Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2024

Cruising Back to Growth The Accenture survey report indicates that 2024 is shaping up to be a landmark year for the industry, despite ongoing challenges for aircraft availability amid surging post- Covid demand in global air travel. The report points to 2024 being a pivotal moment. This survey indicated: “.the All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 3, 2024

In this special Supply Chain Matters supply network risk advisory, we highlight the initial implications of today’s major earthquake that has impacted the island of Taiwan. Reportedly, United Microelectronics Corp , Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. PSMC) , and flat panel maker Innolux Corp. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech kicks off our 2024 series with two acquisition announcements related to multiple supply chain providers. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. In 2021, this column highlighted Blackstone’s acquisition of the company for $1.4

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights for the recently released Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report. Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report Global commercial and specialty insurance provider Allianz Commercial has released its annual review of trends and developments in global shipping and safety. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A report by Nikkei Asia Technology indicates that Apple contract manufacturing services provider Foxconn is planning to incrementally expand iPhone production capacity within India. All rights reserved.

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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. Manufacturing Employment Impacts Across Europe and the United Kingdom , a significant period of production contraction has led to added manufacturing job losses.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

Learn the best practices for supply chain risk management in 2024 from Resilinc, the gold standard for supply chain resiliency. As risk managers audit their vendors and programs at the start of the year, it’s also time to clean up old strategies and supply chain practices. Out with the old and in with the new!

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Risk Management Provider Avetta Acquired Stockholm based private equity firm EQT has reportedly agreed to acquire supply chain risk management software technology and managed services provider Avetta from existing private equity owners Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ( WCAS ).

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

The commentary provided added perspective regarding the Covid related population restrictions in late 2023 that led to meaningful production disruptions occurring with Apple’s largest contract manufacturing facility producing the latest generation of iPhones. and an expanding ban on the use of foreign technology in the workplace.”

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Background Supply chain ethical and social responsibility, that which umbrellas ESG conformance, have increasingly become a concern for businesses, large and small, along with their procurement organizations. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 22, 2024

A report from Reuters indicates that while Apple has no manufacturing facilities in the country, the company has been setting up application developer academies which qualify for localized investment for the selling of products within Indonesia. Apple has been a master at exercising many such strategies. Any added viewpoints out there?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The August numbers once again signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions as output and new order rates continue to fall. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The three specific regions of concern are the Eurozone, United Kingdom along with Taiwan.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2024

As noted in our highlights of Q1-2024 aircraft deliveries for Boeing , the clock is ticking in terms of assuring federal regulators that Boeing has made the necessary changes in its production and quality adherence performance. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. Cybersecurity Risk Management Will Grow More Important in Omnichannel E-Commerce.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 23, 2024

Accomplished procurement veteran and author Tom Linton provides valuable insights into the supply chain risk management landscape in 2024 in this exclusive Q&A. What are the biggest supply chain trends we will see in 2024, and how can managers prepare for those trends? Tom: For me, it’s geopolitical.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With the closing of the third quarter, the numbers once again signal added contraction in global manufacturing output as product demand levels weaken. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. This index has now remained below the 50.0

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 10, 2023

July is typically a month in which Chinese suppliers and manufacturers have ramped up production levels to support global-wide back-to-school and other holiday related demand for products that peak in the November and December surge period. reflects broader weakness in the entire chain of global manufacturing.” percent in 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports indicating that Europe based Airbus will double China based aircraft final assembly output by 2024. The Announcement Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Airbus announced plans t o double the production of the company’s final assembly production capabilities within China.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes. In early April 2022, economists at Goldman Sachs indicated that supply chain resilience was a top-of-mind topic for manufacturers and retailers and observed that three main strategies were being undertaken.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

Inside Boeing’s Manufacturing Mess ( Paid subscription ), was far reaching in the implications of the latest incident. This paper: “ warned colleagues of the risks of the subcontracting strategy, especially if Boeing outsourced too much work and didn’t provide sufficient on-site quality and technical support to its suppliers.”

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. 95% of supply chain executives report having a formal supply-chain risk-management process following Covid-19. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain. Consultancy UK).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. in 2023, replacing China.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Supply Chain Matters has provided readers multiple commentaries focused on the shifting forces, both geo-political and industry generated, that are now providing short and longer-term impacts on the sourcing of semiconductor manufacturing and associated networks. This facility is scheduled to be able to be online in 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Assurance of a sufficient, sustainable and secure supply of older and current generation semiconductor chips for national security purposes and for deemed critical manufacturing industries. They include: Large-scale investment in leading-edge logic and memory manufacturing clusters. Strengthening of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2024

© Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. The post Europe Moves to Impose Added Import Tariffs first appeared on The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group / Supply Chain Management. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog provides an overview of our 2024 annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains. By all prevailing accounts entering this year, there remained a fair amount of uncertainties and many potential risks. percent in 2024.

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Resilinc

MARCH 12, 2024

Discover the top geopolitical risks set to affect the global supply chain this year. In 2023—if it wasn’t already—geopolitics became top of mind for every procurement professional. This year, managers and procurement professionals must stay incredibly diligent when it comes to the latest news. Tom notes, “The U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 11, 2023

With that stated, the agency references concerns for “ the persistent manufacturing slowdown ” as a suggestion that labor markets and activity will soften in 2024. percent in 2024. percent in 2024. percent in 2024. percent in 2024. percent in 2024. World economic growth will reportedly slow from 3.5

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