Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that again dropped to an all-time low for June 2023. Both metrics contributed to the overall contraction in the LMI along with contracting price levels for transportation. Similar trends were highlighted in our Supply Chain Matters summary of the May 2023 LMI report.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives of Amazon’s recently reported Q4 and full year 2023 financial performance. The National Retail Federation (NRF) indicated in mid-January that total online and non-store sales during the 2023 holiday period reportedly rose 8.2 billion in 2023, compared with $12.2

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ”

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our Annual 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. Prediction Background. percent in 2022 and 9.7

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters shares interview highlights with ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi in conjunction with this years ASCM CONNECT 2023 Conference. The Event The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) recently concluded its ASCM CONNECT 2023 North America Conference. All rights reserved.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

inflation rate is sitting at 6% as of February 2023. Fuel Prices Fuel prices have also been steadily declining since the beginning of 2023. By contrast, the average price for a freight container in mid-March 2023 was $1,492. LTL The LTL market was relatively stagnant in the first quarter of the year.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 18, 2024

holiday period and full year retail sales in 2023. The National Retail Federation (NRF), in conjunction with its annual conference held this week, reported 2023 holiday sales based on U.S. According to the NRF release , core retail sales during the 2023 holiday season rose 3.8 Census Bureau data. percent to $276.8

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest update regarding the Red Sea Transport disruption impacting transport movements to and from European and Asian ports. billion profitability in 2023, and an astounding $36.8 © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2023

UPS Labor Contract Negotiations to Resume After labor contract renewal negotiations stalled earlier this month , parcel carrier and logistics services provider UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters representing upwards of 330,000 workers, are planning to return to the bargaining table next week to hash out the remaining issue of wages.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the published November 2023 U.S. Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that declined to contractionary level and reflecting rather noteworthy trending. The report authors indicated that this decline was the largest since the start of the ongoing logistics industry downturn that that occurred in April 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. billion in 2022, the company estimated.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. In 2023, such consequences will be continuing to unfold in multiple dimensions.

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Stord

MARCH 7, 2023

Atlanta, GA, March 7, 2023 – Stord , the leading Cloud Supply Chain provider, was ranked 350 on Forbes’ top 500 America’s Best Startup Employers 2023. Stord brings together the best minds in logistics and tech to make fragmented and under-optimized supply chains a thing of the past - fueling growth for customers and employees.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate, Supply Chain Matters blog unveils part two of a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. Economic and Business Challenges Expected in 2023. Overall Themes for the Year 2023.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we step into the unknown of 2023, here are some key trends and issues affecting supply chain management to help you prepare your strategies. The economic turndown is threatening a global recession over 2023, and labor disputes and strikes are prevalent. Two key areas are green supply chains and the circular economy.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we step into the unknown of 2023, here are some key trends and issues affecting supply chain management to help you prepare your strategies. The economic turndown is threatening a global recession over 2023, and labor disputes and strikes are prevalent. The post 2023 supply chain and logistics management trends appeared first on.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest news capsule follow-up relative to updating readers to prior supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. supplier prices rose 6 percent in January 2023 and The Wall Street Journal headlined that this was: “. for January 2023 comparted to 162.70 PPI levels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

FactSet reports that 66% of companies in Q3 2023 beat revenue guidance. For this blog post, never mind the comparison. Likewise, when he speaks about the supply chain, his partner, Yossi, his mental model is logistics. Align Transportation Planning and Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP). The issue is cross-industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

In 2023, this tech secured $13 million in added financing, led by MK Capital , a venture capital firm. 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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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. We will then proceed into what we expect major themes to be in 2023. . Current Year 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

2023 China Singles Day Shopping Festival Similar to what occurred last year at this time , major online retail platform providers Alibaba and JD.com each indicated that their platforms experienced year-over-year gross merchandise value (GMV) revenue and volume growth but would not share added details. Stay tuned. All rights reserved.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to major supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. Companies included in this capsule update are Pratt & Whitney , Flexport , and Volkswagen AG. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a further installment in our global supply chain assessment in the highlights on reported December 2023, Q3-2023, and full year global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended 2023 on a noted lackluster footing. at the end of 2023.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. In this blog post, we’ll explore how Amazon does it all. We’ll explore their logistics empire, from warehouse robots to futuristic visions, and discover how they manage millions of packages daily.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our April 14, 17, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. This tech provider was more recently named as the Fast Company World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Background For some time now, Supply Chain Matters has published viewpoints on the disruptive threat that online platform provider Amazon will and has had on both online and physical retail, but also package logistics, transport and last mile product fulfillment strategies surrounding many industry sectors.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Our research advisory will provide added depth to the above areas.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Technology. The logistics orchestration platform provider was co-founded by Kirchner along with Chief Product Officer Rajan Patel in 2017. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Background. Prediction Implications.

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crisp

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Food Logistics has named Barry Bradley, Head of Supply Chain at Crisp, as one of their 2023 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain. Taking the stage at Crisp We spoke with Crisp’s Barry Bradley about his journey leading up to the 2023 Rock Star of the Supply Chain award.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 11, 2023

In a Part One Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , our research arm shared its first prediction for 2023, namely that supply chain management teams should anticipate continued economic uncertainty of global markets and geopolitical driven events. percent in 2023 from an estimated 2.5

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In conjunction with the summit meeting of G-20 leaders held in Indonesia , the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicated that the expected 2023 economic outlook appears gloomier that that forecasted just last month. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this October 10, 2023 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide our capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. This includes our October 10, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 19, 2023

Jennifer Karpus-Romain and Joe Lynch discuss elevating transportation sales and marketing. Key Takeaways: Elevating Transportation Sales and Marketing Jennifer Karpus-Romain is the Executive Director of the Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA).

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues with our annual listing of our most read blog commentaries that were published and of keen interest to our readers during the year 2021. For these reasons, we elected to expand our profile from ten to the top twenty-five blogs of most interest in the prior year. The Countdown of Most Read.

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