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Elon Musk Ensures that Product Development is Not Siloed

Logistics Viewpoints

One of the ideas at the heart of the discipline of supply chain management is the importance of collaboration. The discipline has done a good job of driving collaboration between sales and marketing and manufacturing, procurement, and logistics. One of the drivers of this is sustainability.

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Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2016. Venue: Austria Center Vienna, Austria. URL: sapinsiderevents.wispubs.com/2016/Vienna/SCM-PLM-MFG-Procurement-CRM/. Learn how to streamline and automate supply chain data transfer between disparate systems. Date: 22-24 June, 2016.

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Peril of EV Start-Ups: Fisker’s Investor Warning

Supply Chain Matters

Electric vehicle company Fisker recently issued a going concern warning amid continued production and supply chain challenges. Background In prior Supply Chain Matters commentaries, we have highlighted ongoing production and supply chain challenges related to high profile EV start-ups Rivian Automotive and Lucid.

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How Procurement can prepare for Omicron

Proxima

Every procurement leader should be alert to the danger. There are three steps we recommend all procurement teams take at this stage: Keep a close eye on supply and demand Get your business disruption ready Have a plan to tackle costs. For example, are border closures causing snags in your supply chain?

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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

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But few remember the stress the 2011 event placed on global supply chains. . The interdependence of the global supply chain guaranteed the effects would extend far beyond the Japanese economy. . Thankfully, by 2011 the global supply chain had an arsenal of weapons to help combat the economic aftershocks of the disaster.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides readers a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported March 2024, and Q1-2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended March on an optimistic footing.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.