and Canada based component suppliers for GM vehicles being produced in Brazil and Mexico to be able to periodically renegotiate their supply contracts. These suppliers are currently challenged with the effects of a volatile foreign currency environment causing rising material and labor […]. The Wall Street Journal has reported that General Motors will allow 400 U.S. MORE
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This past August, this author penned a Supply Chain Matters blog commentary: The Newest Phase for Elongated Supplier Payments- More Aggressive Push Back. The essence of that commentary was that with many more multi-industry procurement teams extending supplier payments under the umbrella of working capital savings, suppliers themselves are now more aggressive in pushing back, […]. MORE
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Apple has long been known as a leader in supply chain management with Gartner consistently ranking them number one in its annual report identifying the Top 25 Supply Chain Leaders. The need to demand supplier transparency and responsibility. Blog Featured Supplier Management
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In our prior Supply Chain Matters commentary concerning Sharp Corporation, we reiterated the two sides of supplier based relationships involving the most recognized supply chain, that being Apple. On the one hand, being chosen as an Apple supplier can provide enormous scale, global reach and financial rewards.
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They build strong supplier relationships to deliver on-time, high quality products and meet capacity demands. Given that sourcing and supplier management teams are responsible for building and maintaining supplier relations, they also have the opportunity to drive innovation.
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Which got me to thinking… If you are a manufacturer, what supplier management practices might you eliminate if you had a clean slate? Are there suppliers that you spend less on who could become the cornerstone of your product?
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This report will examine the comprehensive approach, taken by the Best-in-Class, toward Supplier Management. It begins with supplier selection, followed by establishing and measuring key performance metrics and ends with focusing on visibility with their suppliers to ensure ongoing success
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There is another supplier quality conformance scandal involving a major Japan based supplier, Kobe Steel, and this time, the implications could involve multiple industry supply chains. Aerospace Supply Chain Automotive Supply Chain Industrial and diversified industry supply chain Procurement and Sourcing Product Quality Supplier Management Boeing Supply Chain Kobe Steel quality scandal Supply chain Matters blog Toyota supply chain
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OCTOBER 13, 2017
There is another supplier quality conformance scandal involving a major Japan based supplier, Kobe Steel, and this time, the implications could involve multiple industry supply chains. Aerospace Supply Chain Automotive Supply Chain Industrial and diversified industry supply chain Procurement and Sourcing Product Quality Supplier Management Boeing Supply Chain Kobe Steel quality scandal Supply chain Matters blog Toyota supply chain
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
In prior commentaries, Supply Chain Matters has highlighted reports indicating that Wal-Mart had once again focused on its suppliers for sharing the burden of needed higher margins. In April a front page published article by The Wall Street Journal reported on Wal-Mart’s increased pressures on North America based suppliers to squeeze costs.
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OCTOBER 21, 2016
This past August, this author penned a Supply Chain Matters blog commentary: The Newest Phase for Elongated Supplier Payments- More Aggressive Push Back. The essence of that commentary was that with many more multi-industry procurement teams extending supplier payments under the umbrella of working capital savings, suppliers themselves are now more aggressive in pushing back, […].
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
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JULY 25, 2017
BravoSolution CEO Jim Wetekamp provides a Supply Chain Matters guest commentary on the procurement and supply chain management impacts of the pending Amazon-Whole Foods acquisition.
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As we approach the New Year holiday which marks the beginning of 2017, we are heads-down in the preparation of our 2017 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains. Supply Chain Matters blog readers should anticipate the full unveiling of our 2017 predictions over the first two weeks in January. We do however want to […].
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MAY 26, 2017
Executive Editor Bob Ferrari had the opportunity to attend the annual conference of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) annual conference and shares summary highlights and important takeaways for supply management teams.
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Days before the scheduled first customer delivery of the new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, Boeing had to suspend ongoing flight testing after being notified by supplier CFM of an engine component manufacturing problem. Aerospace Supply Chain Procurement and Sourcing Product Lifecycle Management Product Quality Supplier Management Supply Chain Disruption Boeing 737 MAX supply chain CFM International CFM International supply chain procurement challenges Supply chain Matters blog
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APRIL 28, 2017
In just a matter of weeks, ISM will be conducting its annual 2017 conference which affords a timely opportunity to hone individual and team procurement management skills. Procurement and Sourcing Supplier Collaboration Supplier Management Supply Chain Skills Institute for Supply Management ISM 2017 Supply chain Matters blogThe role of procurement leaders, both in large and smaller enterprises, will further evolve in 2017 to include more strategic advisor skills.
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 24, 2017
Inventory Management Procurement and Sourcing Retail Supply Chain Supplier Management Sears Holding supply chain Supply chain Matters blogEarlier this week, Sears Holdings, operator of Sears and Kmart branded retail stores in issuing what is termed a “going-concern” warning to the company’s investors, evoked special, and added concerns among its supply chain partners.
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 14, 2017
A growing tenet in today’s broad supply chain management capability umbrella is the ability to be able to integrate product and manufacturing process design with global-wide production capabilities, faster and cheaper than existing competitors. These notions are now playing out in the global smartphone market with recent revelations that China based industry disruptors are gaining more global market-share.
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 14, 2017
The importance and implications of existing or future supply chain management sourcing strategies continue to be brought to light. Global trade trends Procurement and Sourcing Social Responsibility Strategies for Global Supply Chains Supplier Management Supply Chain Performance Supply Chain Risk Management effects of Brexit on industry supply chains supply chain global sourcing strategies Supply chain Matters blog
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MARCH 9, 2017
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NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Automotive Supply Chain Procurement and Sourcing Product Lifecycle Management Supplier Management Supply Chain Strategy challenges across global automotive supply chains independent blog analysis and insights on supply chain management NXP Semiconductor supply chain Qualcomm supply chain Samsung Supply chain Matters blog
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 9, 2016
Readers of this blog are well aware of the power and consequences of supplier visibility that is attributed to the Apple supply chain. Knowledge of supplier contributions to Apple’s product value chains can literally make fortunes or cause significant financial harm, depending on the news or developments, whether real or rumored.
Supply Chain Matters
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Thus far, the information points to both product design/management as well as supply chain related learning. High Tech and Consumer Electronics Supply Chain Product Lifecycle Management Sales and Operations Planning Supplier Management Supply Chain Disruption alignment of product and supply chain management interplay of supply chain and product management strategies Samsung Galaxy Note 7 product recall Samsung Galaxy Note 7 supply chain Supply chain Matters blog
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MARCH 10, 2016
Blog Direct Materials Featured Supplier ManagementI love the series of DIRECTV ads featuring the Settlers, that determined, frontier era family who is living in the suburbs, but refuses to adopt more modern conveniences.
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MARCH 31, 2017
This week, supply chain management professional association APICS and China’s E-commerce company JD.com announced a strategic agreement to establish nationwide standards for the Omni-channel supply chain capability within China and to advance supply chain performance of the e-commerce industry in the region.
Supply Chain Matters
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
To continue with this week’s theme of decisive supplier management, Supply Chain Matters must also comment on Honda’s decision to no longer source air bag inflators from troubled Japan based supplier Takata Corp. regulator accused the supplier of misleading regulators and withholding information that eventually led to one of the largest product […].
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 11, 2016
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FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Supply Chain Matters has highlighted some percolating supplier weak links among commercial aerospace supply chains from either financial, operational or product quality perspectives. Certain key suppliers such as Pratt and Whitney have provided signs of such industry concern. Aerospace Supply Chain Internet of Things Procurement and Sourcing Product Lifecycle Management Supplier Management Rolls Royce Trent 1000 supply chain Rolls-Royce supply chain Supply chain Matters blog
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MAY 17, 2016
In the week that the purchasing and supply management community is meeting at the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) annual conference being held here in Indianapolis, is a disappointing report of business as usual supplier relationship management challenges across the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reports Lukewarm Supplier Ties Hamper Auto Makers (Paid […].
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