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Prediction- Added Labor Activism Among Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

Within the aerospace and commercial aircraft industry, involuntary job losses among highly skilled workers that occurred in 2020 and 2021 are still being felt as the industry attempts to again ramp-up monthly production levels for commercial aircraft or address large scale aircraft engine premature component replacement needs.

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Boeing 737 MAX Door Plug Incident- Expanding Implications

Supply Chain Matters

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also indicated last week that regulators “ won’t be rushed ” into clearing the 737 MAX 9 model to fly again. The Journal report makes reference to a white paper published in 2001 penned by a then Boeing aerospace engineer.

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

This comprehensive 38-page report includes the full listing of predictions along with a lot of information, perspectives and added insights.

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How Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management

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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. New knowledge and insights from machine learning are revolutionizing supply chain management as a result. 15th, 2017 (PDF.,

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The Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Action and the Signal for Assessment

Supply Chain Matters

An added factor to be weighted is continued extended supplier and global transportation lead times, meaning how much of material needs can be managed as just-in-time or augmented by just-in-case considerations. The Logistics Managers Index for May indicated that inventory costs are now one-third higher than they were last year.

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Boeing’s Financial Performance- External Pressures Increase

Supply Chain Matters

In conjunction with the latest reporting of financial results, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun indicated to investors about the Alaska Airlines aircraft incident: “ We caused the problem ” in essence emphasizing that the ultimate responsibility for this accident rests with the company.

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3M Indicates Global Supply Chain Challenges Not Expected to Improve

Supply Chain Matters

Transportation and Electronics Products. This week, the company reported its Q1-2022 financial performance which included some direct comments related to ongoing global supply chain disruptions and challenges. Health Care Products. Consumer Products. . Gross profit declining 7.5 percent on year-over-year basis.