The Supply Chain Matters blog welcomes new readers and provides a background of what this blog is about, the focus of our content coverage areas and topics. We especially welcome new visitors during the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic seeking added knowledge and insights on industry and global supply chain impacts and implications.
by Bob Ferrari 
The Supply Chain Matters blog updates readers on added developments which now indicate that consumer electronics icon Apple is accelerating actions to source the company’s hardware component and assembly production to other countries.
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives on reported November 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Global-wide contraction levels in production and new order intake remain at contraction and perhaps manufacturing recession levels for certain regions.
by Bob Ferrari 
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 
On this Cyber Monday, Supply Chain Matters provides perspectives on where various industry supply chain management teams should be focusing their attention both short and longer term.
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters highlights an additional strategic sourcing announcement involving LG Chem and the future production of electric powered autos and vehicles in North America.
by Bob Ferrari
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 
Supply Chain Matters highlights a rather significant report indicating that Apple is considering sourcing of chip fabrication of advanced design semiconductor processers in the U.S. and the industry implications from such a move.
by Bob Ferrari
Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech, highlights significant B2B supply chain platform and control layer announcements that are coming forth from prominent ERP and enterprise software providers at a particularly rapid rate. The latest came earlier this week from Microsoft.
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters highlights an update from the IMF indicating that the global economic outlook for 2023 is getting gloomier, especially for Europe.
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters announces availability of our latest podcast episode: Supply Chain Leaders Communicating in the Language of the CFO and C-Suite Executives.
by Bob Ferrari 