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. Of most concern was the tactic of targeting a company’s vulnerable supply chain points in labor stoppages, which was adroitly practiced by the United Auto Workers (UAW).

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2024

In this Supply Chain Matters commercial aircraft industry focused commentary, we highlight findings from a rather timely published Accenture research survey report. More than half (55%) of executives said they still rely on time-consuming and often cumbersome manual processes for supply chain monitoring and risk management.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 16, 2024

As noted in a prior Supply Chain Matters semiconductor supply chain commentary, The Wall Street Journal had previously reported that Samsung Electronics would be doubling its planned U.S. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. The post U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Boeing acknowledged this week that the aerospace and defense contractor was investigating a cyber incident that has impacted elements of the company’s parts and distribution business. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2024

In this industry specific Supply Chain Matters commentary , we provide perspectives on aerospace and commercial aircraft producer Boeing ’s added challenge in 2024, that being on the labor relations front. Boeing itself has produced a dedicated web page to inform interested parties on the progress of these negotiations.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 26, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights for our readers an on-stage conversation held between the CEO ’s of Boeing and Qatar Airways at Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum. Boeing CEO David Calhoun shared direct views of the state of this industry’s supply networks.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 24, 2023

In a prior Supply Chain Matters blog commentary published on Monday of this week , we highlighted that commercial aircraft fuselage, structural component, and engine pylon supplier Spirit AeroSystems has reached a tentative agreement in labor contract renewal talks with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).

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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. We do so in the lens of supply chain management and manufacturing. They are not good for the industry as a whole.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology column reflects a number of significant recent announcements that depict an ongoing active cycle of tech developments. Supply Chain Matters will feature more in-depth commentary on this development at in a subsequent update.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to major supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. Companies included in this capsule update are Pratt & Whitney , Flexport , and Volkswagen AG. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2023

In prior Supply Chain Matters commentary , we have highlighted that commercial aircraft fuselage, structural component, and engine pylon supplier Spirit AeroSystems was involved in tense labor contract renewal talks with upwards of 6,000 workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Changing a supply chain near you. In a previous post , I wrote on the emergence of Circular Supply Chain models and, whether we welcome it or not, there is a new future coming soon to a supply chain near you. Sourcing and procurement decision-makers are confronting a perfect storm.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights the announcement from Airbus setting aggressive aircraft production and delivery targets for 2024. In its reporting of the Airbus production increase goal, The Wall Street Journal cited a London based aerospace analyst as declaring: “ It’s no longer a duopoly.” All rights reserved.

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DynaSys

MARCH 19, 2019

In any area, across domains of activity, from farming to aerospace, cosmetics to mechanics, innovation should be part of the companies’ DNA. During the last few years the rhythm of the digital transformation has increased and it impacts greatly upon the Supply Chain world. But what does Innovation mean for the employees?

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest news capsule follow-up relative to updating readers to prior supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. January PPI Points to Persistent Inflation Over a year ago at this time, Supply Chain Matters published a commentary focused on the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2023

Last week’s announced recall of in-service Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines is likely to have yet another impact for commercial aircraft industry supply chain efforts to ramp-up monthly production. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A Three Part Article Series from QAD DynaSys – Supply Chain Organizations Concerns in a Post-Pandemic World. Read Part One 10 COVID-19 Lessons for the Resilient Supply Chain. Discover Part Two The 6 Greatest Challenges to your Supply Chain if you missed them. Global or local supply chain bottlenecks.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an additional update on the incident involving an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft’s decompression. The Journal report makes reference to a white paper published in 2001 penned by a then Boeing aerospace engineer. All rights reserved.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Aerospace and Defense. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (GSCM). Contact Us. Industries.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Bottom line: Machine learning makes it possible to discover patterns in supply chain management data by relying on algorithms that quickly pinpoint the most influential factors to a supply networks’ success, while constantly learning in the process. How Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management.

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DynaSys

JANUARY 13, 2021

A Three Part Article Series from QAD DynaSys – COVID-19 and Resilient Supply Chain. In this series, discover how the COVID-19 pandemic gave us the keys to build a resilient supply chain and add value to our Supply Chain. In 2021, COVID-19 and Resilient Supply Chain will not be incompatible.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule format follow-up relative to the updating of our prior supply chain management published developments we have shared with readers. Supply Chain Driven Inflation Moderates in July. Added Manufacturing Disruption in China. Across the U.S. ,

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 19, 2019

It might be tempting to think that the worlds of procurement and reputational risk management are gleefully separate. What would a back-office function like procurement have to do with an organisation’s brand or public-facing exterior? The post How can Reputational Risk Originate in Your Supply Chain?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Aerospace and Defense. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. Supply Chain Management. Who said supply chains are boring?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

Aerospace and Defense. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Tim Cummins, CEO of the International Association of Commercial and Contract Management (IACCM), notes in his blog Commitment Matters that Dreamliner’s battery problems are perhaps due to the lack of procurement competencies that exist in the organization. Is Boeing taking this to heart?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Aerospace and Defense. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. Read entire blog here. Supply Chain Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 6, 2013

One of the favorite parts of my job is teaching classes on how to take supply chain concepts to the next level to improve corporate performance. I love helping people to see supply chain concepts differently. Both move the supply chain design from inside-out to outside-in. As I teach the class, I learn too.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Aerospace and Defense. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 17, 2013

Aerospace and Defense. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. Supply Chain Management. Who said supply chains are boring?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a further negative drop in the New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index ( GSPI ). In our prior Supply Chain Matters commentary highlighting data indicating conditions of a U.S. Hence the very noteworthy decline in supply chain volatility.

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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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QAD

JUNE 29, 2023

This means involving stakeholders from across the company, including engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, maintainability, serviceability and sustainability, plus key suppliers. Recognized as the go-to fastening resource for virtually every industry from electronics to aerospace, the U.S.-based

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 10, 2013

Aerospace and Defense. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2013

Aerospace and Defense. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Aerospace and Defense. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an additional update on the latest incident involving a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft’s decompression. Added Note Supply Chain Matters wanted to also highlight for our readers the significance of the more direct candor being communicated from CEO Calhoun on the part of Boeing.

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