Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 24, 2023

In a prior Supply Chain Matters blog commentary published on Monday of this week , we highlighted that commercial aircraft fuselage, structural component, and engine pylon supplier Spirit AeroSystems has reached a tentative agreement in labor contract renewal talks with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”. But I just read an article about another labor shortage Walmart is facing: store managers.

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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. supply chain activity. imports peaked at 21.6 percent in 2022.

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Logility

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The groups on my most listened to playlists include Boston, REO, Rush, Kansas, Styx, Van Halen, Eagles, Foreigner and The Police, just to name a few. The Journey album “ Any Way You Want It ” made me think about the current strategy of wholesale distributors and the desire to provide whatever a customer wants whenever they want it.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2023

In prior Supply Chain Matters commentary , we have highlighted that commercial aircraft fuselage, structural component, and engine pylon supplier Spirit AeroSystems was involved in tense labor contract renewal talks with upwards of 6,000 workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns. Labels and Supplies. A compliant barcode is just the first step to supply chain compliance.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

Despite the signs that global supply chains are rebalancing, shortages and delays of important components continue to weigh on revenues in some segments, such as PCs and smartphones. Strengths and weaknesses of PC makers’ supply chains varied by geographies, and those regional variations strongly influenced revenues for some firms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Because of the food giant’s size, their sustainability strategy also is very broad. The focus of my interview with Mr. Andrew was the company’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across their end-to-end value chain. The multinational’s goal is to achieve net zero GHG emissions across their value chain by 2040.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

UPS Capital – Sponsored Study Shows Supply Chain Risk Mitigation Strategies Lacking. Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet to Enhance Supply Chain Security. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. Why does this trend continue?

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 28, 2023

This is the second guest blog from Craig Lukasik , an MBA supply chain graduate from the Poole College of Management’s supply chain program. Looking at the finished product with your eyes barely conveys the awesome complexity of the supply chain involved in bringing it to life.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

As I highlighted in my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2013 , tablets and smartphones are quickly becoming the preferred computing platform for business professionals, which is why technology providers are designing and optimizing their applications for these devices.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 3, 2021

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. Mexico is particularly strong in heavy manufacturing industries, notably, automotive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

And as consumers are beginning to think about their Halloween plans, retailers and manufacturers are looking much farther ahead to the holiday season. Another is getting a product strategy in place. EU proposes supply chain emergency powers, spooking business. It’s hard to believe that Halloween is just five weeks away.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In a June 2021 Harvard Business Review article and in this blog , Resilinc CEO Bindiya Vakil and her co-authors Tom Linton and Dale Rogers argued that more robust and sophisticated Pan-American supply networks are critical destinations on the roadmap to drive greater resilience, sustainability and agility in U.S. supply chains.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Given that hospitals and other healthcare facilities exist only to provide care to patients, it can come as a surprise to know that supply chain cost is typically the second largest expense such facilities incur, exceeded only by the cost of labour. Hospital and Healthcare Supply: The Need for Change.

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