Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

We do so in the lens of supply chain management and manufacturing. There were a reported 97 instances of alleged process noncompliance. According to a published report by The New York Times , the FAA’s audit: “ explored how well Boeing’s employees understood the company’s quality control processes.” That alone is significant.

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Resilinc

APRIL 8, 2024

Taiwan is the global leader in semiconductor manufacturing, producing over 60% of the world’s semiconductors and over 90% of the most advanced chips. The majority of advanced chips are made by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which makes chips for Apple and Nvidia. On April 4, a 6.0

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Procurement Academy

MAY 11, 2022

New report reveals the challenges to driving sustainability progress – and how these could be overcome. London 4 th May 2022 – Supply chain and procurement professionals have a key role in progressing their organizations’ sustainability agendas. Supply chain and procurement professionals are in a really difficult situation.

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Procurement Academy

MAY 11, 2022

New report reveals the challenges to driving sustainability progress – and how these could be overcome. London 4 th May 2022 – Supply chain and procurement professionals have a key role in progressing their organizations’ sustainability agendas. Supply chain and procurement professionals are in a really difficult situation.

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Resilinc

APRIL 30, 2024

Over the last decade, Resilinc’s 24/7 supply chain monitoring system EventWatch AI has reported an increase in extreme weather disruptions like hurricanes year-over-year. 1 Production delays Manufacturing facilities in the hurricane’s path may be damaged or forced to close, leading to production delays or stoppages.

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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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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. According to yesterday’s reporting by The Wall Street Journal ( Paid subscription ), the selling point for Samsung’s U.S. The move follows a $6.6

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

These counterfeits featured markings normally found on legitimate parts from “approximately 35 major electronics manufacturers, including Motorola, Xilinx, and National Semiconductor.” The defense industry routinely failed to report cases of suspect counterfeit parts.

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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

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. A reported 76 percent of job seekers were employed in less than three months. automakers Ford Motor , General Motors and Stellantis. assembly plant.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

Boeing and the FAA Initiate Further Inspections Yesterday , a published report by Reuters indicated that Boeing’ s head of the commercial aircraft division, Stan Deal, indicated the plane maker will add further inspections for the 737 MAX. Buttigieg further stated: “ The only consideration is safety, that is going to dictate everything.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

2024 Production Goal This week, commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus established a goal to deliver upwards of 800 commercial aircraft this year. 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.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

This comprehensive 38-page report includes the full listing of predictions along with a lot of information, perspectives and added insights. As in prior years, the report is being made available on a complimentary basis, but user registration is required for downloading.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlighted reported candid remarks from the CEO of aerospace manufacturer Airbus regarding the challenges of revised production and aircraft delivery plans on the company’s global supply network partners. Report Of Pending Sale Of Supply Chain Applications Software Provider Blue Yonder.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 26, 2023

Background In our ongoing coverage of commercial aircraft and aerospace industry supply chains, we have highlighted and described the various ups and downs of this industry. Have a view of this on-stage exchange since we believe it provides a sense of the current industry dynamics and its impacts on both manufacturers and airline customers.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The latest KPMG Survey [1] of Corporate Responsibility Reporting found that 93% of global 250 companies are publicly declaring sustainability and corporate responsibility standards. In this post, I want to describe two ways in which manufacturers may be impacted. Sourcing and procurement decision-makers are confronting a perfect storm.

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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

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

There were no reported fatalities or major injuries, which was very fortunate. The Shadow Factory and Being Tone Deaf Last week while reviewing our Boeing news feed, this Editor came across a report from COMAC News titled; Closing ‘Shadow Factories’ Could Be Boeing’s Quality Control Solution.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Added Manufacturing Disruption in China. Last week after a series of manufacturing and product design flaws impacted the deliveries of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner wide-body aircraft since 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared the way to resume airline deliveries of previously ordered aircraft.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of Boeing ’s latest report of 2023 financial performance along with added and growing implications from the latest 737 MAX 9 aircraft door plug blowout incident. Latest Financial Performance Report U.S. Commercial aircraft revenues were reported as $10.5 The report further quotes a U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2023

reported for March, and a negative 0.29 reported for February. There have now been three consecutive months of reported negative deviation in the GSPI , with clearer signs of global supply chain volatility pressures now existing significantly below pre-pandemic levels. This recent April data reinforce that U.S.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

First of all, the world is becoming more global, and the ability to manage a diversity of manufacturers and suppliers is a source of competitive advantage. As our interviewee and Procurement guru Wael Safwat put it a few months ago , “it’s no longer the organizations that are competing. Why is this?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Last week, the industry publication Aviation Week published its report, Pratt GTF Repair Plan Jolts Beleaguered Airline Industry. Specifically noted in the report: “ The effect on the airline industry will be profound.” Reportedly the news of a far broader inspection program caught most airline providers by surprise.

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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

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This update provides added developments related to aircraft manufacturer Boeing, and to current U.S. After deliveries were suspended for upwards of two years because of a series of quality and manufacturing process issues, Boeing has plans to ramp production to five per month in late 2023 and to 10 per month in the 2025/2026 timeframe.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2023

According to business and industry media reports, the engine recall will affect upwards of 1,200 engines produced between 2015 and 2021. Since its introduction in 2016, the innovative Pratt GTF has been dogged by a series of reliability and manufacturing quality issues. The issue is a familiar one for the industry.

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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? Well, in the past, the answer may have been ‘very little’ But those days have gone.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2024

According to an exclusive report from Reuters published this week , Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury directly indicated that “ it is “not unlikely” that the European plane maker takes control of two U.S. Regarding the Belfast facility, multiple reports indicate that the facility has been losing money relative to operational margins.

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Supply Chain Matters

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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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Watson combines visual and systems-based data to track, report and make recommendations in real-time. no opt-in).

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Requis

JUNE 12, 2020

They will have profound implications for manufacturing, energy, aerospace, health care, and even urban planning. Gartner reports that, as of February 2019, 75% of organizations that were using IoT either had started to use a digital twin or were intending to within a year. Digital twin examples.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

According to business and industry media reports at the time, the engine recall would affect upwards of 1,200 engines produced between 2015 and 2021. According to the Bloomberg report, pretax operating profit for RTX will be reduced by as much as $3.5 Reportedly, the metal contamination can lead to cracks within engine parts.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 12, 2024

There were no reported fatalities or major injuries, which was very fortunate. What is most significant in the reporting is that previous incidents of 737 MAX aircraft having evidence of production shortcomings or mis-aligned fuselage bolts have not involved an in-flight incident.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating a controversial step Boeing is taking to slash or outsource staffing jobs amid a need to increase aircraft monthly production. Also reported was a securities filing indicating that Boeing had plans to hire upwards of 10,000 workers in 2023.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 27, 2014

The first part of the class deals with the common elements of strategic supply management, including creating the vision for the organization, organizational roles and structure, and the fundamental elements of the procure-to-pay process. Identifying optimal approaches for managing leased space for new manufacturing facilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

That is the role of marketing or sales or procurement. Yes, I believe that supply chain overlays on top of the sales and marketing organizations and the procurement function. The transactional nature of procurement and sales is a barrier to redesigning for higher value. “ I scratch my head. Own the entire supply chain.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 19, 2022

Procurement is one core process area being focused to better manage today’s fluctuating change, with key performance metrics leading the way to assessing and managing procurement performance. The Basics of Procurement KPIs. To accomplish this, our clients rely on the built-in data hub of our Stratum reporting application.

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