Aerospace & Defense

Gartner Announces Rankings of the 2018 Supply Chain Top 25

May 24, 2018

Gartner, Inc. has released the results of its annual Supply Chain Top 25, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices. Analysts announced the results at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference last week in Phoenix.

Supply Chain Execs Still See Their Role As Support — Not Growth Enabler, Report Shows

May 23, 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

It turns out that many chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are not leveraging their C-suite counterparts to help reinvent the supply chain function and transform it into an engine of new growth models and customer experiences, according to new research from Accenture.

These 6 Companies Have a Lot to Fear From Trump's Iran Sanctions

May 17, 2018

Fortune

President Donald Trump’s long-anticipated decision to pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions on the Islamic Republic will have a swift effect on some big companies.

How Trump's Iran Deal Exit Could Hit Aviation and Car Industries

May 14, 2018

The Guardian

Billions of dollars of deals signed by international companies with Iran are under threat after President Donald Trump announced he was pulling out of a “rotten” nuclear deal with Tehran.

Women in Supply Chain, 2018: A Conversation With Suzanne Judy

May 11, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

With every story of a woman succeeding in the male-dominated world of supply chain and logistics management, another door opens.

Aerospace Suppliers Look to Blockchain for Parts Tracking

May 8, 2018

The New York Times

Aerospace suppliers are starting to explore blockchain technology to keep tabs on their supply chain, potentially tracking parts such as that at the center of a Southwest Airlines accident last month.

Boeing and Airbus, the New ‘Super Duopoly’

May 2, 2018

The Washington Post

In April 2016, Delta Air Lines shook up the aviation world by announcing it would buy 75 jets from Bombardier, the Quebec aircraft manufacturer. Such orders are the routine stuff of the aviation industry, but this one was anything but routine.

Thailand Courts Foreign Investment, While Leadership Questions Remain

April 30, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Thailand government officials have a number of colorful ways of characterizing the state of the nation’s economy just prior to the military coup of May, 2014.

Half of Employers Are Struggling to Find Procurement Talent, Report Says

April 27, 2018

Supply Management

More than half (56 percent) of employers said they have struggled to find procurement talent in the last 12 months, according to the 2018 CIPS/Hays Procurement Salary Guide and Insights.

U.S. Is Way Behind Other Nations on Workers' Readiness for Jobs of the Future, Report Says

April 26, 2018

Los Angeles Times

The United States lags behind other countries in readiness for an increasingly automated world, placing ninth on a ranking of 25 advanced economies, according to a new report from Swiss technology giant ABB.

Aerospace & Defense

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the aerospace and defense industry. Learn how aerospace and defense companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.