ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In episode six of Be Ready for Anything, ToolsGroup’s Pre-Sales Manager for Europe, Birger Klinke, talks about what retailers should expect in 2021 and how they can leverage probabilistic forecasting and automation to adjust to a changing marketplace. What do you predict will be different for retailers in 2021? Transcript.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 17, 2022

Sadly enough, that sweet relief may be limited this summer season, as the chlorine shortages experienced in 2021 have made a reappearance. Image source: Cape Analytics. between 2021 and 2026.The Image Source: Nola. Image Source: USA Today. Image source: CNBC. on November 12, 2021 and $189.99

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Our Ferrari Consulting and Research Group clients and Supply Chain Matters blog readers are likely well aware that each year we publish at the start of that year, a Research Advisory outlining our ten predictions for the coming year. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

High risk will be the new normal for 2021 and following years. ” #5 Your planning process cannot handle multi-sourcing and simultaneous sourcing. 2020 proved we are not invincible but 2021 will show us we can be … resilient!” ” Logility Blog, 27 October 2020. Footnotes. [1] Footnotes. [1]

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Most analysts believe the future looks bright for renewable energy sources. This means that ever-more of our energy system can become less reliant on traditional sources such as coal, oil, and natural gas, thereby reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.”[3] ”[4]. Footnotes. [1]

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. Following on the heels of COVID-19, port closures, labor shortages and geopolitical conflict, climate change-related events are emerging as a significant source of supply chain disruption.

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Locus

MAY 4, 2023

The logistics industry relies on the efficient transportation of goods between locations and line haul transportation plays a significant role in this. In 2021, in the United States alone, the total transportation logistics costs came to around 1.2 What is line haul transportation? trillion U.S. from 2019 to 2027.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Regardless of what markets do and what happens overall in the country, trucking and transportation collaboration remain an essential service. The top trucking influencers will remain a valuable source of information. of all freight transported in the United States in 2019, equating to 11.84 Nearly every good consumed in the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2021

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CSVA) International Roadcheck is set for May 4-6, 2021. With the added pressure for speed, service and timeliness, paired with a tight economy and produce season coming at full speed, it’s a problematic situation that will continue the 2020 capacity crunch through early summer 2021.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 29, 2021

That means that there will be fewer available trucks to transport the products flooding the freight market in an already tight market. Retail restocks are a current culprit of increased volume, as are sources of direct consumer spending. The post Q3 2021 Trucking Trends and Freight Market Update appeared first on Zipline Logistics.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 23, 2022

After a strong start to the quarter in inventory receipts and product sell-through, we experienced unexpected inventory receipt slides in key categories due to extended port and transportation delays. “Demand was greater than available inventory” was a common theme in many retailers’ earnings announcements in early Q1 of 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. Our specific prediction was that manufacturers and retailers will exercise considerable pressure on carriers for re-negotiating existing transportation and logistics contracts. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog unveils a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. Upwards of over 100 container ships were queued across the Pacific Ocean seeking to be processed by the major U.S.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I’ve worked in the supply chain for 30+ years, working for major retailers including Kmart, Michaels and Five Below, as well as on the 3PL and logistics side with companies including FedEx, where I was Vice President of Global Transportation, and UPS, where I worked as Vice President of Supply Chain Design. Image source: Bloomberg.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

” Expectations for the Trucking Market in 2021 . But most likely, we will see the start of 2021 closely resembling the back half of 2020. Buying Trends Could Shape 2021 Freight Outlook. Those goods need truck transport and will continue to add freight to the market, likely flatlining current rate trends.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since much of the previous year in business and elsewhere was defined by a global pandemic, we are left asking what will 2021 look like for food and beverage shippers. Here are some things to look out for in 2021. Plant-based protein will continue to be a popular choice for consumers in 2021. Increased Sourcing Transparency .

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. percent in 2021. percent in 2021. percent of GDP between the two years from 2019 to 2021.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Understand their sources of income. Some examples may be rules restricting availability of transport stock and routes, laws limiting workforce liberties or effectiveness, short-term working capital guidelines, etc. The post COVID-19 in 2021: Supply Chain Organizations’ Biggest Concerns appeared first on QAD Dynasys Blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The invention of the ocean container as a means for inter-modal sea and surface transportation movements have orchestrated the march toward lowest cost global based sourcing of components and materials. The net result was that global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor. Timing was a further crucial factor.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

They are the doers, using operational systems like Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Transportation Management Systems (TMS) to make quick, impactful decisions. Planners and execution personnel often work in silos, using different data sources and systems. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during 2021. Since the inception of this blog in 2008, Supply Chain Matters has provided perspectives and takeaway thoughts from each annual report. For 2021, U.S. business logistics costs for 2021. .

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2022

During this unprecedented period of non-stop global supply chain disruption, the Supply Chain Matters blog provides readers with additional industry specific examples, along with their implications. The strategy was ill-timed given the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. General Motors.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 30, 2022

As supply chains continue to garner negative headlines — thanks to snarled transportation systems, closed factories, and product shortages — supply chain professionals are facing a future in which severe weather will continue to give them headaches. In 2021, the U.S. ” Journalists Shefali Kapadia ( @skapadiaDC ) and S.L.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Global Shipping.

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ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

These scenarios must all elements of the Supply Chain including Source, Plan, Make, Distribute, Service. New transport/backup modalities, alternate materials, backup machinery etc. Stay tuned for our next Blog where we will go more in-depth or talk to a ModusLink Expert today by clicking here! 2021, October 5).

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ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

These scenarios must all elements of the Supply Chain including Source, Plan, Make, Distribute, Service. New transport/backup modalities, alternate materials, backup machinery etc. Stay tuned for our next Blog where we will go more in-depth or talk to a ModusLink Expert today by clicking here! 2021, October 5).

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social, or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted into products, and delivered to the market. This blog examines how supply chain sustainability solutions reduce waste, conserve energy, and lower emissions. Download White Paper.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 24, 2022

It [became] the number one most annoying business buzzword of 2021.”[2] I have argued for years that globalization is moving towards regionalization as global wages rise and transportation costs increase. 2] John Ferguson, “ The 27 Most Annoying Business Buzzwords of 2021 ,” TrustRadius Buyer Blog, 27 April 2021. [3]

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

In our Part Two look back commentary , we observed efforts and activities by businesses directed at restoring more direct control of supply network materials sourcing. Mid-Year Global Transportation Assessment. At the end of 2019, prior to the onset of the Covid-19 global pandemic, this index stood at $1,832 per TEU.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 6, 2022

Informed sources have indicated to two media outlets that these rounds of cuts amount to upwards of 200 people and involve areas of merchandising, global technology and real estate. At the time, Bloomberg cited sources indicating that U.S. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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QAD

MAY 20, 2021

A 2021 winter storm in Texas stopped 80% of chemical production affecting the majority of the US’ supply of plastic polymers. The post QAD Tomorrow: Overcoming Supply Chain Disruption appeared first on QAD Blog. A recent survey showed that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected 48% of respondents’ supply chains.

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ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Delayed shipments because of sea freight disruptions, monthly increasing fuel charges, disconnected communication between transport modalities. See the chart below for a short visual overview of the respondents’ answers (Harapko, 2021). Retrieved November 27, 2021, from [link]. 2021, October 5). 2021, May 1).

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

As 2021’s holiday shopping statistics proved, pandemic or not, consumers are willing to spend. (My When looking at global online sales, Salesforce reports 57% digital growth in 2020, and 16% growth in 2021, with eMarketer data predicting a continued increase through 2025. Data source: eMarketer. in 2021, compared to 42,000 sq.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights March and Q1-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating added headwinds and challenges in the months to come. Source: JP Morgan and S&P Global, March 2022. percentage points below the December 2021 value. Global Wide Production Activity. in February.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

First and likely foremost is perspectives on ongoing sourcing of materials and finished goods production across China. Data we have observed would suggest that nearshoring or onshoring sourcing actions are garnering increased emphasis. Taking Advantage of Transportation and Logistics Market Dynamics. Bob Ferrari.

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