Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Lisa Johnston ( @thatljohnston ), Senior Editor at Consumer Goods Technology, writes, “Much has been written about the extreme shifts in consumer behavior patterns.”[2] The Council notes that nearly half of consumers “were new to a CPG brand in 2020.” ”[3]. .”

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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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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

Here are the supply chain trends that we see shaping the conversation, and the actual evolution, of B to B in 2020. In 2020, we’ll start to see more success stories about enterprises achieving full digitization with improvement stats proudly highlighted. In consumer goods, there is currently a $1.2 Digital twins.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

.” According to Nimrod Kaplan, CTO and Co-Founder at Water.io, consumer data might not be as abundant as people think. He explains, “Big data essentially has three sources: social data, machine data and transactional data. Social data is comprised of a consumer’s online behavior. Footnotes. [1] 5] Michael C.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in the world. Demand sensing involves the use of the external data sources – particularly the latest sales and market data – to improve short-term forecasting and then be able to use that improved understanding of consumer behavior to improve their supply planning.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Specifically for retail and consumer goods focused supply chain management teams, a short-term tactical concern is the ongoing management of excess product inventories, which in many cases, need to be trimmed before the end of the year. per mile in November, reportedly the lowest since September of 2020. averaged $2.37

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

He explains, “Most CSR is focused on ‘social compliance’ and ‘auditing’ Audits and compliance have their place and are an important part of ethical sourcing. She states, “Now, what about those consumer goods companies — the ones who make those products we love like coffee and chocolate?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In summarizing the challenges and performance of industry supply chains over the last three years, we start with the year 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic initially impacted global economies and businesses. One of the most valuable learnings of 2020 was the value and dedication of people in supporting supply chain customer fulfillment needs.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The global economy has gone through an incredibly tumultuous time since 2020. More than 80% of goods – by volume – are moved by ocean freight globally, so shipping costs directly impact the price level of imported goods. Sources: U.S. Freight rates as a forward looking indicator of CPI.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2021

GlobalTranz, a logistics service provider, put out a press release on February 23rd where they mentioned that they had achieved 40% growth in revenue, fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. While rates and costs are top of mind, sourcing and capturing capacity is the first priority in many industries.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

The approaches and technologies deployed before March 2020 are now legacy. The companies are just not good at managing inventories and orchestrating distribution strategies. The industry planning team expertise lags the consumer goods, and hi-tech industries. As a result, the supply chain, as we knew it is dead.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

MHS Global has grown rapidly over the last few years, partially due to a string of acquisitions including that of Atronix in 2017; VanRiet, A2i, and OCM in 2018; and eMotion Controls in 2020. From an industry perspective, the company is focused on fashion and apparel, grocery, and industrial and consumer goods. Lee Partners.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The report authors noted the first drop in manufacturing output since June 2020. The July 2022 Manufacturing ISM© Report on Business reported the lowest PMI value since June 2020. The report authors indicated that this was the sharpest decline in production since the initial wave of Covid-19 lockdowns in May 2020. slipping 2.3

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 13, 2020

Evans notes, however, “Grocery cart sizes [are] shrinking as consumers slow stockpiling.” Hunter Williams, a partner in Oliver Wyman’s Retail and Consumer Goods and Pricing, Sales and Marketing practices, explains, “Widespread stay at home orders have curtailed spending on food away from home.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Sector data reportedly indicated that contraction was centered in intermediate and investment goods while consumer goods output levels rose for a second consecutive month. manufacturing sector and one that was the second fastest since May 2020. the lowest value since May 2020, one percentage point lower than the 48.4

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods. Journalist David Lawder ( @davelawder ) reports, “International Monetary Fund research shows that more diversification of source countries and inputs can significantly reduce the economic drag from supply disruptions.”[8]

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the end of the Covid-19 pandemic after identifying and designating that state of a global-wide pandemic in May 2020, three long years and 1,220 days ago. Teams were challenged with simultaneous component supply and product demand disruptions.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

According to data from the Consumer Brands Association (CBA), CPG sales in 2020 grew by 9.4% Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

After a tumultuous 2020, the trucking market may be setting up for a bit more stability in the 12 months ahead. And although trucking has been booming for much of 2020, conditions show little signs of drastically waning in the coming few quarters. Following the first quarter, we also may see a similar summer demand boost to 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

The funding was aimed toward expanding the company’s go-to-market programs in consumer goods, retail, logistics, manufacturing, and distribution industries, as well as further development of its Cosmic Frog supply chain design platform.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 15, 2021

Because of the changes to the retail and CPG industries, forward-thinking sporting goods shippers are looking to logistics as a differentiation strategy. As industries evolved to meet the needs of modern consumers, the supply chain has become a reliable source of competitive advantage. Work with CPG Logistics Specialists.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It has disrupted agriculture exports from Russia and Ukraine, two of the biggest producers of grain, accounting for 24% of global wheat exports by trade value, 57% of sunflower seed oil exports and 14% of corn from 2016 to 2020. EGIDS is poised to transform the global agriculture and consumer goods value chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Further, the report indicates that many consumer goods firms reportedly achieved the inventory wind down they strove for throughout 2022. Noted was a late May decline, largely driven by a more pronounced shift in inventories in the second half of May, reflecting a higher rate of expansion in the first half.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

Such indications are increasing being interpreted by various economists to indicate that the consumer goods demand boom that fueled the post pandemic recovery could be shifting amid higher prices and inflation levels. The global product demand picture was expressed as relatively weak and the end of Q2. percent in June. Stay tuned.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As an example, in the latter half of 2020 and the first half of 2021, large as well as specialty retailers were financially benefiting from the post-pandemic economy in the U.S. and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods.

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Provenance

OCTOBER 16, 2020

We are looking for a digital communications executive with excellent copywriting skills and an eye for good design to join our growing team working across our brand and retailer clients and on the Provenance brand. Free, sustainably-sourced fresh fruit, snacks, tea/coffee, beers & wine in the office.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2022

In 2021, Nike experienced discernable production and transportation disruptions for products sourced in Vietnam as suppliers struggled with Covid-19 lockdowns, labor and transport shortages. Strategies included scaling back consumer promotional sales programs along with shedding branded goods in favor of private labeled merchandise.

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Elementum

MAY 19, 2022

Whether it’s the goods you require for your everyday life, or it’s the dollars pouring into the economy from the goods and services other people are buying, society’s wellbeing is directly connected to the health of the global supply chain. That means that more than 4,000 shipments are delivered every second. Also in the US: 4.9

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

According to a Logistics Management survey of industry professionals, “there is a strong sentiment that the 2021 Peak Season will be more active than it was a year ago, with 79% of respondents indicating that will be the case, with 16% contending it will be similar to 2020, and 5% expecting it to be less active.”. 8% after a decline of.1%

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Consider the demands placed on retailers, hotels, restaurants, and the stadiums themselves as they attempt to meet the very specific, time-sensitive demands of millions of tired, hungry, thirsty consumers. It’s hard to see an upside in the past two years of extreme supply chain disruption. Soccer and supply chain are both team sports!!

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Last week, I visited a local supply chain team and spoke on Supply Chain 2020. One of the questions asked was, “What did I believe the impact of social technologies on supply chain would be in 2020.” I find twitter an accurate source of data. It was open microphone with a group of thirty young professionals.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

We indicated in our commentary that August usually represents the global supply chain ramp-up for supporting Q3 and Q 4 holiday spending on consumer goods, gifts and seasonal merchandise. Chinese manufacturing output had reportedly dropped by upwards of 30 percent as consumers shifted spending to services.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The rise of big data in various manufacturing and logistics industries, the development of sophisticated ERP systems, and end-to-end Supply Chain visibility has made it a crucial strategic function for companies looking to get an edge in highly-competitive industries like Consumer Goods, Food Production and Pharma.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 26, 2017

By the end of 2020, one-third of all manufacturing supply chains will be using analytics-driven cognitive capabilities, thus increasing cost efficiency by 10% and service performance by 5%. These systems leverage cloud and machine learning but more generally analytics of all types to manage data coming from new and existing sources.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Other rising concerns to be addressed, “suppliers were single-sourced, and there is a general lack of risk assessment that results in companies not being able to switch to alternative routing.”. The path to recovery from COVID-19 – LogiSYM August 2020. Optimising M&M Spares Supply Chain – LogiSYM August 2020.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

In short, we expect it to be difficult to source capacity in the coming months until contract rates edge toward spot rates and the market finds a new “normal.” The Consumer Brands Association (CBA) released a study citing that they expect CPG purchases to decelerate between 1-2% in 2021 compared to 2020.

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