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Workforce Realignment and Restructuring Across Global Logistics and Retail Customer Fulfillment

by Bob Ferrari | Sep 21, 2020 | Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Omni-Channel Commerce Supply Chain Impacts, Online Customer Fulfillment, Retail Supply Chain, Service-centered Supply Chains, Supply Chain Business Process, Supply Chain Skills, Supply Chain Technology, Supply Chain Transformation, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights announcements, each within a one-week period, with a common theme of technology driven workforce realignment. These announcements involve global container shipping line Maersk, parcel delivery provider UPS, physical store and online customer fulfillment last-mile delivery involving Amazon and Walmart. The pervasive movement toward online driven fulfillment has many implications and many interpretations, and these types of announcements will likely continue.

Boeing’s Added Reputational Challenge- 787 Dreamliner Production Quality Lapses

by Bob Ferrari | Sep 11, 2020 | Aerospace Supply Chain, Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Manufacturing Strategies, Product Lifecycle Management, Supply Chain Disruption, Supply Chain Risk Management, Supply Chain Strategy | 0 |

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights added reputational challenges now being reflected on U.S. based commercial aircraft manufacturer Boeing, in production of the company’s 787 Dreamliner wide-aisle aircraft.

COVID-19 Disruption: Review of First Quarter 2020 Industry Supply Chain Response

by Bob Ferrari | May 6, 2020 | Aerospace Supply Chain, Automotive Supply Chain, China Supply Chain Strategy, Consumer Goods Focused Supply Chain, Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Food and Beverage supply chain, Global trade trends, Manufacturing Strategies, Online Customer Fulfillment, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences and Healthcare Supply Chain, Procurement and Sourcing, Product Lifecycle Management, Retail Supply Chain, Service-centered Supply Chains, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Disruption, Supply Chain Technology, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |

The Supply Chain Matters blog features capsule reviews of reported Q1-2020 industry financial and business challenges to provide readers broader perspective from a supply chain management lens as to what the post COVID-19 planning and operational environment will present in the coming months.

Online Home Goods Retailer Wayfair Challenged in Achieving Profitability

by Bob Ferrari | Mar 9, 2020 | Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Inventory Management, Online Customer Fulfillment, Retail Supply Chain, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |

Supply Chain Matters continues to highlight select 2019 financial performance data for certain online retail providers, now including Wayfair.com, that, in certain cases, points to challenged online business models in terms of operating profitability.

Announcing General Availability of 2020 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains

by Bob Ferrari | Mar 4, 2020 | Annual Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chain Management, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technology, Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Global trade trends, Industry Specific Supply Chain Challenges, Internet of Things, Omni-Channel Commerce Supply Chain Impacts, Procurement and Sourcing, Supply Chain Digital Transformation, Supply Chain Disruption, Supply Chain Risk Management, Supply Chain Skills, Supply Chain Strategy, Supply Chain Technology, Supply Chain Transformation, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters blog jointly announce that our annual research report, 2020 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains is now available for complimentary downloading.

What Should Supply Chain Management Teams Expect in the Coming Year: Summary of 2020 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains

by Bob Ferrari | Dec 17, 2019 | Annual Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chain Management, B2B Supply Chain Business Network, Blockchain Technology, Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Global trade trends, Industry Specific Supply Chain Challenges, Manufacturing Strategies, Online Customer Fulfillment, Operations management, Procurement and Sourcing, Product Lifecycle Management, Service-centered Supply Chains, Supply Chain Digital Transformation, Supply Chain Execution, Supply Chain Management for Small and Medium Business, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Risk Management, Supply Chain Talent Management, Supply Chain Technology, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group thru the medium of the Supply Chain Matters blog, provides a full summary of 2020 Predictions for Industry and Global Chains and what supply chain management teams should expect in the coming year

A Milestone Day for Global Trade and the Ongoing Supply Chain Management Implications

by Bob Ferrari | Dec 13, 2019 | China Supply Chain Strategy, Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Global Trade Issues, Global trade trends, Manufacturing Strategies, Procurement and Sourcing, Supply Chain Risk Management, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a reflection on a significant day for global trade implications and that geo-political forces foretell a very challenging 2020 in global customer demand and supply management.

Revisit of Ferrari Consulting and Research Group 2019 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Two

by Bob Ferrari | Nov 20, 2019 | Annual Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chain Management, China Supply Chain Strategy, Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Global trade trends, Industry Specific Supply Chain Challenges, Procurement and Sourcing, Supply Chain Disruption, Supply Chain Management for Small and Medium Business, Supply Chain Strategy, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via the Supply Chain Matters blog, provides a Part Two self-assessment of prior 2019 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published at the start of 2019.

Response to the Revised Business Roundtable Purpose of Corporations Statement

by Bob Ferrari | Aug 22, 2019 | Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Manufacturing Strategies, Procurement and Sourcing, Social Responsibility Strategies for Global Supply Chains, Supply Chain Strategy | 0 |

Founder and Executive Editor of the Supply Chain Matters blog, Bob Ferrari, provides an editorial commentary reflecting on the U.S. Business Roundtable’s action for changing its Statement on the Purpose of Corporations, and what that may imply in supply chain management strategy, product, process and people support implications.

Announcing Availability of Newly Published Research Advisory- Integrating Agile Postponement

by Bob Ferrari | Jul 15, 2019 | Consumer Goods Focused Supply Chain, Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Procurement and Sourcing, Supplier Collaboration, Supply Chain Business Process, Supply Chain Management for Small and Medium Business, Supply Chain Technology, Supply chain wide visibility | 0 |

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, our research arm, is pleased to announce the publication and availability of a new Research Advisory: The Increased Importance of Integrating Agile Postponement and Product Packaging Customization Among Consumer Goods Supply Networks.

Report Highlights a Spotlight on Employee Pressures to Meet Bonus Targets Can Lead to Negative Consequences

by Bob Ferrari | May 13, 2019 | Consumer Goods Focused Supply Chain, Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Procurement and Sourcing, Supplier Management | 0 |

A published report on employee misconduct at Kraft Heinz sheds added light on supply chain new talent practices and the placing of too much responsibilities on unseasoned procurement professionals.

Kraft Heinz Stunning Financial Stumble- A Watershed Industry Development

by Bob Ferrari | Feb 22, 2019 | Consumer Goods Focused Supply Chain, Controlling Supply Chain Costs, Food and Beverage supply chain, Food, Grocery and Natural Foods Retail supply chain, Manufacturing Strategies, Procurement and Sourcing, Product Lifecycle Management, Retail Supply Chain, Service-centered Supply Chains, Supply Chain Performance, Supply Chain Risk Management, Supply Chain Strategy | 0 |

The Supply Chain Matters blog reflects on this week’s stunning financial performance disclosures from Kraft Heinz and how consumer products supply chain management teams can now hopefully move forward with required investments in instilling demand and supply network agility and augmented responsiveness to a totally change business model.

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Category: Controlling Supply Chain Costs

Workforce Realignment and Restructuring Across Global Logistics and Retail Customer Fulfillment

Boeing’s Added Reputational Challenge- 787 Dreamliner Production Quality Lapses

COVID-19 Disruption: Review of First Quarter 2020 Industry Supply Chain Response

Online Home Goods Retailer Wayfair Challenged in Achieving Profitability

Announcing General Availability of 2020 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains

What Should Supply Chain Management Teams Expect in the Coming Year: Summary of 2020 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains

A Milestone Day for Global Trade and the Ongoing Supply Chain Management Implications

Revisit of Ferrari Consulting and Research Group 2019 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Two

Announcing Availability of Newly Published Research Advisory- Integrating Agile Postponement

Report Highlights a Spotlight on Employee Pressures to Meet Bonus Targets Can Lead to Negative Consequences

Kraft Heinz Stunning Financial Stumble- A Watershed Industry Development

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