Supply Chain Matters highlights the announcement by General Electric indicating that it will merge its locomotive focused transportation business with Wabtec Corp. For us, the opportunity is focused on potential impacts and/or added opportunities related to GE’s ongoing Industrial Internet and Connected Things strategies.
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Supply Chain Matters extends our Tip-of-the Hat recognition to all those that contribute to supply chain management. Have a Happy Supply Chain Professionals Appreciation Day and Month.
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Kroger’s announced increased equity stake in in United Kingdom based grocery robotics retailer Ocado Group is yet another indicator of important strategic moves in building out scale and more competitive online customer fulfillment grocery and food retail capability.
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Hopes are fading for a successful rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), at least for this year. Negotiators representing the three countries reportedly appear too far apart to reach a deal before a self-imposed deadline of this week. The geo-political landscape is indeed more tense across many regions, and the reality of globally-extended supply chains remains subject to added risk, cost, or other factors for weeks and possibly months to-come.
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The second in two Supply Chain Matters Guest blogs contributed by Col. Matt Shatzkin defines the sources of complexity in emergency-focused supply chains.
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Yet another unplanned supply chain disruption has made business media headlines, this one impacting North America automotive related manufacturing because of the after effects of a destructive fire that occurred at a supplier facility. While the bulk of media headlines are focused on Ford Motor Company, other automakers have been impacted to various degrees.
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This week, Supply Chain Matters sponsor Kinaxis announced the introduction of what the provider terms as the Self-Healing Supply Chain.
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The Supply Chain Matters blog is very pleased to welcome supply chain planning software provider ToolsGroup as our latest Named sponsor.
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Announcing upgraded website platforms and added features for The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters blog.
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The nation’s procurement professionals are meeting this week at the ISM (Institute for Supply Management) Annual Conference in Nashville Tennessee. The stated theme for this year’s conference is aptly named: Global Vision, Peak Performance, all of which will continue to be put to the test in the coming months.
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