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Localized Supply Chains: How Not to Reduce Supply Chain Risk

Localized Supply Chains: How Not to Reduce Supply Chain Risk

By Jason Busch on September 17, 2015

In a recent Industry Week column, Paul Ericksen, a consultant, makes a number of arguments about the importance of considering the extended supply chain when setting up new facilities or onboarding new suppliers. The basis of his argument cites the case of a large multinational manufacturer “with a factory located in the upper-Midwest United States” […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Best practice, Process & Best Practice, roulette, supply chain, supply risk

The Apple Watch: Generating “Supply Chain Strain” or Simply a Blockbuster?

The Apple Watch: Generating “Supply Chain Strain” or Simply a Blockbuster?

By Jason Busch on May 4, 2015

I’m one of the many folks who are geeking out about the Apple Watch and have my place on the waiting list to purchase one. As a runner, the idea of a heart rate monitor that is simply on the wrist all day and accurate enough to be valuable is sufficient to put me over […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Analysis, Enter image name without file type, L1, Sourcing and Categories, Supplier Performance, supply chain management, supply risk

Will Supply Risk Threaten the Safety of Tomorrow’s Drug Supply?

Will Supply Risk Threaten the Safety of Tomorrow’s Drug Supply?

By Jason Busch on November 4, 2010

Even though this article only highlights the findings from a recent PWC and Axendia study looking at the future of the pharmaceutical supply chain, it echoes a number of the things I’ve heard from industry procurement and operatio…

Posted in Business | Tagged Active ingredient, drug supply, Pharmaceutical drug, supply chain, supply risk

Boeing: On Becoming 100% Dependent on Suppliers at 30,000 Feet

Boeing: On Becoming 100% Dependent on Suppliers at 30,000 Feet

By Jason Busch on August 4, 2010

Kudos to Bob Ferrari for picking up on some recent commentary from Boeing CEO Jim McNerney, who recently voiced his opinion of how the aerospace and defense supply chain is becoming increasingly dependent on suppliers. The news got to Bob in a sort of roundabout social media way. He notes in this regard that “The […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Airbus, Boeing, Boeing 787, Financial Times, supply chain, supply risk, Twitter

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Supply Risk Lessons from Nissan’s Recent Production Shutdown

By Jason Busch on August 3, 2010

In July, Nissan had to commence a three-day shutdown at four of its manufacturing plants because of a supply shortage of key chip components from Hitachi. According to EE Times, “Nissan Motor Co. announced here that it is suspending production lines at four of the company’s five domestic assembly plants for three days starting Wednesday, […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Engine control unit, Hitachi, Manufacturing, Nissan, supply chain, supply risk

The Dangers of Lean -- Ignore at Your Peril

The Dangers of Lean — Ignore at Your Peril

By Jason Busch on July 22, 2010

Even though I’m married to a Six Sigma black belt who wants to run Kaizen events to improve my personal organization and process efficiency both in the office and out, I’ll be the first to suggest that lean principals can introduce material risk into the supply chain — especially in volatile and risky economic markets. […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged lean supply chain, Six Sigma, supply chain, supply risk, Working capital

Did Toyota's Lean Supply Chain Go Bad?

Did Toyota’s Lean Supply Chain Go Bad?

By Jason Busch on March 25, 2010

There’s been a lot of finger pointing in the press recently when it comes to Toyota?s suddenly accelerating escapades, which seemed to downshift into third gear with the accelerator floored (even to the point of a made-for-media car chase and forensi…

Posted in Business | Tagged California, General Motors, Honda, lean supply chain, procurement, supply chain, supply risk, Toyota, Toyota Prius

Rolling out a Supplier Performance Management Program ? Key Process Steps (Part 2)

Rolling out a Supplier Performance Management Program ? Key Process Steps (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on March 22, 2010

In this second post in the series on key process steps for supplier performance management (SPM), we?ll turn our attention primarily to monitoring and administering a program once it’s up and running. As a reminder to those who may have missed the fi…

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, Performance indicator, performance management, procurement, supply risk

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Earthquakes Show Supply Chain Risk Extends Beyond Supplier Financial Viability

By Jason Busch on March 18, 2010

Inside many companies, the recession has caused supply risk to move from a secondary issue to a primary concern. Despite this interest, many companies are approaching the topic from a narrow scope, considering only supplier financial viability as a r…

Posted in Business | Tagged chile, earthquake, San Francisco, Suppliers, supply chain, supply risk

Oracle's On Demand Procurement Launch

Oracle’s On Demand Procurement Launch

By Jason Busch on March 15, 2010

Earlier today, Oracle announced the formal launch of its On Demand suite of procurement products. These solutions, which Oracle labels as Oracle Procurement On Demand should be no surprise to Spend Matters readers (check our recent coverage here and…

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged innovation, oracle, Oracle iProcurement, PeopleSoft, sap, supply risk

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