Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on August 2022 monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices.
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters highlights yet another industry example where the weakest link in semiconductor supply chains have ongoing impact.
by Bob Ferrari 
This special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech provides highlights and perspectives of OpenText’s announced intent to acquire Micro Focus in a $6 billion deal.
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that Honda Motor and LG Energy plan to jointly invest in a U.S. based battery production facility.
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters highlights an exclusive published report indicating that Panasonic Holdings is in talks to invest in a third U.S. based EV battery production facility. Now a more visible pattern of increased automotive supply network investments in North America.
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters calls reader attention to a published Bloomberg opinion commentary indicating that global ocean container carriers risk a growing backlash over continued windfall profits
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters reflects on an all too familiar challenge when conditions of excess inventory exist in supply chain planning, execution and customer fulfillment processes.
by Bob Ferrari 
Supply Chain Matters provides our readers added perspectives on this week’s reports indicating that Apple has initiated plans for production of the upcoming new model iPhone14 to be sourced from both China and India.
by Bob Ferrari
Supply Chain Matters highlights further evidence of over optimistic conducted by major online shopping platforms, specifically Wayfair’s announcement of headcount reductions.
by Bob Ferrari
In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness.
by Bob Ferrari 