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Performance in Electric Vehicle Production- BMW

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Supply Chain Matters draws reader attention to a published report profiling luxury auto maker BMW ’s strides in electrical vehicle production. Performance in Electric Vehicle Production The New York Times published report, BMW Is a Surprise in Electric Vehicles (Paid subscription or metered view) is a noteworthy and insightful read. The report highlights the luxury automaker’s production approach where electronic powered model vehicles not only have the same appearance of gasoline powered mod

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Added Boeing Developments Related to Production Quality Challenges

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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. In our last two reader updates, we addressed both the financial and operational challenges for Boeing if it moves ahead with the speculated internal re-integration of fuselage major components supplier Spirit AeroSystems.

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Push for Inditex to Disclose Zara Supplier Transparency

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Supply Chain Matters highlights a report indicating a push for Zara parent Inditex to disclose more detailed supplier transparency in the light of growing ESG policy dichotomies. Background Many students and practitioners of supply chain management are quite familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Zara and its corporate parent Inditex.

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Learnings from Target’s 2024 Financial and Operational Performance

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Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives to U.S. retailer Target’s recent reporting of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. Introduction Our Supply Chain Matters blog commentaries reflecting on retail industry supply chain performance have been focused on the various market, supply chain and customer fulfillment challenges that retailers have been addressing in the pre and post-pandemic period.

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Boeing’s Potential Sourcing Reversal- Financial or Operational?

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The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an update on the ongoing production, quality reputation and corporate cultural challenges that surround commercial aircraft producer Boeing. Major Developments Since our last blog commentary which we titled Boeing’s Corporate Culture Fix Is A Systemic Challenge , there have been a number of significant developments including what could be the reversal of a strategic outsourcing decision made in 2005.

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Walmart’s Impressive Q4 and FY2023 Financial Performance

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Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives to retailer Walmart’s report of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. Background Our Supply Chain Matters blog commentaries reflectiving on retail industry supply chain performance have been focused on the various market, supply chain and customer fulfillment challenges that retailers have been addressing in the pre and post-pandemic period.

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Boeing’s Corporate Culture Fix is a Systemic Challenge

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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. It should reward production and supply chain workers for their ingenuity and follow through and for contributing to achieving key operational milestones.