McDonald’s announces changes to North American supply chain leadership
PRESS RELEASE June 10, 2024 Today, McDonald’s announced Bob Stewart, Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer, ...
GM: GAUGING RISKGXO: NEW BOT PARTNERWMT: CAPEX IN CHECKWMT: CFO ON AUTOMATION WMT: SPOTLIGHT ON AUTOMATIONHD: PRESSURE BUILDSFWRD: REVISED EBITDA MAERSK: TESTING ONE-MONTH HIGHFDX: UP UP AND AWAYRXO: COYOTE DEAL TAILWINDDSV: NEW REFI DEALR: WEAKENING AMZN: LIFESTYLE BATTLEKNIN: EXPANDED NETWORK OF CROSS-DECK FACILITIES
GM: GAUGING RISKGXO: NEW BOT PARTNERWMT: CAPEX IN CHECKWMT: CFO ON AUTOMATION WMT: SPOTLIGHT ON AUTOMATIONHD: PRESSURE BUILDSFWRD: REVISED EBITDA MAERSK: TESTING ONE-MONTH HIGHFDX: UP UP AND AWAYRXO: COYOTE DEAL TAILWINDDSV: NEW REFI DEALR: WEAKENING AMZN: LIFESTYLE BATTLEKNIN: EXPANDED NETWORK OF CROSS-DECK FACILITIES
Interesting blog from procurement specialist SpendMatters, which has recently begun to cover the efforts of fast food giant McDonald’s attempts to reset its image and improve its supply chain. The salient point here is that it is all very well to claim you are improving the visibility of your supply chain, especially in regards to the ruinous deforestation needed to produce the vast quantity of beef it needs, but without traceability of your suppliers’ supply chains, these things are not very visible at all.
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