Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

This report cited informed sources indicating that the State of Oklahoma is being considered as a location for this facility but that there are no guarantees that an agreement will be reached. manufacturing facility somewhere in Oklahoma as well. based production facility. Paid subscription required).

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Prediction Three of our research advisory indicated that more direct control of strategic and tactical direct materials sourcing would continue to be a prominent element of business strategy in 2023 and beyond. In 2022, more U.S. percent to 11 percent due to disruption in either their engineering, supply, production or operations units.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. The above seems to imply, from our lens, the movement toward China Plus sourcing activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 24, 2023

Spirit , which was spun off from Boeing in 2005, is a key supplier to both major aircraft manufacturers, Boeing , and Airbus. On Thursday, Wichita, Kansas based Spirit told workers not to report for their work shifts. Reportedly, workers are especially upset regarding existing core health insurance benefits.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

Not coincidentally, the company opened its first in-house European manufacturing facility in Budapest in June. Samsung follower SamMobile.com reports that Samsung is boosting its use of domestic Korean sources for expandable components in semiconductor manufacturing. Lenovo, the largest PC maker by unit sales, saw 12.5%

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2023

Spirit , which was spun off from Boeing in 2005, is a key supplier to both major aircraft manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus. Spirit announced it will begin restoring operations at its Wichita , Kansas facility today, Friday, June 30, and begin to fully resume production on Wednesday, July 5.,

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2023

As Lynn Torrel, chief procurement and supply chain officer at Flex, explained the company’s operations during the Covid-19 pandemic, “We’ve had a few escalation calls with suppliers, and you get on a call, and there are critical needs. CDT is a critical ingredient in manufacturing a high-tech type of nylon called PA-12.

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