The Countdown to Holiday Fulfillment Execution Has Begun
The Supply Chain Matters blog reflects on industry supply chain preparedness just one week before 2021’s largest online shopping holiday promotions, along with the takeaways from preparations thus far.
by Bob Ferrari 
FDA Announces Winners of Low-Cost Food Traceability Challenge
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights and comments on the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Low or No Cost Traceability Challenge, demonstrating cost effective means to support end-to-end supply chain item level traceability.
by Bob Ferrari 
Amid Optimistic Holiday Retail Sales Forecasts –Time for Execution
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights three published forecasts addressing expected retail sales for this holiday fulfillment period, along with the likely implications for supply chain management teams
by Bob Ferrari 
P&G’s Financial Performance Attests to Prior Supply Chain Transformation
The Supply Chain Matters blog reflects on Procter and Gamble’s latest report of Q1-FY22 quarterly financial performance and the implications of these results for investors, lines of business teams and supply chain management communities.
by Bob Ferrari 
Survey Indicates Supply Chain Disruptions Are Alarming Consumers
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a recently published survey of how U.S. consumer sentiments associated with ongoing continuous supply chain disruptions are changing buying sentiments and what that implies for brands and their associated supply chain management teams.
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters Global Supply Chain News Capsule Follow-up September 29 2021
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a September 2021 news capsule update relative to previous supply chain management related developments that are ongoing across global based supply chains.
by Bob Ferrari 
Kraft Heinz Fined for Improper Procurement Practices- Lessons to be Learned
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an SEC finding citing Kraft Heinz for improper procurement and accounting practices along with the takeaway implications for global supply chain management teams.
by Bob Ferrari 
Kellogg’s $45 Million Supply Chain Restructuring- Efficiency or Transformation?
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary on Kellogg’s announced $45 million North America supply chain restructuring and poses the question of whether this is efficiency or transformational, and whether the industry has internalized learning from the prior zero based budgeting phase of cost savings.
by Bob Ferrari
Amazon to Hire Additional Workers- Upcoming Podcast
The Supply Chain Matters blog comments on Amazon’s recent announcement to hire an additional 75,000 warehouse and customer fulfillment workers including a sign-on bonus. Further announced is that Dr. Robin Gaster, author of the book, Behemoth: Amazon Rising, will be our conversational guest in the upcoming Supply Chain Matters podcast.
by Bob Ferrari
Supply Chain Matters Global Supply News Capsule Follow-Up
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a capsule of noteworthy updates to prior global supply chain news developments. Included companies in this update are shipping line Hapag-Lloyd, Canadian National railroad, trade group National Retail Federation and fitness equipment provider Peloton.
by Bob Ferrari
Supply Chain Material and Component Shortages Magnify Across Industries
The Supply Chain Matters blog amplifies the growing list of component and material shortages that are becoming far more visible across the United States in just a matter of one week.
by Bob Ferrari
Technology Perspective on the Post Suez Canal Disruption in Global Logistics
In this Supply Chain Matters blog commentary we share perspectives on the ongoing post Suez Canal disruption impacting multiple-industries, and how today’s Cloud based logistics and WMS technology capabilities can aide in mitigation. We include highlights of a conversation with an Oracle WMS technology executive.
by Bob Ferrari 
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