Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s blockbuster announcement of the single highest new commercial aircraft order in industry history. The order not only signals a return to post-pandemic industry demand, but also an imperative to address this industry’s ongoing supply chain resiliency challenges.

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DynaSys

APRIL 16, 2020

In previous posts, I wrote on the emergence of circular model supply chains , and the likely impacts they may have. Why are circular model supply chains any different to the myriad of other supply chain sustainability banners that have come and gone over the past decade? Sustainability Sells.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Production within this facility is scheduled to begin in 2025 with a capacity of 30 gigawatts-hours of batteries annually. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 29, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that Honda Motor and LG Energy plan to jointly invest in a U.S. Today, The Wall Street Journal reported (Paid subscription required) that global auto maker Honda Motor , in partnership with supplier LG Energy Solution , have initiated plans to build a U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2023

advanced chip fabrication complex in Arizona until 2025, a year later than previously planned. In its reporting, The Wall Street Journal indicated that the chip giant has been seeking to maximize subsidies and tax credits related to constructing and operating a U.S. When semiconductor manufacturing first exited the U.S.

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Resilinc

APRIL 12, 2022

Coolant is a key input in chip manufacturing. 3M’s Zwijndrecht, Belgium, plant produces coolant that is essential to the etching process used in semiconductor manufacturing. And, it’s likely supply chain disruptions associated with tighter regulations of PFAS chemicals will continue, especially in Europe.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2019

Girzadas explains, “It used to be common for manufacturers to own every element of the supply chain — for example, Henry Ford owned sandpits as a source for the glass in his cars’ windows. Over time, that approach has been replaced by virtualization, specialization, and co-creation enabled by sophisticated supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Backdrop Existing labor contracts among these three manufacturers and the United Auto Workers ( UAW ) labor union representing upwards of 146,00 workers are set to expire on Thursday of this week at midnight. According to The Wall Street Journal , thus far GM has offered a 10 percent wage increase while Stellantis offered 14.5

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters Covid-19 News Capsule follow-up, we update readers on ongoing global product demand supply network developments that are of special interest to our readers. The COVID 19 restrictions impacting areas of China ’s largest cities and manufacturing regions continue and have extended into their fifth week.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest January 26 update on commercial aircraft producer Boeing ongoing efforts to address the implications of the 737 MAX 9 door plug in-air blowout incident. Such urgency is not lost for this industry and for its supply chain networks.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 9, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights reporting that a portion of Boeing ’s CEO performance bonus was declined by the company’s board of directors. The aircraft maker’s latest estimate is that the 777X aircraft will be certified and introduced sometime in 2025. Was this action a gesture or an appeasement? companies was $14.7

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 30, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a follow-up commercial aircraft supply chain commentary as industry players firm up production plans for 2023. In turn, industry wide demand for previously ordered new aircraft has come to life, but ongoing supply chain and supplier network scaling-up challenges continue into 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China. Reportedly, the current goal is to have upwards of 25 percent of iPhones assembled in India by 2025.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights a report indicating that a well know global contract manufacturer is making equity plays in a U.S. based electric powered pick-up truck manufacturer Lordstown Motors. based electric powered pick-up truck manufacturer Lordstown Motors. based EV pick-up truck start-up. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights two significant developments related to consumer electronics and smartphone provider Apple that occurred last week. However, the report indicates that the introduction could slip into 2025. This move is characterized as maintaining more direct control of the supply chain.

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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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides another update on ongoing strategic sourcing and operational developments occurring among electric vehicle focused supply and production networks. Included in this update are Tesla , Rivian Automotive and Mercedes Vans , along with recycling technology start-up efforts.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 11, 2021

billion units by 2025, a sharp jump from the 13.8 ” They note, “In comparison, non-IoT connections include smartphones, laptops, and computers, with connections of these types of devices set to amount to just over 10 billion units by 2025 – three times fewer than IoT device connections. .” ” 4.

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Resilinc

MAY 24, 2022

The last 18 months have been very good for petrochemical manufacturers—and not so good for their customers in a wide range of industries. This year has brought another round of pain for the vast array of manufacturers that depend on petrochemical inputs. German trade group VCI reports that petrochemicals prices rose by 21.6%

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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QAD

MARCH 3, 2022

And that number is expected to reach more than 18 billion by 2025. And the effects of the use of mobile devices and enabled communications on manufacturing, for example, have been staggering. The Evolution of Communications in Manufacturing. There are many reasons why manufacturers should consider an ERP solution.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we provide highlights of manufacturing and supply chain developments involving electric vehicle automotive producers at the 2022 mid-year point. An added challenge has been the ramp-up of new manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas and Berlin Germany. Volkswagen.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2022

In prior Supply Chain Matters automotive industry supply network commentaries, we have highlighted the challenges of innovative EV powered start-ups such as Tesla , Lucid Motors and Rivian Automotive. GM is investing $7 billion toward production with a goal for having one million units in production by 2025. Background.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. One of the most popular articles we’ve ever done is our look at analyst group Gartner’s annual ranking of the Top 25 Supply Chains. Media Image. transactionID.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It was the first metal to be smelted (about 5,000 BC, according to Wikipedia); the first to be shaped into molds; and the first to be alloyed with another metal—tin—to manufacture a sturdier cousin: bronze. Supply gaps might emerge after 2025 … with the expected rise in demand created by the energy transition.”.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 6, 2022

billion in 2021 to more than $204 billion in 2025.” One growing use of those technologies is to increase accuracy and efficiency in supply chain and inventory processes, for example, by using robots to track inventory and provide customers with detailed information about particular products. Profit optimization.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 30, 2020

The pandemic increased calls for reducing reliance on China and for bringing manufacturing back to the United States. is sponsoring a bill that would require government agencies like Medicaid and VA hospitals to cease purchasing drugs that contain Chinese-made ingredients by 2025.”[1] Tom Cotton, R-Ark., ”[7]. ”[7].

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

I recently completed a study of 25 CPO’s, each providing their view of what procurement will look like in 2025. Charles Babbage’s book on the economy of machinery and manufacturers, published in 1832, referred to the importance of the purchasing function. You can download the full report at this link.

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Proxima

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Impacts from the fashion industry include over 92 million tonnes of waste produced per year and 79 trillion liters of water consumed, according to a study by Aalto University in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment journal. Embracing the circular economy is a mindset shift for procurement and supply chain professionals too.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Marchat notes, “The first year of research predicted that consumer online food and beverage spend could reach $100 billion by 2025. Wells observes, “Over the last year, retailers and manufacturers have grown their online shopping capabilities.” Grocers are certainly buying into the hype. 7] Shacklett, op.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 3, 2021

Abhishek Bishayee ( @ab_bishayee ), Associate Vice President for Strategy and Solutions at Sutherland, explains, “With our highly connected world — predicted to generate a whopping 175 zettabytes of data by 2025 according to Forrester — AI is making waves as a natural complement to the Internet of Things. ” Ghosh agrees.

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