Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides key highlights and added supply chain and production perspectives on Tesla ’s recent report of Q1-2024 financial performance. The best descriptor of what has occurred comes from a report by Bloomberg titled: Tesla Speeds Cheaper EV Plans, Calming Fears Over Strategy. All rights reserved.

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Proxima

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This has meant that procurement functions remain in the foreground, but how they measure their success in the market is drastically shifting. Price was often the primary lever and measure of success and the determinant of the value procurement brought to the business. The only predictable thing in 2023 has been unpredictability.

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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.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported March 2024, and Q1-2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. This index closed Q1-2024 at 1.8 Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended March on an optimistic footing.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the availability of our latest recorded podcast episode: Risk Megatrends That Supply Chain Management Teams Should Anticipate in 2024. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Data on China – Europe Air/Sea Switch: Los Angeles vs Dubai Data as of mid-February, 2024 Lanes affected by the Red Sea Crisis : China-Northern Europe. Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights the announcement from Airbus setting aggressive aircraft production and delivery targets for 2024. 2024 Production Goal This week, commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus established a goal to deliver upwards of 800 commercial aircraft this year. All rights reserved.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

More Resources Home February 22, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 2% to $4,587/FEU.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech column has had a brisk start in our 2024 postings, and we have added this supplemental posting. In our initial 2024 posting last week, we highlighted two acquisitions related to supply chain technology providers. All rights reserved.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 25, 2024

Demand forecasting is a critical component of supply chain management, especially in the complex and unpredictable market landscape of 2024. Our 2024 guide provides supply chain managers and planners with the latest tools and insights to refine their demand forecasting processes. What are the Best Demand Forecasting Methods for 2024?

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Freightos

JANUARY 10, 2024

More Resources Home January 10, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) increased 176% to $4,391/FEU.

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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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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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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

In the not so optimistic category, the bank revised its 2024 global growth forecast to 2.4 The current forecast for 2024 growth is 0.8 That statement portends stubbornly high interest rates will likely extend into 2024. percent, down from the January estimate of 2.7 China is now forecasted to grow 5.6 percent in 2022.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2024

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. With the correct strategy and resources, JIT can serve as a potent instrument for elevating supply chain efficacy and profitability.

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Exiger Perspectives

MAY 7, 2024

May 8, 2024 – Hill Holliday, an award-winning, integrated strategy, creative and media agency, today debuted “Save the Day” for Exiger , the market-leading supply chain and third-party risk AI company. This is Exiger’s first brand campaign and launched during Gartner’s Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2024 conference.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 30, 2024

Together these capabilities facilitate better demand forecasting and planning, inventory management, procurement, and logistics, and augments visibility across the supply chain – far better than any technology or human has managed to do till date. The platform primarily helps predict demand and improve customer experience.

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EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The procurement world is on the brink of a new era. As 2024 approaches, a wave of technological advancements promises to redefine eSourcing , turning today’s best practices into relics of the past. These innovations aren’t just upgrades—they are game-changers, reshaping the procurement landscape and setting the bar for what’s possible.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

based companies had indicated in survey data and in concerted actions that termed China Plus sourcing strategies that either explored alternative, nearshoring, or reshoring efforts were being undertaken. The basis of this report, based on company experiences and executive interviews was that “ the strategy looks more like China plus many.”

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Incorporating Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) into your overall business strategy is now more important than ever in 2024. It is incorporated into a business’s overall strategy, allowing for a more proactive approach to managing risk. In 2022, the U.S. market size for risk management was valued at $0.44 billion by 2032.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Outlook for 2024 The current updated UNCTAD forecast provides a more pessimistic forecast for 2024. The UN agency indicated that the forecast for global trade in 2024 remained “ highly uncertain and generally pessimistic.” percent growth rate in 2024. exports to China are reportedly down by 2 percent.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 3, 2024

Major Earthquake Senior business, procurement, information technology or supply chain executives with the responsibility for the assessment and mitigation of business related risks can often contemplate various impactful risk events. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

JAGGAER's latest news on procurement & sourcing. Read now: Strategies for Mitigating Cyber Fraud: Five Essential Tips for Safeguarding Your Company in 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

Financial Outlook for 2024 Highlights of SAP ’s 2024 financial guidance included: Cloud revenue growth of between €17.0 The business outlook for 2024 indicates an expected customer net promoter score of between 9 to 13. We have published a separate follow-on commentary regarding this 2024 effort, so look for that.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It beckons us to lead with vision, ensuring our strategies are as dynamic as the markets we navigate. Ian Arroyo Chief Strategy Officer, Freightos Group Ian is a passionate entrepreneur, strategy geek, and people builder. He’s proven go-to-market and growth leadership across industries.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 27, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence is coming, and the ability of procurement organizations to adopt it quickly, safety and securely could be key to their success in 2023 and 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

Our perspective was that both of such niche market segment start-up players would be able to financially sustain themselves if industry demand for respective products were robust and that supporting supply chain and production strategies were well managed. Once more, the company has a stated goal to produce upwards of 22,000 vehicles in 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Prediction Three of our research advisory indicated that more direct control of strategic and tactical direct materials sourcing would continue to be a prominent element of business strategy in 2023 and beyond. In 2022, more U.S. Better resiliency reportedly enabled a competitive advantage that helped to achieve an additional 1.2

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

trillion industry by 2024 , consisting of not only food, but also cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, modest fashion, media & creation, and Muslim friendly travel. I would certainly recommend before the year 2024. Dr. Marco Tieman is the CEO of LBB International, a supply chain strategy consultancy and research firm. Developments.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At the same time, teams are turning their attention to plans for the year 2024. This podcast is titled: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Expect in 2024 , and the conversation spans not only leadership dimensions but business, process and technology dimensions.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 30, 2024

To succeed as a D2C brand in 2024, brands must: ● Build Omnichannel capabilities : Increasingly, a customer demands seamless interactions in all the channels they shop and return goods. Influencer marketing strategies: using social media influencers to endorse our brand can be priceless in building brand awareness and reaching new customers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2024

In this industry specific Supply Chain Matters commentary , we provide perspectives on aerospace and commercial aircraft producer Boeing ’s added challenge in 2024, that being on the labor relations front. As noted in our prediction, the lens in 2024 further turns toward labor negotiations involving U.S. All rights reserved.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

Ninety percent of companies have an ESG strategy in place and chances are good yours does, too – or will very soon. ESG Regulations are Driving Investment in Sustainable Procurement Regardless of where you stand on the ethics behind ESG issues, you’d think consumer demand would be a clear driver for sustainable product development.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Background Supply chain ethical and social responsibility, that which umbrellas ESG conformance, have increasingly become a concern for businesses, large and small, along with their procurement organizations. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Proxima

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here are four key actions CPOs and procurement teams can do to impact their organization’s cost in 2024: The first is understanding where you are on cost in relation to your competitors and the marketplace more broadly. Procurement can play an important role in identifying this and eliminating these costly duplications.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group highlights a 2024 prediction of added labor activism continuing across industry supply chains in 2024. Continued Labor Activism Labor activism in the form of labor contract negotiations will continue in 2024, and include spillover from actions that occurred in 2023.

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