We previously alerted our Supply Chain Matters readers to the stunning and somewhat embarrassing news that Samsung initiated on its own, a global recall of its newly announced Galaxy Note 7® smartphones due to reports of battery fires. It is now becoming much more evident that Samsung has created additional customer creditability and market perception […]
After receiving its initial $12 million in Series A funding in July, FogHorn Systems formally announced this week the general availability of its new Lightning software platform for real-time analytics and Internet of Things (IoT) focused applications running on ultra-small edge footprint physical devices. Suffice to indicate that this will not be the only time […]
Earlier this month, JDA Software announced availability of JDA Manufacturing Planning, described as an innovative in-memory based supply chain planning platform to support an always-on supply chain. Supply Chain Matters via this author, had the opportunity to be briefed regarding this newly announced functionality, and we were impressed with the progress that JDA has made […]
Enterprise Information Management technology provider OpenText continued with its track record of growth by acquisition, this week announcing a definitive agreement of intent to acquire the former enterprise content division of newly merged Dell and EMC, including the addition of Documentum. The announcement comes shortly after Dell and EMC completed their substantial merger to form […]
In February of 2015, Supply Chain Matters called attention to business media reports indicating that Apple had initiated a secret development lab to develop a concept electric car. These reports fueled a hail of social-media based commentary regarding Apple’s potential entry into the automotive sector. However, late last week, both the Associated Press and the […]
These past few weeks have been rather noteworthy for General Electric in terms of acquisitions, most of which point toward continued investment and leveraging of advanced technology for industrial manufacturing and transportation service’s needs. In late August, GE’s Transportation business unit announced its acquisition of ShipExpress, a provider of Cloud-based software that supports transportation, industrial […]
If you are just getting back from summer vacation or if you have been somewhat laggard in catching up with developments occurring over the past two weeks, we would especially call reader attention to the August 2016 Manufacturing ISM® Report on Business®. The report is the widely recognized indication of production and supply chain activity […]
It is that time of the year again, one which has become rather predictable for Apple’s supply chain ecosystem. Every year in the September-November time period, the world anticipates Apple’s announcements of its newest products including the all critical iPhone. September triggers other external industry actions as well that reflect on what may be occurring […]
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