Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Mir Sadat ( @Dr_Sadat_USN ), a former National Security Council Policy Director, observes, “From health care to finance, education to navigating space, agriculture to climate research, and from Hollywood to the Pentagon, innovation has been America’s lifeblood.”[1] Why America needs a tune-up. held the top spot.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

About Verusen Verusen is a leading MRO Materials Intelligence provider focused on helping global manufacturers streamline their MRO supply and materials management strategy. For manufacturers: Optimizes inventory and harmonizes data to reduce costs, improve visibility, and make better sourcing decisions. The Greenscreens.ai

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Over his 30+ year career in the supply chain, Richard has worked with manufacturers around the world in operations, supply chain, and lean strategy roles to develop systems that can manage complex supply chains on a global scale. Richard previously founded and led Factory Logic, Inc. acquired by SAP). The Greenscreens.ai

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2024

Sameer Anand, supply chain leader with EY-Parthenon Americas, discusses how retailers and brands are altering their sourcing strategies in response to the latest global supply chain disruption.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The figure is promising as you look at South America’s or Latin America’s data with the promotion and expansion of Bitcoin And crypto. In Latin America , we see a good surge of ideas like Web 3, which offers good generalizations about the open-source of the web. Technologies emerging in Latin America.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Redwood, CA, 20th December 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Canada’s largest co-operative, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), has gone live with its source-to-contract solution which includes a seamless integration to TealBook, the leading supplier data foundation.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 19, 2024

Jenny Pickett , President of the Agriculture Council of America (ACA), the organization that sponsors National Ag Day, asserts that getting students involved in National Ag Day is a high priority because the sector offers careers in many areas. To that list of activities, I would add get to know more about the global food value chain.

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CHAINalytics

MARCH 3, 2022

The beer giant partnered with Chainalytics to harmonise its worldwide logistics sourcing efforts. To align its logistics efforts around the world, the brewer explored developing a global logistics procurement … The post Global Brewer Taps Chainalytics to Optimise Transport Logistics Procurement appeared first on Chainalytics.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The goal of the Act is to improve America’s manufacturing capability of semiconductor chips and ensure that the country remains a global leader in technology. The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act is the main anchor of the CHIPS and Science Act. 2022) Source.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 25, 2023

16, 2023, was Global Week of Giving at Blue Yonder, and our associates contributed more than 700 hours of volunteer time helping local communities!! Genevieve Lehman, Melbourne, Australia “Nine associates from the Waukesha area participated in a volunteer day at Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. The week of Oct.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2023

Such a large company, they have over 127,000 employees globally, clearly has a massive supply chain. This multinational operates 280 factories and 500 warehouses, that source raw materials from 52,000 suppliers in over 150 countries, processes 25 million customer orders annually, that are then shipped to customers in over 190 nations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint. In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported 50 value for February was up 0.9

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

Yesterday we spoke about the top motivations and reasons why reshoring in America from offshored facilities has several benefits and what are the statistics of reshoring since 2013. Future Outlook of Reshoring in America. Reshoring in America Outlook in the News & New Polls. Jobs & The Slow Movement of Reshoring.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

This week the World Bank released its latest June forecast of its Semiannual Global Economic Prospects Report. This latest forecast indicates that the global economy will grow by 2.1 That compares with a global growth rate of 3.1 In the not so optimistic category, the bank revised its 2024 global growth forecast to 2.4

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

For example, a redundant supply chain may have safety stocks, contingency contracts, multiple sourcing, and diversified networks to ensure the availability and continuity of supply. The port serves as a gateway for exporting coal to Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as importing coal from Canada and Colombia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

ARC Advisory Group’s Global Warehouse Automation Research study is now complete and available for purchase. Together, these two articles provide a substantial quantitative and qualitative overview of the global warehouse automation market. Numerous media sources have noted warehouse automation project cancellations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

In February 2023 I wrote the article What Does 2023 Have In-Store for Global Supply Chains? I believe our findings capture the pulse of North America logistics operations and the executives’ perceptions and priorities going into the second half of 2023. And they must be capable of adapting to various demands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. In 2021, the company-owned fleet accounted for nearly 30% of their global Scope 1 and 2 emissions. There are continuing efforts to reduce the weight of their tractor and trailers in North America. The new contract with ADM is a 7.5-year

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2021

During the first six months of 2021, North America, Asia and Europe saw marked growth in shipment volume, with the highest increase seen in May. In June, shipments were up by 32% and 33% for Asia and North America, respectively, compared to January 2021. Global ramifications of port congestion.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 11, 2023

There continues to be myriad articles published about globalization. Article topics range from globalization’s demise to globalization’s shifting flows to glocalization. Most analysts agree the golden age of globalization has passed. Most analysts agree the golden age of globalization has passed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Earlier this month in the post titled What Does 2023 Have In-Store for Global Supply Chains? , According to our preliminary results, the most widespread tactics to be utilized in 2023 include planning and forecasting process improvements and sourcing of materials from more proximate/local suppliers. More to come!

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 14, 2023

With over 15 years of experience in ecommerce, subscription services, fulfillment, and global brand management, Paul, and his team at Bulu identified an opportunity to help small and medium-sized businesses grow their brands. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This new tax credit could help to drive EV prices down, increase EV adoption, and give automakers the demand they need to transition to a BEV-heavy vehicle lineup—but that’s only if they can quickly regionalize their supply chains to meet the new “manufactured in North America” clause. Meets Battery Mineral Sourcing Requirements.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 2, 2021

Article links below) and each one asked me if this was the clincher to ending globalization. As I told Mike King for his Business Insider , "Political rhetoric such as America First is just that, rhetoric. Source for the image below: WTO and UNCTAD for trade volume data; WTO for forecasts). Definitely not.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 10, 2023

Jorge also has become a leading voice on nearshoring and globalization, contributing insights as an expert source and author to such publications as Forbes, the BBC, Sourcing Journal, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, and FreightWaves. Sustainability – long supply chains produce more green house gases.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? Global supply chains were being disrupted long before Covid-19 emerged,” says Kamala Raman, senior director analyst with the Gartner Supply Chain Practice.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. Due to the rapid change in global business environment, managers find it difficult to gain the edge over competitors. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Mars Wrigley chose Transplace, now UBER Freight, for North America and a partnership with Maersk/E2Open for ocean freight. Mars Wrigley is achieving success in North America with this solution.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

companies with global operations, one of the most effective global value chain strategies and supply chain strategies is to mitigate risk by shipping smarter. Everything from custom duties to cargo inspections can create bottleneck operations within the global supply chain strategies. In the current political climate, U.S.

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ivalua

APRIL 2, 2019

Offshore ultra-deep water drilling company to deploy eSourcing globally across its purchasing function. Pacific Drilling, an offshore drilling company, provides global deep water drilling services to the oil and natural gas industry through the use of high-specification drillships.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Corona v irus could wreck the global auto industry.’. Procurement professionals around the world are sitting up and paying attention, especially in sectors with globally integrated supply chains. Coronavirus could wreck the global auto industry.” . That was in the early stages of the outbreak.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. At the highest level, organizations first need to determine whether they can resolve a given data quality issue, or whether they need to go back to external providers who were the source of the data.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

I had a remarkable interview with a medium sized supplier today, that has truly found a business model which I believe holds a promise for a new industrial revolution in North America. To achieve this capability, the company has invested a lot of upfront resources that not a lot of manufacturing companies in North America have today.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 20, 2018

In the last five years there has been a substantial increase in consumer preferences focused on ethics-based brands (HSBC) as well as rapidly growing shareholder actions based on social and environmental metrics ( HBR.com ) that result in a change in the way that global companies assess performance.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt Shares His Insights on the Current Green Energy Trends in North America. Current global events have shed light on how fragile supply chains are. Here are 9 green trends apparent in the North American industries: 1) Rapid advancement in automation will increase manufacturing within North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. And for our global supply chains, that transformation cannot happen fast enough. The impact? It’s a creative and gutsy move at a time when there aren’t many great options for shippers. Digital transformation is the formula.

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