Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 16, 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.” The implication is that Boeing has significant business and competitive challenges to overcome.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , that level of worker labor activism was nearly eight times the number of workers involved in 2021. The latest reinforcement of this comes from today’s published report from The Wall Street Journal , AI Is Starting to Threaten White Collar Jobs. Few Industries Are Immune.

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IQMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Stanley Black & Decker saw orders for power tools, wrenches, tape measures, and utility knives plummet 40% a week last April from a year earlier, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article, Consumer Demand Snaps Back. A large part of it is the growth mindset of manufacturers profiled in the Wall Street Journal article.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Significant Management Leadership Shakeup According to published reports from both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal this morning, Boeing is undergoing senior management leadership changes in the wake of the ongoing production quality corporate and other challenges that have tarnished this aircraft maker.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Florida is a major hub and home to a variety of industries including: aerospace, high tech, healthcare, electronics, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, agriculture, manufacturing, security, and more. A similar story could be told for manufacturing industries whose supply chains extend into Florida.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 12, 2024

The development, initially reported by The Wall Street Journal citing informed sources, involves the interviewing of passengers and crew members who were on-board the aircraft at the time of the incident. Paid subscription). This report accounts for the notions of unconforming quality repair needs that are termed traveled work.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

An exclusive report published last week by The Wall Street Journal (Paid subscription) reported that evidence suggests that Boeing workers removed the door plug of the subject aircraft to check for another issue, and the bolts to secure the door may not have been re-attached.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2022

We further pointed out that company’s CFO , with previous experience in the investment banking sector, told The Wall Street Journal that Rivian would prioritize market growth over profitability in order to achieve mass market status and capability quicker. Yesterday, the company indicated in a filing with the U.S.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Supplier quality, compliance and the need for track-and-trace hierarchies are essential in regulated industries including Aerospace and Defense, Food & Beverage, and Medical Products. Journal Of Business Logistics , 37 (1), 6-17. Journal Of Management Information Systems , 32 (4), 4-39. Preston, D. S., & Swink, M.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Aerospace giant Boeing plans to introduce new production practices for building its satellites, according to The Wall Street Journal. announced that it will start offering a number of new services on Saturdays, including ground delivery and package pickup and sorting, reports The Wall Street Journal. United Parcel Service Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The FAA is working with Boeing to determine any actions that might be required for recently delivered aircraft ” According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal (Paid subscription required) , the plane maker delivered three completed 787 aircraft in January after deliveries of 10 in December. Labor Department has now reported that U.S.

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

As I discussed in a recent article in RFID Journal , RFID technology has changed a lot since 2005 and could be the secret to ensuring greater visibility and inventory accuracy this year. What is RFID Technology? RFID is a type of automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) technology.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Journal of Commerce (U.S) Journal of Commerce (5 a month). American Journal of Transportation. Arabian Aerospace. This was the result.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

An article in my local paper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , had this interesting quote, “From aerospace to health care to consumer products to toys to medical devices, furniture … what I think you’re going to see is an explosion of use.”. Basically, it has become mobile. It has become additive manufacturing.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 13, 2020

Paul Pilotte ( @ppilotte ) and Bruce Tannenbaum, marketing managers at MathWorks, report, “MathWorks predicts that 2020 will see artificial intelligence play an increasingly visible role in a wide range of industries from industrial automation and medical devices to automotive and aerospace.”[2] Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Growth was reportedly fueled from demands in medicine, high tech, auto, railway, shipping and aerospace equipment markets. While the production sub-index registered 50.7, the new orders index was reported as 49.4. China’s non-manufacturing PMI weighted towards services fell to 50.2 in November from 50.6 and other major economies.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 12, 2024

We close this commentary with a link to an editorial commentary published by The Wall Street Journal ( Paid subscription ) that sums up Boeing’s latest challenge succinctly in the sentence: “ Because learning occurs, Boeing will get its engineering and production snafus straightened out or it won’t survive in present form.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2024

Reports of Talks to Acquire Spirit AeroSystems Likely the most significant added development occurred late last week with reporting by The Wall Street Journal (Paid subscription) and other financial media that Boeing is in talks to acquire major aircraft fuselage component supplier Spirit AeroSystems.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Wall Street Journal reported that the engine inspection and repair effort would ultimately cost up to $7 billion. According to the Bloomberg report, pretax operating profit for RTX will be reduced by as much as $3.5 billion over the next several years because of this issue.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal last week, more than 100 Pratt powered jets have been grounded “ by durability issues or spare parts shortages that have dragged on for years.”

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

A little story in The Wall Street Journal points to big innovations for aerospace manufacturing. Rolls-Royce, which makes airplane engines for Boeing and Airbus jetliners, is using virtual reality to test what the company calls the “world’s most powerful aerospace gearbox.”

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

We spent some time catching up on recent events in the news, and also had the opportunity to exchange ideas based on a recent webinar we ran with Shell, in which we discussed some of the outcomes of our recent study published in the Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation (JSCAN).

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In October of 2021, we highlighted for readers indications from the CEO of Airbus that the subsequent 12 to 18 months will be the most difficult part of what this aircraft manufacturer would have to achieve to really recover from the Covid 19 impacts on airline travel and on the aerospace industry as whole. Added Perspectives.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 30, 2023

to join us in our journey to make sustainable aerospace a reality and to help us build a better, more diverse and inclusive workplace for all our employees. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , the company is anticipating operating profits of between $5.3 billion for the GE Aerospace business unit. billion to $5.7

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2018

According to the Center’s website, students “can choose from over 50 different careers such as marine biology, environmental integrity, aerospace rocketry, biotechnology and business entrepreneurship.” 4] Jason Gay, “ The LeBron James Interview About Bicycles ,” The Wall Street Journal , 6 August 2018. [5]

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , the contract manufacturer has managed to overcome some of the industry impacts of reduced unit sales of smartphones by concentrating on higher-end iPhone models produced for Apple demand needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2023

According to this week’s reporting by The Wall Street Journal , suspected unapproved parts have since been identified on more than 100 in-service engines. There is a further takeaway from this latest incident and that ids that aerospace industry supply networks have to step up efforts in quality and regulatory enforcement controls.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

According to RFID Journal, this technology virtually eliminates the need for manual data capture. The publication indicated there’s been a strong push toward tracking merchandise and components from creation to the final destination in the hands of consumers. How does it work?

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

According to RFID Journal, this technology virtually eliminates the need for manual data capture. The publication indicated there’s been a strong push toward tracking merchandise and components from creation to the final destination in the hands of consumers. How does it work?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Peg Brickley and Jennifer Smith at the Wall Street Journal add that NEMF “ran into trouble at the end of 2018, when it lost some major customers [emphasis mine]” and that the company “burned through cash and logged an estimated operating loss of $20.9

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

Industry and local business media reports indicate that commercial aircraft fuselage, structural component, and engine pylon supplier SpiritAerosystems has reached a tentative agreement in labor contract renewal talks with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2019

“Many highly digital occupations became even more digital, including electronics engineers, aerospace engineers and statistical assistants. 3] Irving Wladawsky-Berger, “ The Digitalization of the American Workforce ,” The Wall Street Journal , 6 September 2019. Footnotes. [1]

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Aerospace and Defense. This week, the Wall Street Journal featured two articles that succinctly portray the current aggressiveness among retailer sales and marketing teams to capture consumer online interest. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries. Industries. Automotive. Communication Services. Healthcare.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2022

The Farnborough International Airshow , an important trade exhibition event for the commercial aerospace and military defense industries is being held this week. As noted by reporting by The Wall Street Journal ( Paid subscription or metered view ) , the dash ten variant of the 737 MAX has yet to meet regulatory approvals.

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Resilinc

APRIL 4, 2023

The most extreme sanctions have impacted supply and manufacturing capabilities across the Energy, Aerospace, Transportation, Chemicals, Metals, and Automotive industries. Around 200 individuals and entities have been sanctioned with industry impacts to aerospace, chemicals, mining, and marketing.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2022

In a related development, The Wall Street Journal reported this week that based on IRI data, more cost-conscious consumers are favoring lower cost store brands in grocery and pantry shopping sold by the largest grocery retailers in the U.S. to include Costco , Kroeger and Walmart.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 26, 2024

According to an interview with The Wall Street Journal , FAA Administrator Mike Whittiker had indicated that the ongoing initial inspections pointed to a production lapse and not a component design flaw that led to the Alaska Airlines incident.

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