The Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to a published editorial outlining essential steps for the U.S. government and industry players to act now to protect critical supply chains required to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Read MoreThe Supply Chain Matters blog provides a commentary focused on Amazon.com and the online retailer’s succumbing to COVID-19 fear-based buying. Announced are efforts to temporarily revise inventory management policies and add upwards of 100,000 additional workers.
Read MoreThe Supply Chain Matters blog highlights the announced acquisition by Costco Wholesale of logistics last-mile services provider Innovel Solutions in a $1 billion cash transaction. The deal has obvious strategic connotations for Costco.
Read MoreThe Supply Chain Matters blog highlights recent member survey data from The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) which quantifies views on expected return to normal production levels and the overall impact to past lead times.
Read MoreThe Supply Chain Matters blog provides a commentary as to why Just-In-Time inventory management systems that permeate various multi-industry supply chains may be little help during and after the COVID-19 Coronavirus global outbreak of 2020, without modification for connecting physical with digital.
Read MoreThe Supply Chain Matters updates readers on some adjustments of blog coverage of the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus global outbreak and calls for readers to feedback specific needs for relevant supply chain management and technology topics most desired during the ongoing crisis.
Read MoreSupply Chain Matters Editor Bob Ferrari provides focus to healthcare related supply chains as the critical link in ongoing COVID-19 virus containment and treatment needs, along with evidence of vulnerabilities already evident.
Read MoreThe Supply Chain Matters blog highlights results of two recent industry surveys initially quantifying the global supply chain impacts of the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreaks but cautions that the real impacts are yet to manifest themselves from both product demand and supply chain dimensions.
Read MoreThe Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two noteworthy supply chain related announcements related to both a CEO change for United Parcel Service and an announced second U.S. manufacturing facility for Tesla Motors.
Read MoreThe Supply Chain Matters blog updates readers on commercial aerospace manufacturer Boeing’s latest collection of executive leadership challenges related to returning the 737 MAX to global operational service, along with the implications for the company’s aircraft demand and supply networks, in the midst of the new COVID-19 global coronavirus outbreak.
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