ToolsGroup

MAY 21, 2024

During this session, Franke will provide insights from their digital supply chain transformation journey, showcasing how they optimized the performance of their complex manufacturing and distribution ecosystem using ToolsGroup’s AI-powered S&OP solution, driven by its flagship tool, Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+).

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ToolsGroup

MAY 21, 2024

During this session, Franke will provide insights from their digital supply chain transformation journey, showcasing how they optimized the performance of their complex manufacturing and distribution ecosystem using ToolsGroup’s AI-powered S&OP solution, driven by its flagship tool, Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. percent in 2024.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 6, 2024

Boston , MA – May 6 , 2024 – ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced the global launch of Decision Hub , an innovative solution enabling decision-centric planning through zero-latency decision alignment.

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Unleashed

APRIL 2, 2024

million new jobs last year, while the use of AI in restaurants shot up by 31.61% according to data from the 2024 StartUs Food & Beverage Report. Over 1/3 of manufacturers struggling with data. A recent Hexagon report found that although manufacturers are increasingly data-focused, many are facing challenges with decision-making.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the publishing of our latest recorded podcast episode: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Expect in 2024. Podcast Perspective Multi-industry supply chain management teams are now turning their attention to plans for the year 2024. All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The jobs reduction will save $1 billion this year, Tomé said on an earnings conference call with analysts on Tuesday. She also said the company planned to ask workers to return to the office five days a week in 2024. percent drop in annual sales, UPS forecast a 2024 upswing of as little as 1.1 The shares fell as much as 7.6

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 31, 2024

Home January 31, 2024 MODEX 2024: What to See and Do in Atlanta Mary Hart , Senior Content Marketing Manager Back to Blog March has St. 2024 Annual Industry Report Keynote by John Paxton, CEO of MHI (March 13th at 1:00 p.m.) We look forward to seeing you at MODEX 2024 to view our LocusBots in action!

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 31, 2024

Home January 31, 2024 MODEX 2024: What to See and Do in Atlanta Mary Hart , Senior Content Marketing Manager Back to Blog March has St. 2024 Annual Industry Report Keynote by John Paxton, CEO of MHI (March 13th at 1:00 p.m.) We look forward to seeing you at MODEX 2024 to view our LocusBots in action!

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 31, 2024

Patrick’s Day and Easter (yes, it’s in March this year) as the top celebrations, but in the manufacturing and supply chain world, the biggest celebration in March is MODEX in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia World Congress Center. 2024 Annual Industry Report Keynote by John Paxton, CEO of MHI (March 13th at 1:00 p.m.)

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2024

Last week I attended the Blue Yonder ICON conference. The indexes will feature in future Empire State Manufacturing and Business Leaders surveys, the bank said. Mexico hit a new record for FDI in the first quarter of 2024, increasing 9% year over year to $1.2 My write-up gets into all of the great things I saw while at the show.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 28, 2024

Recently, Thibaud Molin , a partner at the KYU, told reporters at a press conference, “The world has entered a zone of uncertainty. According to the authors of the 2024 supply chain risks barometer, this growing instability is already impacting international trade. For them, 2024 is likely to be a pivotal year geopolitically.”[3]

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QAD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s especially true when describing the state of the electric vehicle and battery industry heading into 2024. Fortunately, the last two to three years have been transformative and optimistic towards electrification with major OEM manufacturers working on new technologies. The theme of this year’s NAATBatt is, “Building Capacity.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2024

A total solar eclipse will take place at the Moon’s ascending node on Monday, April 8, 2024. Work is ongoing to open a third channel that will allow larger vessels to pass through the bottleneck, officials announced at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. The Great North American Eclipse is coming. billion Walmart, retail: $2.1

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BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2024

Each year, Blue Yonder releases the findings of its annual Supply Chain Executives Survey* in conjunction with ICON, the premier conference for supply chain leaders in manufacturing, logistics and retail. And this is the focus of what Blue Yonder ICON 2024 attendees will learn about this week. First, the bad news.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 12, 2024

Manufacturers of consumer products — including packaged goods, food and beverages, and life sciences — face both opportunities and challenges. Consumer products manufacturers want nothing more than to accurately predict future demand. But much of this growth can be attributed to price increases.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. My conclusion?

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Exiger Perspectives

MAY 15, 2024

Article | Key Takeways Gartner Event Encourages a ‘Rethink’ of Global Supply Chains Article | Key Takeways May 15, 2024 The annual Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo is always a great meeting of minds, and this year’s theme, “Rethink Supply Chain,” is an important one.

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QAD

OCTOBER 20, 2022

There aren’t many things I love more than a good manufacturing trade show. There’s simply no better place to discover cutting-edge manufacturing technology, learn about new solutions firsthand and swap ideas with other professionals working at the forefront of innovation. Manufacturing is back and was big and bold in Chicago.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2024

Supply Chain Insights Training, 2024 The Opportunity Based on my research, I believe there is an opportunity to reduce the number of planning roles by 80-85%. This week, I was at Informs Analytics Conference. MRO Additive Manufacturing Not Forecastable Machine sensing to improve proactivity. Faster and Better Engines.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Just-In-Time inventory management approach revolutionized manufacturing forever. Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Management, also known as lean manufacturing or the Toyota Production System (TPS), is a strategy that aligns raw-material orders from suppliers directly with production schedules. How Does Just-In-Time (JIT) Work?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Today, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) issued its latest forecast update on overall global trade, and the narrative is not encouraging or optimistic. Outlook for 2024 The current updated UNCTAD forecast provides a more pessimistic forecast for 2024. percent growth rate in 2024.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

I have learned so much from our sponsors and readers, both through their commentaries and user conferences, and look forward to more of the same in 2024. billion “Chips for America” semiconductor manufacturing and research subsidy program approved by Congress in August 2022 to ramp up U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 8, 2024

The agreement, even at the start of the conference, provided much skepticism that any significant agreement could be reached among multiple nations and stakeholder interests. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. A coalition of ten mostly Republican leaning U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

Global EV producer Tesla indicated this week that volume production of its previously announced semi-truck will be postponed until the end of 2024. This announcement was made by Founder and CEO Elon Musk at an energy conference and was attributed to battery supply constraints.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

We do so in the lens of supply chain management and manufacturing. While such an application might have been effective, and Procter and Gamble might have been pleased, it is not in conformance with the approved manufacturing process instruction specification for the aircraft.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 24, 2024

Since that time, conference presentations from the company’s senior executives including supply chain focused have been widely attended and enhanced by industry and supply chain focused media. Noted is that the effort will be multi-year in nature “ given the complexity in manufacturing and longer lead times required to make changes.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Failure to reach an accord by October 31 would mean that levies on $10 billion of exports between the EU and US would automatically come back into force at the start of 2024. More cancellations are planned this month following the Golden Week holiday in China where manufacturing sites are idled, according to boxship executives and brokers.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Amazon Raises Pay for Contract Drivers At an annual closed door conference held with members of Amazon’ s last mile Delivery Services Program (DSP) independent contractor network, the online retailer indicated it will raise the wages of delivery drivers. percent for shippers, on top of previous rate hikes for the past four years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

The Home Depot is undergoing a $500 million cost savings push that will see the company reduce its supply chain holding capacity, EVP and CFO Richard McPhail said during a June 13 investor and analyst conference. The home improvement retailer expects to complete the effort in fiscal year 2024. percent), manufacturing (4.5

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The product announcement was made in conjunction with the Amazon AWS re:Invent conference held in 2022. According to the announcement , four added capabilities will be made available in 2024, that include support for supply planning, collaboration, sustainability and added generative AI capabilities.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Freightera’s CEO, Eric Beckwitt Gives His Predictions on The Trends in Sustainability in 2024. Deglobalization will accelerate, and reshoring and localization of manufacturing will continue 2023 has seen a severe freight recession, especially in North America, with significant overcapacity and declining rates for ocean shipping as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

They are tenets which have been incorporated not only in automotive industry but other discrete manufacturing settings. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Some industry experts point to such facilities as “ the hidden factories.” All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

That board reportedly made recommendations that included 24 percent wage increases during the period from 2020 thru 2024 with a 14.1 Last week, we updated Supply Chain Matters readers with new reports of widespread Covid-19 lockdowns again impacting manufacturing regions in China. Stay tuned. . All rights reserved.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2014

The conference theme is “supply chain will lead in the next decade.” Gartner highlights three reasons: Necessity – Too many organizations, especially manufacturers, rely on stale data and old processes that could be streamlined and enhanced with technology. The ride to 2024 will be an exciting one for supply chain leaders.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

With the virus running rampant, members of factory management teams, too, can become thin on the ground, placing manufacturing companies under severe strain. National Fisheries Institute Global Seafood Market Conference on January 17, 2023, agreed that the just-in-time model is floating belly-up.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2017

Automation has sped up production but for the most part, manufacturing techniques and advances have left the automotive industry in the metaphorical dust. How can existing automotive manufacturers bridge the skills gap in automotive engineering between their current manufacturing techniques and these new invaluable skills?

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