Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. The result was restatement.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 7, 2022

In a prior Supply Chain Matters blog commentary, we highlighted that commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus has made plans to once again rapidly ramp-up monthly production levels for the company’s popular Airbus A320 single aisle aircraft family. FAA sign-off on added engineering, manufacturing and quality process fixes.

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All Things Supply Chain

AUGUST 1, 2016

Jones of the University of Texas, Arlington. Jones focuses on industrial, manufacturing and systems engineering … Continue reading → As part of the Supply Chain Tech Show in Chicago I had the opportunity to sit down for a brief interview with Professor Erick C.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Arlington, VA – Today, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced Sona Chawla, Kohl’s chief operating officer, will be the keynote speaker at the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference. RILA members include more than 200 retailers, product manufacturers, and service suppliers, which together account for more than $1.5

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2024

One positive related to operational challenges is that Ortberg has reportedly elected to establish the CEO office at the company’s Seattle based production complex, rather than the existing corporate headquarters in the Washington DC area of Arlington, Virginia. The announcement from Boeing came last week. This week, the U.S.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

One paper from the University of Texas at Arlington suggests that lenience may yield better results than strictness. The company decides to issue a product recall and decides to use a different manufacturer for that product moving forward.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MARCH 7, 2018

Some of China’s biggest manufacturers that supply U.S. Chinese manufacturers won’t be the only ones hurt in a trade war, as their close relationships as suppliers to American brands will likely create a ripple effect. Many Chinese manufacturers are part of the global supply chain. Most of that manufacturing comes from China.

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