Current Event in Supply Chain Management as found in emailed version of The Wall Street Journal Logistics Report

Current Event in Supply Chain Management as found in emailed version of The Wall Street Journal Logistics Report

Supply chain issues are constantly in the news. In writing about current events, you can use and demonstrate your knowledge about and understanding of supply chain management issues.

Objective:

Find an article and write a synopsis of the article on a current topic using the emailed versionof The Wall Street Journal Logistics Report. With this source you will need to click on the hyperlink within the article to view the original article for actual writer, title, and date.

To successfully complete this requirement, the student will include the following elements:

Include the article as included in the emailed version of The WSJ Logistics Report. The emailed version of The WSJ Logistics Report is the only acceptable source.
Write a brief synopsis of the corresponding The WSJ full article accessible through the hyperlink.
Explain how this event is supply chain related. Use specific supply chain terms. Also, support with outside sources for full points.
Give your thoughts about how it could be handled, resolved, possible implications, and/or possible solutions. Also, support with outside sources for full points.
List additional references properly cited within the paper.

Write in paragraph form using proper grammar. Use the free Grammarly software as you write the current event. Grammarly will be used in grading the assignment.

When you use an outside source, it is to be cited and referenced using APA (Sixth edition) format.

The completed assignment is to be submitted as outlined below and will be graded on how well these have been included:

Item will be graded only if it meets all of the following five requirements.

The actual paragraph regarding the article as found in the WSJ Logistics Report is included within the document.
Item is an event. For example, a general opinion piece is not acceptable.
Item is less than 28 days old at the time the assignment is due. Current event is due November 9, 2018. Source WSJ Logistics Report must be dated October 29, 2018 or after.
Item is properly cited within the article and referenced at the end. It is to include authors, month/day/year published, title, source publication. If from Internet, include the source address. All elements must be included.
Assignment is submitted on Canvas before the deadline.

Supply Chain Strategies

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MKT 4465 Current Event in Supply Chain Management

SOURCE: Wall, R. (October 31, 2018). The Wall Street Journal Logistics Report.

Article: Wall, R. (October 31, 2018). Airbus’s Big Problem: It Can’t Make Jets Fast Enough for Airlines. The Wall Street Journal.

Article as reported in the email version of the WSJ Logistics Report:

Airbus SE is getting its own lesson in the impact of supply chains on earnings. Buoyant demand boosted profit at the aircraft manufacturer in the third quarter, but the WSJ’s Robert Wall reports supplier delays led Airbus to cut its estimate for aircraft deliveries this year by roughly 20 planes. The backlogs at suppliers are putting a cap on the jet maker’s ability to capitalize on a global surge in air travel that has powered rising demand for new planes. Rival Boeing has also faced supply chain setbacks, particularly with its engines, but it told analysts last week that those issues had been mostly resolved.

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