Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2023

Published reports indicate that hundreds of Amazon workers temporarily walked off their jobs yesterday in protest over return-to-office mandates and on perceived lack of teeth within overall corporate sustainability efforts. All 18 proposals failed to garner shareholder approval. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 20, 2024

They were expressed as longer mandatory hours of work, impacts of rising inflation on worker’s household budgets, prior wage concessions in tough economic times and perceptions of corporate greed in salaries and bonuses of business CEO ’s. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In this Supply Chain Matters Editorial , Founder and Executive Editor Bob Ferrari focuses on Boeing’s ongoing corporate culture challenges. It involves and weights operational excellence and process discipline and a corporate culture focused on producing each aircraft with the utmost quality and efficiency. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

Background Many students and practitioners of supply chain management are quite familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Zara and its corporate parent Inditex. And as our readers are aware, the area of ESG further includes corporate social responsibility policies, efforts and reporting. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Matthew’s background further includes roles in Corporate Finance , managing corporate restructuring at European based ABB , a global technology company serving industrial, utility and infrastructure customers. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For many well-known products, the manufacturing has the packaging shapes, sizes and colors copyrighted so no other product can look like theirs. Sustainable packaging not only aligns with corporate social responsibility but also meets regulatory requirements and enhances brand reputation. It influences sales.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

Remaining Amazon workers are staging a walk out at the company’s corporate headquarters over concerns related to the provider’s corporate sustainability commitment changes and back-to office mandates. Thanks for your continued readership and support and let’s continue this journey. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

Significant Management Leadership Shakeup According to published reports from both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal this morning, Boeing is undergoing senior management leadership changes in the wake of the ongoing production quality corporate and other challenges that have tarnished this aircraft maker. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Reportedly, key China based component suppliers are setting up corporate entities with the assistance of U.S. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. tax lawyers to identify a path to circumvent any foreign entity concerns. reached $1.1 billion last year. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 20, 2022

Oracle has announced findings from a termed No Planet B corporate sustainability study that provides definitive data regarding viewpoints from customers and consumers on areas related to business sustainability and overall business ESR i nitiatives. Announced Survey Findings. Bob Ferrari. . All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

According to the published Times report ( Paid subscription or metered view ), the action will involve approximately 10,000 employees in corporate and technology roles, and will be focused on the devices, retail and human resources business areas. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 12, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a further update on the ongoing production quality, corporate reputational and cultural challenges that collectively surround commercial aircraft producer Boeing. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an update on the ongoing production, quality reputation and corporate cultural challenges that surround commercial aircraft producer Boeing. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 20, 2023

Bloomberg indicates in its reporting that the company had roughly 350,000 corporate employees before the first round of layoffs began in November of last year. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Stay tuned for a separate commentary. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 1, 2023

A further option being provided for this program is Corporate or Group level self-study or instructor led classes to help train individuals from a particular organization or business involved in an umbrella transformation effort. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2023

The top four factors influencing ongoing supply chain culture shifts are noted by respondents to be corporate strategy (56 percent), the competitive landscape (42 percent), digital innovation (35 percent) and the need to prioritize more agile behaviors (29 percent). The report can be downloaded from this web link. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2022

The themes noted in this report are a hard-driving corporate culture that called not only for designing and testing a superior drone from scratch, but also unrealistic overall timing and expectations. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They were expressed as longer mandatory hours of work, impacts of rising inflation on worker’s household budgets, prior wage concessions in tough economic times and perceptions of corporate greed in salaries and bonuses of business CEO’s. Contract talks are expected to begin on March 8. Few Industries Are Immune. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 5, 2023

In November, Supply Chain Matters highlighted reports from both The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times that after a corporate review, necessary headcount reductions would involve upwards of 10,000 employees in corporate and technology roles , and will be focused on the devices, retail and human resources business areas.

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Proxima

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Firms recognize the potential AI has to uproot the traditional way legal suppliers manage their corporate in-house work. Intellectual property (IP) and copyright. For the legal industry, there are certainly widespread plans to use AI to drive greater operational benefits.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Before joining Kinaxis , Matthew worked in corporate finance, managing corporate restructuring at European based ABB , a global technology company serving industrial, utility and infrastructure customers. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2024

Prior to SAP , Alam’s background included 17 years at Microsoft including the role as Corporate Vice President of Product Engineering for Microsoft Dynamics 365 business applications. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Stay tuned. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

We have highlighted CEO and other C-Suite appointments involving many corporations such as Apple, BMW, Dow Chemical, General Motors , McCormack Foods , among others. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

Lucid reportedly intends to utilize the net proceeds from the private placement for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, capital expenditures and working capital. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. UAW Turns its Sights on Volkswagen U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In conjunction with the announcement, Bloomberg reported that Amazon is poised to take an equity stake in the corporate parent of Hawaiian Airlines as a part of this deal. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 27, 2023

This week, enterprise software provider SAP SE reported both full year and Q4 2022 financial performance , which included an announcement of corporate restructuring. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. percent of the company’s global workforce.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The premise of this book is that the procurement function is a deeply misunderstood corporate capability, with CEO executives spending too little time thinking about or being actively involved in how their companies spend more than half of typical spending budgets. Added Thoughts. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2022

Last week, Boston based home goods and furniture online platform provider Wayfair announced it will shed nearly 5 percent of its global workforce and upwards of 10 percent of this provider’s corporate level staffing, amounting to upwards of 900 people. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 12, 2024

A subsequent internal investigation has led to the formation of a now existing board level safety committee to address the various corporate cultural issues related to strengthening engineering design, production and quality processes. Department of Justice lawsuit and the now increased oversight of the company. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 3, 2021

Short sighted corporate leadership. Luckily there are many signs that Supply Chain, and its practitioners, is coming out from the shadowy backrooms and into the forefront of the corporate and government agenda. Personally I believe that Supply Chain has been increasingly seen in the spotlight and the centre of the corporate agenda.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Supply Chain Matters Perspectives Judging from past challenges that continue to exist across U.S. health drug and medicines related procurement and supply networks, there should be no surprise to the current situation. The post U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

.” CAMSC defines Supplier Diversity as: “Supplier Diversity is a strategic business process aimed at providing companies owned by aboriginal peoples and minorities an equal opportunity to become suppliers to major corporations across Canada and the US. from the parent corporation. Copyright © Mortson Enterprises Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In September of 2022, FedEx shocked investors with disappointing financial and operating performance along with subsequent announcements of select office closing, a corporate hiring freeze and suspensions of weekend delivery services. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 19, 2022

We indicated that beyond subtleties and toward genuine industry and supply network concerns, Boeing remains a commercial aircraft manufacturer with a host of significant financial, operational and corporate culture challenges not the least of which is directly attributed to leadership. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

In conjunction with 2023 financial reporting, SAP announced a corporate wide restructuring in 2024 that would involve upwards of 8,000 employees. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. percent of the company’s global workforce. All rights reserved.

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Proxima

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Tech companies responsible for the design of generative AI tools are seeing an emerging trend: lawsuits over copyrights. Although there are many examples where developers of AI technology are experiencing challenges in IP protection and copyright infringement, the risk to users is still not clearly defined.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a further update on the ongoing production quality, corporate reputation and other challenges that collectively surround commercial aircraft producer Boeing. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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