The Network Effect

JANUARY 11, 2016

Note: This is the last in a series of posts on new developments within the automobile supply chain, with examples of best practices. Overall, the future for the inbound automotive supply chain is subscription based software platform services in the cloud. Today I want to conclude with a look ahead. .

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group highlights a 2024 prediction of added labor activism continuing across industry supply chains in 2024. Of most concern was the tactic of targeting a company’s vulnerable supply chain points in labor stoppages, which was adroitly practiced by the United Auto Workers (UAW).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 22, 2020

All eyes are on Asia again as it stands at the forefront of the next challenge for Supply Chains – to accelerate into recovery and rebound stronger, most likely in different ways. In this regard, B2G Consulting, has shared their thoughts on how the future of supply chain will look like post COVID. .

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 16, 2024

As noted in a prior Supply Chain Matters semiconductor supply chain commentary, The Wall Street Journal had previously reported that Samsung Electronics would be doubling its planned U.S. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. The move follows a $6.6

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Resilinc

AUGUST 3, 2023

We’re already over halfway through 2023, and things are looking up for the supply chain. From January to June, we saw a total of 8,197 supply chain disruptions , only a 3% year-over-year increase. This is another sign that the supply chain is stabilizing, considering that global port disruptions were up 40% in 2022.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As people in the Ukraine and around the world anxiously monitor the threat of war with Russia, supply chain managers must take stock of the risks to their supply chains and focus on potential mitigation measures. Other potential indirect risks include Russian cybersecurity attacks on the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2024

In this industry specific Supply Chain Matters commentary , we provide perspectives on aerospace and commercial aircraft producer Boeing ’s added challenge in 2024, that being on the labor relations front. Boeing itself has produced a dedicated web page to inform interested parties on the progress of these negotiations.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 20, 2024

Background Prediction Four within the January published Ferrari Consulting and Research Group’s 2024 Predictions in Global Supply Chains , available for complimentary downloading in our Research Center , represented our belief that the increased labor activism that occurred in 2023 will continue this year, but with different nuances.

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Resilinc

JULY 18, 2023

There’s another place where PFAS can be found, too—our supply chains. Is PFAS in your supply chain, and should you be worried? The main industries that use AFFF products include defense, petrochemical, and aerospace. What are the Risks of PFAS in Your Supply Chain?

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Kinaxis

JUNE 23, 2017

Their testing spans across many industries including aerospace, automotive, surface transportation, construction, energy, and sports. I found it interesting to discover that one of their current projects has direct impact on supply chains; more specifically, on freight transportation.

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o9 Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum will utilize o9’s AI-powered technology for supply chain planning across its North American and European operations. . Novelis is partnering with o9 to evaluate its Supply Chain Master Planning solution.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 25, 2018

A storm in the electronics industry is spreading into automotive, aerospace, healthcare industries and more — just about any supply chain that calls for electronic components.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 24, 2017

Check out the video below as well as links to other supply chain practitioner and Kinaxis executive interviews. Company processes are disconnected because their supply chain planning has grown up in a siloed manner, says John Sicard, president and CEO of Kinaxis. Each one has unique problems and supply chain needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2022

On this Friday , the Supply Chain Matters blog provides our global supply chain news capsule follow-up, a revisiting of prior developments related to supply chain management as well as themes that we have highlighted for readers. . EV Start-Up Rivian Encounters Order Fallout From a Price Hike Decision.

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The Network Effect

AUGUST 25, 2014

No company has ‘truly’ modeled the full relationship set between how companies interact with other companies upstream and downstream in the supply chain. Even companies who have invested in building an accurate database of their direct suppliers know very little about the next tier of suppliers upstream in the supply chain.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 22, 2016

by Melissa Clow This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting , a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management. We’re always trying to stay on top of Supply Chain developments at Argentus. So it doesn’t hurt to see what’s on the horizon. Enter Hyperloop. 1126km / h).

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 9, 2020

” Driving this digitization effort, the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) Group in Trane Technologies’ Commercial HVAC Integrated Supply Chain has developed a digital continuity strategy to support its projects by utilizing the 3D EXPERIENCE platform and Industrial Engineering solutions from the DELMIA brand of Dassault Systèmes.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights the announcement from Airbus setting aggressive aircraft production and delivery targets for 2024. In its reporting of the Airbus production increase goal, The Wall Street Journal cited a London based aerospace analyst as declaring: “ It’s no longer a duopoly.” All rights reserved.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

Our third contract research paper is by James Wilkinson, focusing on aerospace contracts which typically entail a great deal of risk (as illustrated by the Boeing 737 MAX incident…). The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. Description.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to major supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. Companies included in this capsule update are Pratt & Whitney , Flexport , and Volkswagen AG. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to prior supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Manufacturers are racing to digitally transform their supply chains to gain needed insights to reduce risks to their employees, customers, partners, and the business itself. The pandemic accelerated digital transformation across manufacturing supply chains faster than the most convincing business case ever could.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Matthew shared with me his career path, how he ended up working in a start-up, and his advice to supply chain students as they go into the workforce. Our industry has lagged behind on how to do things differently.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Keep in mind that in mid 2022 supply chain issues were also contributing to inflation, so the government wasn’t totally focused on the implementation of UFLPA. This is how our customers progress towards being more proactive in their supply chain risk management program. Resilinc: When did UFLPA come onto your radar?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues with our annual listing of our most read blog commentaries that were published and of keen interest to our readers during the year 2021. The years of 2020 and 2021 presented unprecedented pandemic and other related challenges to industry and global supply chains. Number Fifteen.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Industrial IoT and big data are converging to enable demand-driven 'smart supply chains.' The advancements in 3D printing and 'Additive Manufacturing,' coupled with supply chain efficiencies, could make distributed manufacturing a reality, ushering in the era of smart manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group announces the general availability of our newest published Research Advisory – 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains. Bob Ferrari Founder and Managing Director © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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IQMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Bottom Line: Unpredictable demand swings caused by the pandemic are stress-testing supply chain management software systems across manufacturing, helping many manufacturers discover new strengths they hadn’t realize they had before. Stanley Black & Decker’s Supply Chain Management Challenges.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

If you are a regular reader of the Cerasis blog, you know our goal is to educate and inform those in the manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, logistics, and transportation space with best practices, trends, and industry news so that we can create a community of people.

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SupplyOn

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Looking back at the 2019 events in the American Aerospace and Automotive industries Aerospace in 2019 and beyond This was an exciting year in Aerospace! Worth, one ongoing theme was the pressure to deliver this many plane how important it is to tighten the handshake between OEM’s and their supply chain.

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Procurement Academy

MAY 11, 2022

London 4 th May 2022 – Supply chain and procurement professionals have a key role in progressing their organizations’ sustainability agendas. The report is authored in conjunction with Dr Omera Khan who is Executive Strategic Advisor to Skill Dynamics, and Professor of Supply Chain Management at Royal Holloway University of London.

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Procurement Academy

MAY 11, 2022

London 4 th May 2022 – Supply chain and procurement professionals have a key role in progressing their organizations’ sustainability agendas. The report is authored in conjunction with Dr Omera Khan who is Executive Strategic Advisor to Skill Dynamics, and Professor of Supply Chain Management at Royal Holloway University of London.

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

Labor shortages, inflationary pressure, recessionary risk and supply chain disruption will all persist, at least to some degree, through 2023 and we all know there’s no sure way to safeguard your operations. Manufacturers can also use RFID to work effectively with suppliers and minimize supply chain disruption.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 28, 2013

Supply Chain Maturity Model for Capability Assessment. The purpose of this article is to introduce readers to Supply Chain Maturity Model so you can use it to determine where you are and what you should do to improve supply chain operations. Supply Chain Maturity Model. Case Studies.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The aerospace industry has recently seen increased demand for air travel, gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels. Despite this growth, Resilinc’s half-year data for 2023 shows that Aerospace is one of the top five industries impacted by supply chain disruptions. The company fully restarted production on July 5.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 15, 2023

Any business that wants to export these crucial materials will be required to have “special permission from the state,” according to a statement from China’s Ministry of Commerce. This is not the first time China has threatened the supply chain in retaliation. Which Industries Will Be Impacted?

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