News of the eventual bankruptcy, perhaps liquidation of what once was one of the most iconic brands in retail is anti-climactic. This was an outcome that has been long anticipated somewhat painful to watch, especially from a supply and demand network capability perspective.
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The United States Postal Service (USPS), bowing to political headwinds, is proposing a 9 to 12 percent increase in shipping rates for the agency’s Parcel Select services that cater to parcel delivery providers Amazon, FedEx, UPS, and others.
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The Supply Chain Matters blog notifies all readers that its associated web site is GDPR compliant.
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Next week, Supply Chain Matters in the person of Bob Ferrari, Executive Editor, will be attending Kinexions18, the annual customer conference of supply chain response management technology provider Kinaxis being held just outside Washington DC.
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Both Airbus and Boeing have reported on operational performance and exited the September 2018 quarter showing signs of supply chain recovery, but Airbus continues to deal with the most significant challenge.
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Supply Chain Matters alerts readers to Hurricane Michael, a devastating storm impacting areas of Florida and the U.S. Southeast.
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Consumer confidence remains strong and forecasts for the upcoming holiday period remain positive. However, B2C and B2B online fulfillment will face added challenges in the coming weeks recruiting added labor, implementing new online fulfillment processes, and securing added resources. This may well be a period where investments in advanced technology can pay dividends.
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Additional data and reports related to ongoing implications of global trade and tariff tensions will likely lead to added business planning challenges among global supply chain teams for the coming year, and perhaps beyond.
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While Tesla Motors achieved its third-quarter production milestones, overall operational and delivery challenges remain for the electric auto maker. The Supply Chain Matters blog question is whether new management can once and for all overcome such challenges.
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Global manufacturing and supply network activities continued toward a declining trend by the end of Q3 showing continuing signs of a global trade induced slowdown.
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