Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2023

In this fourth Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight this week’s developments related to ongoing UAW labor strike involving the big three U.S. auto companies. big three automakers with implications to their supply networks vs. prior strategies in targeting just one.

Negotiating Skills 59

Negotiating Skills Buyer Training Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 59

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2023

In this sixth Supply Chain Matters weekly reader update, we highlight the latest developments and ongoing implications related to United Auto Workers labor strike involving the big three U.S. auto companies.

Negotiating Skills 52

Negotiating Skills Buyer Training Supply and Demand Report 52

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

Thus, decisions related to headcount reductions will likely be rigorous, forcing C-Suite executives to weight commitments to short-term shareholder expectations, with those with ongoing business transformational talent skills availability and development. This is because such firms still cannot find and retain adequately skilled workers.

Predictive Analytics Software 52

Predictive Analytics Software Negotiating Skills Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights results of a study conducted among U.S. based middle market manufacturing industry regarding what this segment has accomplished in 2022, and the challenges viewed for 2023. Reportedly, two out of four middle market companies point to a digital skills gap. percent, 1.8 percent lower.

Survey 52

Survey Manufacturing Ohio Supply Chain Software 52

NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. Supply Market Intelligence Enables Improved Ability to Control Inflation. Microsoft Corp.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Resource Reduction 98

Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 21, 2013

I recently visited with a large services company, and learned a few things talking to their supply chain recruiters that provided some great insights for students to think about. If it is a manufacturer, don’t tell them you hate the idea of an assembly line job. A simple thing, that means a lot.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 60

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Supply Chain Talent Management Talent Management 60

NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Marsh is a 110 year old company, with the 3 rd generation of leadership. The are a regional make to order kitchen cabinet manufacturer, and have two primary sales channels of modular kitchen and bathroom cabinets. But because of their less mature supply chain organization, the net income percentage was in the low single digits.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Purchasing Skills Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Software 40

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Prediction: Small is Beautiful : Innovation will Increasingly Be Found in Small Companies. Just like the economist Schumacher predicted years ago in his incredible book, the biggest shifts will come from the smallest companies. Prediction: People Will Begin to Experiment and Learn to Interact with Cognitive Technologies.

Predictive Analytics Software 72

Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 72

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In this third Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S. unionized auto companies. big three automakers with implications to their supply networks vs. prior strategies in targeting just one.

Negotiating Skills 64

Negotiating Skills Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 64