Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This report cautions that the hedge fund is evaluating its next steps and that the sources are asking not to be identified because the matter is private. Deliberations are at an early stage and Elliot could still decide against pursuing a buyout.” None the less, the Bloomberg report is now public.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Amazon ’s aim in 2024 is to expand same-day delivery services globally to service more geographies with the goal of continuing to reduce the cost-to-serve metric. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. after an order was placed. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Some of the core capabilities and skill sets that Spinnaker brings include supply chain management and process improvement, supply chain design and analytics, supply chain planning, omni-channel order management and supply chain execution. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

According to this report, citing industry research firm B raemar , global ocean container fleet size is forecasted to grow 9 percent in 2023 and 2024 , while container volume growth will moderate in 2023 and rise slightly in 2024. This will be good news in stemming supply chain driven inflation trending.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2014

Yesterday was the first day of Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Summit. The conference theme is “supply chain will lead in the next decade.” Because of supply chain’s far reaching effects, Gartner is challenging supply chain leaders to drive transformation throughout their organizations.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2023

Thus far, both parties have reportedly reached agreement on more than 55 non-economic issues including the installation of air conditioning systems within newly purchased UPS package delivery vans starting in 2024. The open question is whether both parties will come to an agreement on remaining contract terms by the July 31 deadline.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

OpenText indicates that incremental revenues and cash flow are expected to occur in Fiscal 2024. The platform certainly lags behind in leveraging planning or supply chain execution application needs relying mostly on an API connections that trading grid customers need to initiate and support.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Our Supply Chain Matters commentary in February 2020 highlighted the announcement from global based parcel transportation services provider UPS ’s order for 10,000 purpose-built electric delivery to accelerate the carrier’s fleet electrification efforts. billion market valuation based on 2024 revenue expectations.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 16, 2023

Executives indicated that production this year would again be impacted by supply chain issues but in a more controlled fashion. Plans established for 2024 were to increase production capacity to 85,000 vehicles.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

The industry will likely not know the answer until 2024. While current reports indicate that an announced agreement may be in-sight by next month, the question remains as to whether a structural change in the logistics of imports will be more permanent after labor agreements are completed.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). 58% of consumers would stop buying from a brand entirely after one to three supply chain delays or disruptions. Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Supply Chain Dive).

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 15, 2023

Forecast accuracy is foundational for the supply planning process, and we noticed that many supply chain executives are beginning to more seriously consider the great advantage probabilistic forecasting has over traditional forecasting methods, especially in continuously turbulent times.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2024

In a pre-briefing with industry analysts, Steve Miranda, Oracle ’s Executive Vice President for Applications Development , specifically indicated that Cloud adoption has definitely been on the rise for manufacturing operations focused customers and that Smart Operations has been a specific requested capability. All rights reserved.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

For all of this, you need a solution that provides your entire organization with a single source of truth, helping teams align on inventory positioning, financial decisions , and business planning. More than half of supply chain executives don’t expect supply chain to return to normal until at least 2024.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 24, 2022

According to Gartner, supply chain organizations expect the level of machine automation in their supply chain processes to double in the next five years. AI in Supply Chain can help in Optimization. To what extent are we leveraging open-source technologies? trillion to the global economy by 2030.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The agreement reportedly includes a 24 percent wage increase to be spread over five years from 2020 to 2024, including 14.1 After a marathon 20-hour bargaining session that lasted into the overnight, The White House announced early this morning that a tentative agreement among railroads and three labor unions had been reached.

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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 percent increase effective immediately, and provisions for specific lump sum payments paid upon labor union ratification of a labor contract. With rail accounting for an estimated 28 percent of total U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Carriers have an agenda for needed revenue and profitability growth amid a growing glut of shipping capacity in 2024. This is not about doom and gloom, but rather learning and applying the lessons that should have been instilled from the pandemic: Broader supplier sourcing options across multiple regions. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With global shipping volumes expected to contract throughout 2024, this disruption provides ample motivation for keeping rates high and service levels low. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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