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Another Asian Trip and Added Apple Sourcing Options

Supply Chain Matters

From a supply chain sourcing perspective, a consistent theme in media reporting has been exploration or hints for added Apple supply chain sourcing. Production currently sourced include products such as iPad , AirPod and the Apple Watch. These latest overtures for new sourcing activities can be interpreted in many dimensions.

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Toyota’s CEO Leadership Change and An Accelerated EV Supply Network Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

CEO Leadership Change In late January, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, a noted scion of this company’s family leadership, and who has been leading the auto maker since 2009, announced that he would be stepping down from his CEO role to that of chairman. He was also more candid and personal in indicating: “ No matter where I go, I am always a car guy.

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Lights out: China’s energy woes hamper supply chains

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Mike Beckham, CEO of bottle and travel mug manufacturer Simple Modern, told the Wall Street Journal that a major Chinese supplier in Quzhou City had been forced to cut its workweek to four days and trim its electricity usage by a third. The world’s largest exporter since 2009, Chinese producers shipped $2.5 year-on-year in August.

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Emerald Citation of Excellence 2013 for supply chain innovation article

Supply Chain View from the Field

Now in their seventeenth year, these distinguished annual awards recognize the 50 most outstanding articles published by the top 300 management journals in the world, including, for example, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Finance, Strategic Management Journal, MIT Sloan Management Review, and McKinsey Quarterly.

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4 Indicators Suggesting Now’s the Time to Upgrade Your Logistics IT

Supply Chain Collaborator

Here are four indicators from top tier, impartial sources that, together, represent a compelling case for why you should tackle supply chain logistics automation challenges in the next two quarters. Global Growth Projected to Be Tepid in 2016 – Wall Street Journal. A US Recession Just Got a Little More Likely – Bloomberg.

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Rivian’s Missed 2022 Production Performance and Executive Turnover

Supply Chain Matters

The Wall Street Journal reported last week ( Paid subscription or metered view ) that several top executives including the Vice President of Interior Engineering, Randy Frank, and the Vice President of Purchasing, Steve Gawronski, had departed the company. Executive Departures. Added Background.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

In the specific case of UPS , the carrier and logistics services provider has now been forecasting a decline in annual revenues since the recession of 2009. The April report commentary took note that European and U.S. CEO Carol Tome indicated to investors that the pullback in shipping volumes handled in March was especially biting.