The IMF Revises its Global Economic Outlook Downward
The IMF, at its Annual Meeting in Davos, elected to cut its forecast of global economic growth, with a warning that recent expansion is losing momentum.
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Category: Supply Chain Risk Management
Tesla Motors Breaks Ground for China Manufacturing Facility and Once Again Declares Aggressive Goals
Amid a highly publicized groundbreaking ceremony, Tesla Motors embarked on construction and operational ramp-up of a new manufacturing plant located in China. Once again, CEO Elon Musk publicly stated aggressive, perhaps unrealistic operational goal setting. The question becomes transferred learning.
Read More 2019 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Report Now Available for Downloading
The Supply Chain Matters blog announces that The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group’s research report, 2019 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains, is now available for complimentary downloading.
Read More Planning Underway for the Worst-Case Scenarios for Brexit
As the year 2019 kicks-off, industry supply chains are already in contingency planning mode. One clear area of supply chain disruption mitigation is the planning around either a hard or no-Brexit agreement at the close of this quarter.
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2019 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Three
The Supply Chain Matters blog continues its series of unveiling 2019 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains, highlighting a prediction calling for unprecedented levels of global supply network management challenges in the coming year.
Read More 2019 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part One
The Supply Chain Matters blog continues its series of unveiling 2019 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains. In this Part One posting, we explore our first prediction as to what to anticipate from an overall economic and activity level perspective.
Read More November 2018 Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain Activity Reinforce Slowdown and Some Sourcing Shifts
Indices for global-wide manufacturing and supply chain activity for November 2018 point to both subdued activity levels and shifting of sourcing locations.
Read More The Brinkmanship of Brexit Presents Added Industry Supply and Demand Network Decision Needs
The Supply Chain Matters blog updates readers on the latest state of affairs relative Brexit, the planned exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
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Supply Chain Matters at Oracle Open World 2018- Dispatch Five
Supply Chain Matters Executive Editor Bob Ferrari attended the Oracle OpenWorld 2018 conference held in San Francisco. In this Dispatch Five update, Bob highlights what he tweeted as one of the most profound panel discussions he has witnessed as a supply chain management industry and technology analyst.
Read More Hurricane Michael Threatens Florida Panhandle and U.S. Southeast Region
Supply Chain Matters alerts readers to Hurricane Michael, a devastating storm impacting areas of Florida and the U.S. Southeast.
Read More Walmart’s Blockchain Technology Mandate- Have Prior Mandates Provided Industry Learning
Walmart has declared yet another supply network technology mandate and the open question is whether prior learning, technology maturity and needs for industry buy-in have provided necessary learning. In this industry analyst editorial commentary, Supply Chain Matters explores the purpose, actions, industry governance and technology considerations that involve such mandates.
Read More An Industry Example of Sudden Supply Chain Disruption and Risk
In these times, dynamic and unplanned changes in either product demand or supply dimensions can impact just about any industry supply network. One evolving example involves agriculture and food supply chains, specifically the U.S. pork industry. The U.S. based pork industry is currently experiencing a lot of dramatic disruptive change on both product demand and supply dimensions.
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