Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group , through its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog, announces the release of a second published research advisory in an overall three-part series: The Importance of Supply Chain and Human Resources Strategy Alignment for Addressing Talent Recruitment and Retention Needs- Part Two.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate, Supply Chain Matters blog unveils part two of a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. Economic and Business Challenges Expected in 2023. percent GDP growth in 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the publishing of our latest recorded podcast episode: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Expect in 2024. Our podcast conversation focuses on business C-Suite expectations of supply chain leaders in the coming year.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group highlights the release of a second published research advisory on the Importance of supply chain and HR alignment for talent lifecycle needs. Talent recruitment challenges already existed in many industry areas prior to the global pandemic and have since grown more concerning.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 10, 2022

This week, at the 2022 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium, we learned several key themes, as well as how the Gartner Magic Quadrants are evolving. Also, this week, Blue Yonder shared our standing as a Leader in the recently published Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems 1. Insights from Magic Quadrant Sessions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to a recently published podcast featuring supply chain technology industry analyst Bob Ferrari speaking on a very timely topic. Among the topics discussed are: What’s driving the supply chain planning talent shortage?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

While still in the early stages of development, the emerging technology will instantly transport an item once it is picked at a warehouse or store to your living room. According to Dr. Myles Dyson, Chief Scientist at Cyberdyne, the technology will be live by late 2017, or “Judgement Day” as they have named the project timeline.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group announces that our latest Research Advisory, 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains is now available for reading. In a prior five-part series of commentaries hosted on Supply Chain Matters , we have provided snapshots of five of our ten predictions for 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In this update we want to alert our Supply Chain Matters global readership to our latest upcoming podcast episode. Multi-industry supply chain teams continue to focus on the final aspects of supporting and executing Q4 and 2023 business goals. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides what is likely to be a final commentary of the year 2023, now amounting to in excess of 270 authored commentaries. Episode 23 with our invited guest Radu Palamariu is titled: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Expect In 2024.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 29, 2014

In this series on global fashion retail we have discussed about network design and inventory location in Chapter 1, stores replenishment in Chapter 2 and sourcing and manufacturing lead times in Chapter 3. Written by Dr. John Gattorna (UTS University of Technology, Sydney) & Xavier Farrés (Miebach Consulting).

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

by Dr. Madhav Durbha The 2017 Gartner supply chain executive conference took place at the O2-Intercontinental Hotel in London on September 20 th and 21 st. The theme of the conference was ACT (Aspire, Challenge, Transform), same as the Gartner supply chain summit in Phoenix during May of this year. Collaborative.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

This was having a major impact on Sensata, and also suggests the increasing growth in the Mexico industrial market for manufacturing facilities. Unemployment rates are less than 2%, so talent management is important for companies seeing the growth of industry in Mexico. Working in the automotive sector is not easy.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The reason is simple: companies want their 3PL partners to provide them with insights about leading industry practices and trends, as well as to facilitate networking and knowledge-exchange opportunities with other shippers in the 3PL’s community. Walmart Supply Chain and Transportation Trends for 2015.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 6, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters capsule update commentary, we highlight published reports this week indicating that retailer Walmart is initiating added salaried staff reductions. At the time, Bloomberg cited sources indicating that U.S. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 10, 2020

the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Supply Chain pioneer that enables companies to detect, prioritize and alleviate dynamic operational bottlenecks just-in-time today announced the appointment of global lean & Just-In-Time expert, Mr. Takao Sakai currently serves as the President of Global People Solutions Inc., “Mr. .

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2023

economy and for industry supply chains. About $3 billion of the forecast reduction is attributed to weaker industry demand and lower shipping volumes while $1 billion is attributed to volume diversion. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series here at Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Oracle SCM

DECEMBER 14, 2015

When we look back at 2015, one of the biggest themes has been how supply chain has embraced the Cloud. Some parts of the supply chain are inherently more Cloud-friendly than others; for example, those areas that are more used to sharing supply chain data with external organizations. The war for talent.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 9, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. As software continues to eat the world , companies must find ways to build more innovative teams. Making it possible for team members to work remotely is the only way to liberate talent across the company. Innovation requires a diverse mix of talent. Subscribe Here!

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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. These interviews are often the best source of information and are not published. Handfield, R.B.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2022

Employees have had to deal with more than two years of the impact of the pandemic on the auto industry, including the ongoing global wide shortages of semiconductor devices and select high tech components along with double-digit increases of supplier parts. Tesla reportedly did not respond to press requests for added comments.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 15, 2016

An article published in the Wall Street Journal identifies what I have been saying for years now… Supply chain talent is a hot commodity! Many of the skills that we’ve identified in prior posts on this site have discussed the key skills and knowledge that recruiters are looking for in supply chain students.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 22, 2023

Background In February of this year, numerous business and aerospace industry media reported on the milestone of the largest commercial aircraft order in the industry’s history. Our published Supply Chain Matters commentary highlighting this milestone dwelled on the industry and global supply chain implications of this development.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 9, 2022

In late January , we announced availability of the first research advisory in this series , providing a focus on supply chain operational workforce challenges. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Added Perspectives. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Making The Right Choices.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 28, 2014

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

The success of the third-party logistics industry is evident in the generally high marks given to 3PLs by respondents to a survey as part of the 2013 17th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, which identifies trends and explores how both 3PLs and shippers are using these relationships to improve and enhance their businesses and supply chains.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 7, 2013

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Modern slavery and poor working conditions are tough challenges to circumvent for any industry, and the automotive sector faces unique obstacles. The automotive industry relies on both intellectual and physical labor. Historically the automotive industry is notorious for having one of the highest injury rates , and the U.S.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 1, 2013

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