Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Michael Einhorn, chief executive of Dealmed, has been troubled for a good long while about the strategies commonly deployed when it comes to the supply chain for medical supplies.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

These numbers drive governments and drive global investment. Protectionism, populism, nationalism is to a large degree attractive to many people today just because of this purely price oriented foundation of trade. We get to take advantage of the comparatively higher productivity of others. Where Does Nature Factor In?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

The global trade compliance market is one crazy market. The market grew by double digits year over year, yet there is no standard user and consequently there is no common understanding of what the end-to-end global trade compliance process should be. Every customer seems to want to manage them differently.”

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 7, 2022

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case procurement strategies. At that time, 31% had raised prices on end consumers to offset the negative impact. What is just-in-time procurement?

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 18, 2021

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned that the globalized nature of the euro area’s economy makes it highly vulnerable to systemic shocks from supply chain disruptions.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The world’s oceans have been a vital part of global trade since humans first launched ships from shore. Today, nearly 90 per cent of global trade is carried by sea-going vessels. As a result, maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. Unfortunately. ” How bad have things become? .”

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 28, 2020

With the pandemic disrupting global supply chains, should decades of just-in-time and lean manufacturing practice be thrown out the window?

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

For years companies have operated a just-in-time (JIT) supply chain model, only ordering stock items when necessary and carrying minimal inventory to reduce carrying costs. The pandemic has led to various global supply chain issues , such as increased demand volatility and trouble with stock availability.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

You’ve seen the Suez Canal memes, you know furniture is taking way longer than usual to get to your door, and you may have even heard about Pelotons shipped by air to reduce delivery times. And it’s not just ocean freight. When that stopped, the industry found itself in a crunch and within just months, prices took off by some 400%.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

The global economy rebound from COVID-19 hinges on the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine. The companies are just not good at managing inventories and orchestrating distribution strategies. The global supply chain recovery depends on a vaccine, but I expect the distribution cycle to be longer than the discovery phase.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Supply chain disruptions during the pandemic highlighted global dependence on Chinese manufacturing — and those dependencies raised serious concerns among China’s trading partners. And as supply chains get longer, so do lead times. In many respects, they only have themselves to blame.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2022

” asks Craig Jarrow ( @TMNinja ), author of Time Management Ninja. “While you may long for the ways of yesterday, they are just that, yesterday. But as US trade representative Katherine Tai, recently stated, “We cannot just go back to the world in 2015 and pretend like these things didn’t happen.”[2]

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

From just being environmentally friendly, it has become a holistic framework that encompasses the environment, social and corporate governance. The global supply chain industry has by default, a large environmental impact, through its carbon footprint. We are committed to preparing the supply chains of the future. pandemic response.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 4, 2023

Business prospects are inextricably tied to local, national, and global economies. ”[1] Will Efforts to Fight Inflation Result in Global Recession? ”[1] Will Efforts to Fight Inflation Result in Global Recession? Now that balance is being reversed, and on a global scale. Who are its customers?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article we will focus on another key development in the shipping industry: Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs). In recent years there has been a focus on Green Shipping and sustainability to decarbonize the shipping market.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Risk Management in Global Ocean Context Feature Article by LSCMS Shippers Council Rates have gone down massively in most trade lanes; congestion has eased, and capacity seems sufficient in most sectors. All of this despite the ever-prevailing threat of blank sailings and continuous reconfiguration of sailings by carriers.

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QAD

JANUARY 9, 2024

Global enterprises still rely on spreadsheets and manual processes to manage their global trade and supply chain operations. Globalization, international business and the trend towards world markets introduces complexity for business. Let’s look at how companies can meet the demands of global trade compliance and avoid missteps.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains. The trade war is now part of the “new normal,” and this has created a global ripple effect. The HS code determines the tariff a product will incur at the time of import. For instance, law firms and consultants in the U.S.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Global Trade Authority Rob Garrison, CEO and Co-Founder of Mercado Labs, shares insights from over 30 years of supply chain experience working with a variety of Fortune 500 companies. Here, he explains what caused current global supply chain disruptions, and shares the five steps needed to overcome today’s supply chain issues.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 2, 2022

As I noted in a previous article, most conflicts have global consequences.[3] Secondly, it is critical for the international community to go beyond immediate stopgap measures; not only addressing the root causes of these challenges but also reexamining the agricultural and energy policies that underpin our global economy.”

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

As recent times have shown us, political matters across the world can have an impact on shipping routes, thus affecting the prices of goods all around the world. As of today, these wait times have since been nullified but the pandemic has shown the world the importance of having a backup plan for when disaster strikes.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 29, 2023

However, the expenditure on goods resumed to the pre-pandemic level within just a few months. Increasing cost and lack of resources Years after the start of the pandemic, ocean freight rates still remain high and reached an all-time high towards the end of 2021. However, not long after, consumer spending behavior changed significantly.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

It took time for the situation to normalize, especially for complex products like semiconductors that require a lot of moving parts in the global supply chain. Just when it seemed that 2024 would be a very welcome year of “normal” supply chains, the Red Sea crisis proved that for global supply chains, there is no such thing.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This is a new and very important platform for the global dialogue in the search for effective solutions to ensure global food security. Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing supply chain disruptions and geopolitical events, like the war in Ukraine, the future of global food security is at risk.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 27, 2021

At the beginning of the pandemic, some analysts believed the global supply chain was on the verge of breaking. At the time, Bain & Company analysts observed, “Leaders must grapple with a longer-term question: How should we retool our supply chain to protect against shocks while staying competitive on cost and value?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 31, 2024

Global based auto producer Toyota Motor has retained its overall recognition as the top selling global automaker. million vehicles globally in 2023 , surpassing its year earlier sales volume of 10.5 The excludes 2020 when the global wide Covid-19 pandemic impacted the entire industry’s customer demand and supply networks.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 29, 2020

When media outlets like The Economist and Financial Times start publishing eulogies for globalization, you know something has changed on the world stage. Economist journalists bluntly ask, “Has covid-19 killed globalization?”[1] ”[1] They note, “Even before the pandemic, globalization was in trouble.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the realities of higher number of vessels among global ocean container shipping lines meeting contracting shipping demand levels that are now leading to headcount and schedule reductions. Background Ocean container shipping and logistics are the lifeblood of global supply chain movements.

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CHAINalytics

MAY 1, 2023

The ongoing pandemic, global and regional conflicts, and economic turbulence are just a few pervasive supply chain risks impacting critical customer, operational, and business metrics. Supply chain resiliency is central to … The post De-Risking Supply Chains in 2023: Just-in-Time or Just-in-Case?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Transition to a new administration in Washington has the world wondering what it means for globalization. For every one of us, these are unsettling times. But for leaders, who must plot the path forward for hundreds and thousands of people, these are exceptionally challenging times.”[1] ”[2]. .”[2].

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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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Multichannel Merchant

OCTOBER 14, 2022

TikTok is looking to create a global logistics infrastructure, including in the U.S., The timing of this is very interesting, as poor economic conditions and a pullback in ecommerce spend have led to softening demand for warehouse space. Cities where the postings are located include 36 in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2020

Death of Global Supply Chains article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. Globalization has dominated as a widely practiced business strategy during the past 15–20 years. Many supply chain, sourcing & procurement teams have been asked to row upstream without a paddle during this time of crisis.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our Annual 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. Expected 2023 global economic growth in a range from 2 percent to 2.7

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

The supply chain is just one area where we are starting to see an impact, as ready access […]. The post Can the Internet of Things Help with Just In Time Ordering? appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions. appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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