While companies are investing in new supply chain automation initiatives, they are framing much of that around risk management.
Maine Pointe Featured in "5 supply chain investments for finance leaders to consider in 2021"
Craig Guillot, Writer, Financial Management Magazine, on Feb 16, 2021 11:13:30 AM
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Maine Pointe Article Featured in National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Leading Edge SmartBrief
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) LeadingEdge SmartBrief, on Jan 11, 2021 12:14:57 PM
5 factors to know for the post-pandemic supply chain
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM): Changing post-pandemic consumer behaviors suggest manufacturers take a hard look at five key factors relating to their supply chains: diversifying the supply base; supply and manufacturing capacity; supply chain resilience; digitization and automation, and risk mitigation. In an article penned for Chief Executive magazine, Maine Pointe Founder and CEO Steven Bowen examines each factor and reviews an instructive case study.
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Revitalizing the Aerospace and Defense Sectors
Sue Doerfler, ISM's Inside Supply Management, on Jan 8, 2021 11:54:55 AM
For the aviation, aerospace and defense industry to continue to innovate, it needs to overcome resistance to change and have a new supply chain strategy going forward.
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Chief Executive: Maine Pointe Article "Post-Pandemic Adjustment: Getting Your Supply Chain Right"
Steven Bowen, Founder & CEO, on Jan 6, 2021 2:16:52 PM
Supply chain transformation. The pandemic highlighted the risks of focusing too sharply on driving down costs, writes Maine Pointe CEO Steve Bowen in Chief Executive, who shares a detailed look at how one multibillion-dollar nylon manufacturer achieved a 15-percent reduction in inventory while enjoying a $15 million improvement in EBITDA.
Maine Pointe Article Featured in NACD Directorship Magazine: Rethinking the Supply Chain
Steven Bowen, Founder & CEO, on Nov 18, 2020 9:57:25 AM
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Rethinking the Supply Chain
November/December 2020 • by Steven Bowen
In the post-pandemic rebalancing phase, companies will reevaluate their entire business model—from sourcing to manufacturing to shipping—to be better prepared for the sea change that is taking place. What can the board do?
END-TO-END SUPPLY CHAIN SYNCHRONIZATION: A strategy for uncertain times
Global Supply Chain Institute, on Nov 11, 2020 3:22:16 PM
Maine Pointe's CEO Steve Bowen is featured in this comprehensive article in Supply Chain Management Review titled “End-to-end supply chain synchronization: A strategy for uncertain times.”
Reimagining the commercial aerospace & defense industry: Maine Pointe's Chris Brumitt discusses supplier risk, performance, and the end-to-end digital supply chain
Jefferies, on Oct 29, 2020 1:16:33 PM
Jefferies Expert Call: Maine Pointe's Chris Brumitt, VP Aviation, Aerospace and Defense, Discusses Commercial Aerospace Supply Chain
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U.S. Trade Deficit Hits 14-Year High: Maine Pointe Offers Commentary
Barron's, on Oct 12, 2020 2:28:28 PM
Maine Pointe CEO Steve Bowen is cited in this Barron's article, addressing the role the pandemic has played in the growth of imports. Steve suggested that while Americans are stocking up on consumer goods, home improvements and food, the pandemic has also depressed exports at the same time due to persistent supply chain challenges.
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Talking Supply Chain Podcast With Maine Pointe CEO Steven Bowen: Is Today’s Supply Chain Model DOA?
Supply Chain Management Review, on Sep 29, 2020 10:42:24 AM
Listen in as Maine Pointe’s Steven Bowen, explains why traditional supply chains are a thing of the past. Have you got your replacement ready?
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Maine Pointe in Forbes podcast with Colgate-Palmolive and Global Supply Chain Institute
Consultancy US, on Sep 17, 2020 8:10:04 AM
Steven Bowen, CEO of supply chain consultancy Maine Pointe, recently discussed the importance of synchronization in the pandemic context with Josué Muñoz, VP of global supply chain demand & systems at Colgate-Palmolive, and Michael Burnette of the University of Tennessee’s Global Supply Chain Institute.
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