gasoline powered mod

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Push for Inditex to Disclose Zara Supplier Transparency

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Supply Chain Matters highlights a report indicating a push for Zara parent Inditex to disclose more detailed supplier transparency in the light of growing ESG policy dichotomies. Background Many students and practitioners of supply chain management are quite familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Zara and its corporate parent Inditex.

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SEC Climate Disclosure Ruling- Setback for Supply Chains?

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The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a ruling by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the disclosure by businesses of greenhouse gas emissions. We pose the question as to whether this is a setback for business and industry supply chain management teams seeking to address and mitigate reductions in overall emissions. SEC Announcement This week the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued long-awaited requirements that businesses must include in their greenhouse gas em