Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 8, 2023

After revising both previously reported Q4-2022 and Q1-2024 GDP data, the European statistics agency Eurostat reported today that the combined 20-nation GDP for euro sector fell at annualized rate 0.4 Industry supply chain management and integrated business planning teams need to be diligent in their planning of resources and global capacity.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2022

On this Friday , the Supply Chain Matters blog provides our global supply chain news capsule follow-up, a revisiting of prior developments related to supply chain management as well as themes that we have highlighted for readers. . Toyota Halts Production Operations in Russia.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to reporting from SupplyChainDive, “ The deal includes a 24% wage increase over the five-year period from 2020 through 2024 with a 14.1% Faced With Persistent Supply Chain Difficulties, School Districts Are Forced to Adapt. Like Many Industries, Wire and Cable Nervous as Supply Chain Issues Disrupt Operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Executives are plotting alternate supply chains or devising products that can be made elsewhere should China’s hundreds of thousands of factories become inaccessible. That prospect became more conceivable, they said, after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine prompted companies to sever ties with Russia, sometimes taking huge write-downs.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 21, 2024

.”[5] Former military officer Benjamin Harrison , who once attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, writes, “Despite having the fourth largest coastline in the world (behind Canada, Indonesia, and Russia), the United States has almost no domestic maritime presence on the high seas today.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For example, Brookings analysts Wendy Edelberg and Mitchell Barnes assert, “The unwelcome and persistent rise in inflation that began in 2021 suggests that consumer demand boosted by fiscal support and strong household balance sheets continue to outpace the capacity of businesses and their global supply chains to expand.”[3].

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides another update on ongoing strategic sourcing and operational developments occurring among electric vehicle focused supply and production networks. with commercial volume operations by the end of 2024. Rivian Automotive Initiates Key Strategic Partnership with Mercedes.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. The top producing nations by notion of highest PMI levels were noted as India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Greece and Russia. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2022

In prior Supply Chain Matters automotive industry supply network commentaries, we have highlighted the challenges of innovative EV powered start-ups such as Tesla , Lucid Motors and Rivian Automotive. Plans call for breaking ground this summer, with production targeted to start in 2024. . Background. Bob Ferrari. .

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Resilinc

APRIL 4, 2023

Over the past year, Resilinc’s supply chain disruption monitoring platform EventWatch AI has sent out 242 alerts on sanctions against Russia. Thus far in 2023, EventWatch AI has sent 19 updates related to sanctions against Russia; 15 of those alerts were sent in February alone. Russian imports are really falling.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

” The other two so-called BRIC countries (Brazil and Russia) are faltering. ” On the transportation and supply chain front, one trend in the U.S. ”[4]. Not only are there new resources driving the economy, there are new players. that must be reversed is failure to address crumbling infrastructure.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule format follow-up relative to the updating of prior supply chain management related developments we have shared with readers. This edition provides four supply chain focused updates related to the following: IMF Once Again Trims Global GDP Forecast.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Merchants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lowe’s, and Walmart say the rising stocks signal a recovery from last year’s shortages driven by supply-chain disruptions and put them in a strong position to take advantage of consumer demand this holiday shopping period. The largest U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? But is that a real possibility, or are the predictions of supply chain mayhem just so much panic and hot air?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights unfolding developments pointing to actions toward positioning India as a secondary global hub of Apple iPhone production. By far, the most high tech industry supply network influential player remains that of Apple. All of that changed with the increasing trade tensions built up between the U.S.

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Exiger Perspectives

JULY 20, 2023

This will continue as influential countries — in this case, Australia — attempt to curb illicit money flows, goods, trade and services that could be used, for example, by Russia. The Economist, a well-respected UK publication, asked, “ Are sanctions on Russia working?

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

On top of the sanctions being announced by the Biden administration today on Russia, there are a lot of other crazy things going on in the logistics and supply chain sector, that are really driving the markets nuts… and people as well! Employment in supply chain related industries is soaring.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog provides an overview of our 2024 annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains. percentage point in 2024, and global trade levels to remain “ highly uncertain and generally pessimistic.”

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Resilinc

MARCH 12, 2024

Discover the top geopolitical risks set to affect the global supply chain this year. With the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas War, and the crisis in the Red Sea, the shockwaves these conflicts sent throughout their nations and the world have been felt everywhere—especially in the supply chain.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From Russia in the Black Sea to Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea new security risks have emerged. Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[3] patrol the Horn of Africa.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

EU proposes supply chain emergency powers, spooking business. The seasonal hiring total is smaller than last year when Walmart added 150,000 mostly permanent and full-time associates, as well as 20,000 supply chain workers to help alleviate logistic bottlenecks. Walmart plans to hire 40,000 workers for the holiday season.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a monthly highlights of reported January 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® began 2024 with output levels rising for the first time in eight months. The January 2024 reading of 50.0 increased 1.1 increased 1.3

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In particular, we saw significant events reshape the global supply chain landscape. That entailed a strategic move by businesses worldwide to reduce supply chain risk. This shift led to shorter lead times, increased control over supply chains, and lower shipping costs. In the dynamic world of logistics.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Plan for the New Year by learning about the biggest trends set to impact the future of supply chain. Dive into the top supply chain trends of 2024. While 2023 brought some much-needed stability to the global supply chain, experts are well aware that the next major disruption is just around the corner.

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QAD

MAY 18, 2023

The trend also stands to shake up the global electric vehicle (EV) and battery supply chain, and companies that act decisively now will be more likely to come out on top. The approach calls for a deeper look at procurement chains, critical mineral qualification and the calculation of mineral content.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Understand how the recent Red Sea ship attacks are impacting global supply chains and how to mitigate potential risks. In this blog, we will look at the supply chain and logistics impact of the Red Sea ship attacks and discuss what businesses can do now to preserve supply chain resilience. a barrel.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Like corporate initiatives to reduce supply chain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the GHG-based import tariffs being discussed by the United States and European Union are still progressing. While not specifically negotiated at the recent COP26, talk of tariffs were certainly “in the air” especially after U.S.

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