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. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Quality Manufacturing Procurement Alaska Aerospace 59

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

Among the many firms we have featured in our blog commentaries, perhaps the most reader eyeballs were focused on our writings on upscale fitness equipment provider Peloton Interactive. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor. Production capabilities needed to support advanced design and product innovation.

Sourcing Strategies 105

Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction 105

NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In his role as Vice President and Global Head of Biogen’s Technical Operations function, he oversaw the company’s multi-scale biologics and small molecule manufacturing, as well as led operations for the company’s presence in North Carolina, Denmark and Switzerland. He earned an M.S.

Pharmaceutical 52

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Design Software Sustainability Supply Chain Design 52

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Both of these assessments are described in the ratings description , as follows: “Through a process developed by North Carolina State University professor Robert Handfield, a review is conducted of publicly available information, as well as interviews and surveys of corporate procurement specialists.”

North Carolina 40

North Carolina Company Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 40

NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2018

These projects all invovle cutting edge topics that are often discussed in blogs and websites. Duke Energy Sourcing Automation through AI: Sourcing Optimization through technology and artificial intelligence are becoming more readily available within the Supply Chain industry. Lenovo Blockchain Analysis Part 2.

Vendor Strategies 40

Vendor Strategies Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction 40

NC State SCRC

JULY 21, 2022

Generally speaking, the Antitrust Division can start investigating based on just about any source of information, including complaints from private citizens. This activity spans almost every possible industry, and can focus on a variety of different activities. So, what triggers an investigation?

Pharmaceutical 52

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain San Francisco New Hampshire 52

Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 8, 2013

Finally, the government in Germany is strongly pro-business, unlike our current administration which seems to view big business as not only the enemy, but the source of all that is wrong with the economy. If Germany is able to provide high quality, high technology products using local, more expensive suppliers, why can’t the US do so?

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Germany Purchasing Training North Carolina Sourcing Strategies 68

Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 9, 2015

For the average customer in North Carolina, he or she pays about $3 a day for electricity. The utility has retired coal plants in the Carolinas and nuclear plants have an extraordinary role and environmental stewardship is key and committed to. But this also has to be delivered at a reasonable price. Second is innovation.

North Carolina 60

North Carolina Optimal Sourcing Demand Planning Software Germany 60

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The control tower constantly updates with information from local stores, news sources, Red Cross and local contacts. A North Carolina Chick-fil-A also opened on a Sunday, donating sandwiches and nuggets to evacuees. Denny’s contributed a mobile kitchen – serving pancake breakfasts in affected areas.

Puerto Rico 40

Puerto Rico Supply Chain Software Company North Carolina 40

Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

The largest impacts start in the South and move their way up the US latitudinally – think Florida to Georgia to North Carolina, and Texas to California to Washington to Oregon. North Carolina. North Carolina produces the most tobacco in the United States by a substantial margin. Heaviest Peak: June-August.

Transportation 52

Transportation Rhode Island New Hampshire North Carolina 52

Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 9, 2014

As we noted in my prior blog, one of the biggest challenges for local food producers is the ability to discover and develop market channels to get their produce, fish, meat, poultry, or dairy products to the market.

North Carolina 88

North Carolina Food Military Supply and Demand 88

NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Metrics related to spend management, category management, strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management. Through a process developed by North Carolina State University professor Robert Handfield, a review is conducted of publicly available information, as well as interviews and surveys of corporate procurement specialists.

North Carolina 15

North Carolina Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Design 15

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia sit squarely in the storm’s path. To prepare, stratify your suppliers into strategic, single source and high volume flows. Attempt to find alternate sources from geographical areas that are not projected in the path of Florence. Quite simply no one knows.

Optimal Sourcing 186

Optimal Sourcing Supply and Demand Manufacturing Procurement South Carolina 186

Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Some of the recommendations I made to the group are discussed here in this blog, and published in the latest edition of Industrial Biotechnology journal. I presented the results of the study we completed this past spring for the USDA on the Economic Impact of the Biobased Sector.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

Manufacturing Procurement Chemicals Supply Chain Design Software Purchasing Skills 60

Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This exclusive data comes from EventWatch AI , Resilinc’s 24/7 AI-powered, global event monitoring platform, which collects information and monitors news on 400 different types of disruptions across 104 million global sources. Learn more about how M&As cause disruptions in our blog: How Do Mergers and Acquisitions Impact Supply Chains? #4

Aerospace 48

Aerospace Supply Chain Disruption Supply Chain Planning Software Alloy 48

Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2016

Step 2 – Develop Metrics and Data Sources. Which metrics are the right ones? Handfield outlines several steps companies should take to align their supply chain metrics with their corporate strategy: Step 1 – Translate Organizational Objectives Into Supply Chain Metrics. Step 3 – Develop a Balanced Scorecard.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Design 100

EC Sourcing Group

APRIL 7, 2020

Single source suppliers. As the late Jim Valvano, who was the former North Carolina State basketball coach, was fond of saying about the NCAA tournament “survive and advance.”. This short list is not in order since the risk will be different for each company regardless of the type of supplier. The initial list is just that.

Material Savings 52

Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Strategy 52

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The goal is to create redundant sources based on supplier-specific and country-of-origin, to ensure that each product category has redundancy as a form of insurance on the supply chain. It is not so much the application of a tariff, or even leaving NAFTA, but more like “North Carolina leaving the United States!”

Global 52

Global Pricing Training Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing 52

NC State SCRC

JUNE 25, 2020

Recent data that I obtained from a source identifies just how bad this problem continues to be. As the number of COVID cases continues to escalate exponentially in states like Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, and Texas, we are likely going to see new emerging shortages in these states as well.

North Carolina 59

North Carolina South Carolina Hawaii Sourcing Strategies 59

NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2023

The following is a guest blog from Craig Lukasik , one of my former MBA students from the Poole College of Management’s supply chain program. I was really pleased when he contacted me about this blog, and am delighted to feature it here. Quote from a Databricks blog from Jeffrey Reid, PhD, Head of Genome Informatics at.

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Analytics Software Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction 40