Ford Motor Moves Deeper Into Supply Network Vertical Integration
This week Ford Motor Company in conjunction with a two-day investor event, announced strategic commodity supply deals with four suppliers, two of which are the globe’s largest producers of lithium, a critical strategic commodity for electric-vehicle production needs. From our lens, these deals represent examples of both supply network vertical integration along with supply network resiliency moves.
Ford Motor Company’s Shift to Make-to-Order Customer Fulfillment
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a commentary on Ford Motor and the auto manufacturer’s decision to shift to a partial make-to-order customer fulfillment and distribution strategy for U.S. customers. We applaud Ford’s decision and trust that other automakers will initiate similar new thinking of traditional manufacturing and supply chain practices.