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5 Trends Changing Supply Chains for the Better in 2024

Logility

However, this year promises a significant paradigm shift where traditional performance metrics are replaced by technology-driven frameworks, as recent breakthroughs with Generative AI in supply chains have demonstrated. Enter our list of supply chain trends for 2024.

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Learnings from Target’s 2024 Financial and Operational Performance

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives to U.S. retailer Target’s recent reporting of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. Specifically, high inflation and economically stressed consumers have been more selective in their household budgeting and in their purchase decisions.

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UPS Labor Contract Talks Reportedly Stalled

Supply Chain Matters

On June 30, word came that UPS provided what was reported as counter proposal “ with significant movement on wages and other economic language.” A reported tweet by the Teamsters Twitter account on Friday indicated that the union was poised to reach a deal no later than July 5, which is today. We sense a similar dynamic.

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Walmart’s Impressive Q4 and FY2023 Financial Performance

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives to retailer Walmart’s report of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. Specifically, high inflation and economically stressed consumers have been more selective in their purchase decisions. Net income was reported as $30.4

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers. 66% of consumers are concerned that supply chain issues will never end ( Chain Store Age ). 82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items.

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Amazon AWS Supply Chain Announces Four Added Capabilities

Supply Chain Matters

The underlining platform functionality at that time was one of providing users the ability to set up a singular data lake consisting of key supply chain information utilizing this platform’s built-in connectors. The technology allows users the ability to query the existing AWS Supply Chain Data Lake for added insights.

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Amazon’s Blowout 2023 Financial Performance

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives of Amazon’s recently reported Q4 and full year 2023 financial performance. Total revenues rose 14 percent to $170 billion, which Bloomberg , in its reporting equated to the strongest online sales growth since the early days of the pandemic. percent to $276.8