Boeing and One Airline’s CEOs Shares Candid Perspectives on the State of Commercial Aircraft Supply Chains
Supply Chain Matters highlights an on-stage conversation held between the CEO’s of Boeing and Qatar Airways at Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum. Boeing CEO David Calhoun shared direct views of the state of this industry’s supply networks.
by Bob Ferrari 
Ford Motor Moves Deeper Into Supply Network Vertical Integration
This week Ford Motor Company in conjunction with a two-day investor event, announced strategic commodity supply deals with four suppliers, two of which are the globe’s largest producers of lithium, a critical strategic commodity for electric-vehicle production needs. From our lens, these deals represent examples of both supply network vertical integration along with supply network resiliency moves.
by Bob Ferrari 
Declared End to the Covid-19 Pandemic- The Supply Chain Learning
Supply Chain Matters highlights the formal declared end to the Covid-19 pandemic along with commenting on the industry supply chain learning that has emerged.
by Bob Ferrari 
Added Developments and Clarity to Boeing 737 MAX Production Pause
Supply Chain Matters provides an update to the announced production pause of certain models of Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft as a result of a discovered manufacturing process issue.
by Bob Ferrari
Commercial Aircraft Industry Players Make Plans for 2023
Supply Chain Matters provides a follow-up commercial aircraft supply chain commentary as industry players Airbus, Boeing and GE firm up production plans for 2023.
by Bob Ferrari 
Amazon’s AWS Supply Chain Joins the B2B Supply Chain Platform Race
Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech highlights yet another Cloud based B2B supply chain control layer platform announcement, this time from Amazon’s AWS Cloud computing division. This latest announcement adds to larger enterprise and specialty Cloud based tech players now specifically targeting overcoming end-to-end supply chain decision-making challenges.
by Bob Ferrari
Retailers Pull Out the Old Playbooks in Supplier Relationships
The Supply Chain Matters blog reflects on U.S. retailer Walmart’s latest quarterly performance and declared supplier relationship strategies, and challenges the industry as to whether pre-pandemic behavior has again come to the forefront.
by Bob Ferrari
Foxconn’s $170 Million Investment in Lordstown Motors- Perspectives
Supply Chain Matters highlights a report indicating that a well know global contract manufacturer is making equity plays in a U.S. based EV pick-up truck start-up.
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters Book Review: Profit From The Source
Supply Chain Matters features a review of the book: Profit From The Source, Transforming Your Business by Putting Suppliers at the Core, Transforming Your Business by Putting Suppliers at the Core.
by Bob Ferrari 
More Electric Vehicle Supply Network Moves
Supply Chain Matters provides another update on ongoing strategic sourcing and operational developments occurring among electric vehicle focused supply and production networks. Included in this update are Tesla, Rivian Automotive and Mercedes Vans, along with recycling technology start-up efforts.
by Bob Ferrari
Spoiler Alert- Upcoming Supply Chain Matters Podcast
Supply Chain Matters Founder Bob Ferrari alerts readers to an upcoming podcast episode on the timely topic of instilling supply network resilience featuring a senior executive of one of the globe’s premier contract manufacturers.
by Bob Ferrari
Honda Announces Plan for EV Factory in the U.S.
Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that Honda Motor and LG Energy plan to jointly invest in a U.S. based battery production facility.
by Bob Ferrari 
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