At what can likely again be described as inevitable, Tesla Motors today announced a significant across the board workforce reduction, and the descriptor of challenges that remain will obviously require added operational leadership.
Read More The Supply Chain Matters blog updates readers on Tesla’s production and supply chain management ramp-up challenges, new tell-all reports and a report of a building criminal probe related to Model 3 product ramp-up statements that are casting a much more concentrated eye on the electric auto maker’s operations.
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Both Airbus and Boeing have reported on operational performance and exited the September 2018 quarter showing signs of supply chain recovery, but Airbus continues to deal with the most significant challenge.
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While Tesla Motors achieved its third-quarter production milestones, overall operational and delivery challenges remain for the electric auto maker. The Supply Chain Matters blog question is whether new management can once and for all overcome such challenges.
Read More The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights the hot area of venture capital investment in advanced robotics applied to logistics, warehousing, and material movement areas.
Read More After the announcement by General Electric indicating intent to auction-off portions of its GE Digital IoT business unit, rival Siemens has responded with an acquisition announcement of a Boston based start-up.
Read More Both Airbus and Boeing have each reported their first-half 2018 and Q2 financial performance numbers respectively. For both, meeting stated year-end commercial aircraft output goals requires overcoming existing supply network challenges in the coming weeks and months.
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Supply chain industry analyst Bob Ferrari shares observations and insights from product lifecycle and service management technology provider PTC’s LiveWorx 2018 customer conference held in late June.
Read More Supply Chain Matters calls reader attention to an announcement by The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIOT) on availability of the new white paper, IIC Introduction to Edge Computing in IIOT with a purpose to provide practical guidance on edge computing, architectures and building blocks necessary for Industrial Internet technology implementations.
Read More The Supply Chain Matters blog provides insights on a major announcement made in conjunction with PTC’s Liveworx 2018 technology conference held in Boston this week. This announcement has strategic implications in the Industrial Internet of Things technology market in the months to come.
Read More A published report indicates that Tesla is executing extraordinary actions in order to revamp automation of its lithium-ion battery production processes related to higher-volume production of its Model 3 sedan. The move is bold and is likely an indication of a revised strategy related to automation of battery assembly after an initial process faltered.
Read More Both Airbus and Boeing have reported on operational performance and exited the March 2018 quarter showing signs of supply chain strains, but Airbus is dealing with the most significant challenge.
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