Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Wall Street Journal reported this week ( Paid subscription or metered view ) that Sato has called for an “ EV-first mindset ” including the accelerated development of supply chain and manufacturing methods optimized for EV vehicle platforms. This 53-year old executive will reportedly assume the CEO role starting in April.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 27, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we reflect on Amazon’s announced senior leadership changes last week and what they may portend in strategies going forward. Supply Chain Matters is of the belief that the appointment of two existing long-term executives portends a two-pronged strategy moving forward.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 6, 2021

But all three—and likely other large automakers who are considering such sourcing strategies—share at least one common goal: to avoid the production cutbacks and lost revenues that have been caused by semiconductor shortages over the last year. and Apple Inc. that are increasingly designing chips in house.”. “And

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 15, 2024

Tesla also has its own unique business challenges that includes an aging vehicle line-up and a months long strategy of aggressively cutting vehicle prices to spur demand, which as in- turn impacted vehicle margins. This move is being viewed as a further barometer of an existing tepid plug-in electric-vehicle market global demand environment.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

As highlighted in a June 2021 Wall Street Journal article by Bob Tita, Polaris, which manufactures boats, motorcycles, and other vehicles, is “changing its manufacturing and sales strategies on the fly to cope with shortages of materials and parts and an unreliable global transportation system that has disrupted precise production planning…The company (..)

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 4, 2018

A recent piece in the Wall Street Journal Logistics Report highlighted how rising logistics costs are squeezing the food and beverage industry. Here is how these companies are using transportation optimization, inventory optimization and demand modeling as part of their supply chain design strategy to tackle the price factor head-on.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 3, 2020

As reported by The Wall Street Journal, this $213 billion segment has experienced significant declines in production and assembly line output, as thousands of workers have been sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19. “Expect little to no boxed beef,” a correspondence obtained by the Journal read. Back to top ?.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 9, 2024

” McKinsey & Company analysts also believe a business case can be made for a Net Zero strategy. The WarRoom capability addresses the need for increased corporate agility by analyzing the external factors impacting companies’ operations and developing system-generated recommendations for strategy development and execution.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The client leaned across the table and asked, “Is a customer-centric supply chain strategy the same as a demand-driven supply chain strategy?” Drawing from the Whiteboard: Building Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies. It had been a long night. However, I had little time to be tired. ” I smiled.

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SCM Research

APRIL 19, 2022

In their recently published article on this subject, entitled Experiments in Strategy Research: A Critical Review and Future Research Opportunities , Bolinger et al. Experiments in Strategy Research: A Critical Review and Future Research Opportunities. Journal of Management , 48(1), 77–113. Bolinger, M. Josefy, M.

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SCM Research

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The Journal of Supply Chain Management has recently announced the winner of the 2015 Harold E. Fearon Best Paper Award, which is the award for the best paper published in that journal. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 51 (3), 61-86 DOI: 10.1111/jscm.12081. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 51 (4), 3-28 DOI: 10.1111/jscm.12085.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 16, 2024

As noted in a prior Supply Chain Matters semiconductor supply chain commentary, The Wall Street Journal had previously reported that Samsung Electronics would be doubling its planned U.S. According to yesterday’s reporting by The Wall Street Journal ( Paid subscription ), the selling point for Samsung’s U.S. The move follows a $6.6

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ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

E-invoicing Mandate | France 2024 March 27, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Steve Carter The biggest change to Accounts Payables since the introduction of double entry journals is about to hit finance departments–but are they prepared? Outside of his professional life, Steve is a published author and 17th Century historian.

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Oracle SCM

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Then, we’ll look at a framework that can help you develop a supply chain provenance strategy that addresses all of your risks. “ A Wall Street Journal investigation found 4,152 items for sale on Amazon.com Inc.’s There are five elements that should be addressed in any provenance strategy.

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Alloy

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

That’s why, “finance executives are widening the lens to target additional savings,” according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. Here are a few of the new strategies we see Alloy customers exploring to preserve and grow market share in today’s environment: Get smart (and data-driven) about your allocation decisions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

Additional Thoughts and Perspectives For SAP customers specifically, the impact of this corporate restructuring on technology and delivery strategies will have more to do with the specific meanings of Business AI from internal or external services perspectives. A further component of the operating profit goal was a reported €0.5

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SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

As every year ( see my previous post from Denver last year ), several leading supply chain management journals have used this forum to present their best paper awards. Fearon Best Paper Award, Journal of Supply Chain Management), and Dixon & Verma (Journal of Operations Management). Congratulations to all the winners.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 26, 2015

UltraShipTMS was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article last week on this very subject and the interview with WSJ’s Loretta Chao got us thinking about ways shippers can gain and retain access to capacity. Develop Private Fleet as a Strategy for Retention. Here are three ways Ultra experts recommend.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

”[4] The editorial team at the Wall Street Journal adds, “Omicron’s mutations appear to make it more transmissible and may allow it to evade some of the vaccine immune response. ” What the Wall Street Journal team doesn’t want to see is more lockdowns. But this has also been true of other variants.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Companies who have a dedicated team focused on collecting information on the supply market can anticipate shortages, and work to create better category strategies to control costs. A second critical capability for managing shortages is known as Supplier Relationship Management. This is NOT a ‘touchy feely’ type of requirement.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A recent Wall Street Journal asked “whether it makes sense to promote products they can’t adequately stock. The post Maybe its time for consumers to consume less…Market Satiation as a new supply chain strategy appeared first on Supply Chain Resource Cooperative.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

He cites an article from The Wall Street Journal that noted, “The best tech investments of 2023 might be companies content to spend their coin greasing [the wheel].” Those practices include: • Creating a solid strategy. And leveraging boring AI is key to accomplishing this. These organizations are 1.7

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2022

Journalists from the Wall Street Journal explain, “When millions of locked-down Americans went online during the Covid-19 pandemic, it looked like the possible start of a permanent shift in consumer behavior. ” The Wall Street Journal, 16 April 2022. [2] That proved not to be the case. Concluding Thoughts. .”

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2022

Journalists from the Wall Street Journal explain, “When millions of locked-down Americans went online during the Covid-19 pandemic, it looked like the possible start of a permanent shift in consumer behavior. ” The Wall Street Journal, 16 April 2022. [2] That proved not to be the case. Concluding Thoughts. .”

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

That culminated in our research arm’s published December 2023 Supply Chain Matters update, Apple’s Unfolding China Plus Sourcing Strategy for iPhone Production. Background Throughout 2022 and 2023, we have highlighted for readers the various indications of Apple’s unfolding China Plus sourcing moves.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

His mission is to help craft the firm’s growth strategy while assisting with deal sourcing, capital raising, and the creation of value within portfolio companies. John Larkin was named an Operating Partner at Clarendon Capital in May of 2019. Clarendon remains 100% focused on the transportation & logistics industry, broadly defined.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Pursuing the flexibility at the foundation of the highest-functioning modern retail operations is perhaps the most effective strategy. Standardizing strategies. Why would this model be more favorable than existing supply strategies? Technology strategies. What might those be? Today, this division of labor is not optimal.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Pursuing the flexibility at the foundation of the highest-functioning modern retail operations is perhaps the most effective strategy. Standardizing strategies. Why would this model be more favorable than existing supply strategies? Technology strategies. What might those be? Today, this division of labor is not optimal.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

The content is good then people refer to it often (number of citations is also used to measure the importance of journal articles aka Impact Factor). Cranfield University and ETH Zurich are known to produced high quality supply chain research that are published by any major supply chain management related journals.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 3, 2024

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal ( Paid subscription ), some TSMC production technicians have returned to work. Today’s tragic event is yet another reminder of the importance for businesses fostering a cohesive supply network resiliency strategy for key materials. PSMC) , and flat panel maker Innolux Corp.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

Our perspective was that both of such niche market segment start-up players would be able to financially sustain themselves if industry demand for respective products were robust and that supporting supply chain and production strategies were well managed. The company reported a cash balance of slightly over $325 million at the end of 2023.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 15, 2023

By analyzing vast amounts of data, retailers can uncover hidden patterns, trends, and insights that can inform their strategies and improve their operations. AI-driven pricing strategies, such as dynamic pricing, enable retailers to adjust prices in real time based on factors like demand, competition, and seasonality. 6] Jeffrey J.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2023

According to reports by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal , the perceived weak Q2 number provides added evidence of muted retail sales, a degrading export market and a deepening property market slump. The recent Q2 GDP number is below the average 8 percent to 9 percent growth levels prior to the global pandemic. percent compared to 12.7

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Topic: Prepping for Peak: How to Level-up your CX Strategy this holiday season. Retailers and shippers must adapt their strategy to ensure they get the right product, to the right place at the right time to meet the high expectations of consumers/customers. Description: . Founder & CEO of OneRail @OneRail .

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 2, 2022

Hybrid- and Multi-Cloud Strategies. Amitabh Sinha, CEO and co-founder of Workspot, told Sandle, “Most enterprise organizations have recognized the value of a multi-cloud strategy, if only to avoid vendor lock-in. ”[3]. The Future of Cloud Computing. 3] Keith D. 5] Paramita (Guha) Ghosh, “ Hybrid Cloud vs.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Background The UAW labor union continues to practice a two-fold disruption strategy as a means to rachet up labor contract talks. big three automakers with implications to their supply networks vs. prior strategies in targeting just one. For the first time, the ongoing labor disruption includes all three of the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 15, 2022

This week The Wall Street Journal’s CIO Journal highlighted ( Paid subscription required ) how whiskey maker Brown-Forman has recently restructured company’s technology and supply chain leadership into a singular leadership position with C-Level perspective.

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