Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

in March, and the lowest level recorded since August 2020. The report authors noted that this index, when calculated without the impact of China would have posted a 53.2 Reportedly, global output fell across consumer, intermediate and investment goods sectors with inbound price inflation equaling record highs.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

Let’s look at some of its real-world uses in 2020 across the public and private sectors to see which prominent players have embraced blockchain, to what end, and what kind of inroads it’s making into the supply chain environment. So how well is blockchain living up to commercial and organizational expectations?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

Starboard now has over 1400 users across 70 customers representing Auto, Consumer Goods, Retail, Industrial Products, Consulting, and Real Estate. Noted customers include Porsche , Deloitte , CBRE , Flexe, Geodis, Miele, One Network , and Topco , among others. Reportedly, three customer are currently shared with Logility. .

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary reflecting on May 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported value of 49.6 was unchanged as that of April as well as March. in April to 58.7

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Locus

OCTOBER 21, 2022

According to McKinsey’s latest consumer pulse survey, Spending in March 2020 was down by 18% as compared to two years later. In short: Consumers were aching to get dressed and go out to shop, travel, and fill up store aisles again as restriction eased. Sources: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]. Schedule Demo.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 13, 2020

Jacob Bunge ( @jacobbunge ) and Jesse Newman ( @jessenewman13 ) report, “In April and May, more than 17,300 meat and poultry processing workers in 29 states were infected and 91 died, according to the U.S. Bunge and Newman report, “Problems keeping plants staffed predate the pandemic. ”[4].

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of April 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which continue to reinforce a state of contraction level stabilization within global supply chain networks. Some good news is that the reported data reinforces that global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported 50 value for February was up 0.9

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Advanced and predictive analytics. We’ll discuss robotics solutions in more detail later in this guide.

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3PL Insights

JUNE 23, 2021

The latest report from April of 2021, shows the deficit dropped to $68.9 economy is beginning to recover from the shut downs in 2020. However, public pressure for stricter environmental regulations and green power sources, continue to jeopardize the stability of this industry. In March 2021, the U.S. Pharmaceuticals ($43.2B).

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 25, 2023

Journalist Erica Pandey reports, “America wastes more than 100 billion pounds — or 40% — of its food each year.”[1] and China, The Guardian reports. ” Everyone is a Stakeholder in the Food Waste Problem From growers to consumers, everyone in the food supply chain can help prevent food waste. .”[2]

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Unilever has sustainability at the very heart of its business model, extending all the way through the supply chain from distribution to procurement. For example, by 2020, Unilever expects to sustainably source 100% of its raw materials, even those used for packaging. The Sustainability Drive.

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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 8, 2018

With all the data from IoT, more sophisticated analytics can be applied throughout the entire value chain to identify improvement opportunities and best practices. forecasts that by 2020 more than 20 billion “connected things” will be in use worldwide. Challenges of IoT. Gartner Inc.

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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 8, 2018

With all the data from IoT, more sophisticated analytics can be applied throughout the entire value chain to identify improvement opportunities and best practices. forecasts that by 2020 more than 20 billion “connected things” will be in use worldwide. Challenges of IoT. Gartner Inc.

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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 8, 2018

With all the data from IoT, more sophisticated analytics can be applied throughout the entire value chain to identify improvement opportunities and best practices. forecasts that by 2020 more than 20 billion “connected things” will be in use worldwide. Gartner Inc.

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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 8, 2018

With all the data from IoT, more sophisticated analytics can be applied throughout the entire value chain to identify improvement opportunities and best practices. forecasts that by 2020 more than 20 billion “connected things” will be in use worldwide. Gartner Inc.

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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 8, 2018

With all the data from IoT, more sophisticated analytics can be applied throughout the entire value chain to identify improvement opportunities and best practices. forecasts that by 2020 more than 20 billion “connected things” will be in use worldwide. Gartner Inc.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 7, 2020

… To respond to the fluid nature of users’ understanding of their problems, the cognitive computing system offers a synthesis not just of information sources but of influences, contexts, and insights. Cognitive analytics also enable autonomous analysis and response, freeing up manpower to work on more value-adding activities.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 4, 2022

.”[1] An infographic prepared by the staff at Concentric reports, “[Nearly 80% of] CPG executives say the COVID-19 crisis will have a lasting impact on their customers’ needs”; however, “[less than a third of them] say their companies are well-equipped to address such changes.”[2] Joining the Data Revolution.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Advanced and predictive analytics Advanced and predictive analytics are deployed in real- or near-real time.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

If you’re in the consumer goods sector , seasonality affects items like pumpkin carvers, or food products, like Peeps. My own family sent out wish lists early that year, and we likely weren’t the only ones; in 2020, Amazon scheduled its Prime Day for October , “unofficially marking the beginning of holiday sales.”

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. The slideshow that follows, then, is our coverage of Gartner’s rankings, which includes both comments from Gartner’s analysts as well as our own analysis, based on independent reporting. Media Type. Media Credit. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. Media Type.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 2, 2023

Both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal pointed to the news of production suspensions and consequent worker unrest at Foxconn ’s massive Zhengzhou “ iPhone City ” facility impacting production daily volumes of various models of the newly released iPhone 14. Commercial Aircraft Industry. The company’s CEO openly stated that commitment.

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DynaSys

APRIL 16, 2020

It is debatable how much brand damage such audits wreak; however, no consumer goods manufacturer wants their logo showcased in a viral social media post about an enormous plastic island floating in the Pacific Ocean. Companies can no longer exclude sustainability from their annual reporting. Corporate Responsibility.

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QAD

APRIL 6, 2021

The packaging industry has to stay on the forefront of change because what they produce affects so many other markets, like food and beverage, consumer goods and healthcare packaging. During the last year, many stayed home, shopped online, had their purchases delivered and then unwrapped them from their cardboard and film packaging.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

MAY 4, 2022

This has been driven by the rapid decline in the cost of cloud computing, new data sources, and new analytical techniques. They made it available as open source software in 2017 so that a global community of developers could use the software and improve it over time. Facebook Prophet. NeuralProphet. Conclusion.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

What’s more, customers also often prefer to buy directly from the source when possible – with the understanding that they will get the best brand experience by ordering directly from the brand itself. According to Forbes , over a third of consumers report that they bought directly from a brand manufacturer’s web site last year.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2021

.”[2] Consumers, tired of greenwashing, have played a major role in changing the corporate mindset — and today’s youngest generations are applying pressure to have companies do even better when it comes to their sustainability efforts. ” Net-zero supply chains would hardly increase end-consumer costs.

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