Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Frequent readers of the Supply Chain Matters blog may recall one metaphor that this Editor has invoked over the past three years – the Eagle ’s tune, In a New York Minute ( Everything Can Change ). Friedman went on to articulate that transit times to move inventory from Asia to the U.S. Additional Thoughts.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a further negative drop in the New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index ( GSPI ). This index compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2024

The Port of Baltimore itself reportedly generates in excess of $3 billion to the local economy including port and other logistics, warehousing and transportation workers. East Coast ports including the Ports of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Virginia.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

According to a published report by The New York Times , ( Paid subscription or metered view ) GlobalFoundries will dedicate a portion of its production capacity specifically to produce semiconductor devices for General Motors needs. Chips Act, to construct an additional chip fabrication plant in Malta, New York.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics. The New York Times (section B), 1. Cardwell, D.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

The combined company is to be headquartered in North America and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Graves indicated in an interview with Bloomberg that the combined entity will have a “ focus on building a supply chain in the Americas, as US automakers look for non-Chinese sources of the battery metal.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 Other investment participants included GGV Capital , Insight Partners, HighlandX along with a new strategic investment from ServiceNow. Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand. Fairmarkit Announces $35.6

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 10, 2023

Southwest and southern states, while historic flooding brought about by excessive rainfall are breaking what are described as thousand year single event rainfall records in the regions of western and northern New York and Vermont.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

MacroPoint Announces Platform Integration with JDA Transportation Management Solution. Apple Gets Permit to Test Self-Driving Cars in California (New York Times). Source: Amazon patent. On the software front, just when you thought “Does the market need another transportation management system (TMS)?”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2022

Goals related to national defense, providing technologies and equipment to offset the global warming of our planet, along with opportunities for smarter and more intelligent means of healthcare delivery, travel and transport are the new table stakes for such efforts. Indeed, today marks an important and significant U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

According to the latest Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSPI) , compiled and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , overall pressures increased in April. This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

According to the July 2022 Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSPI) , compiled and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , overall pressures reportedly declined once again in July. Similarly, transportation and logistics cost volatility remains uncertain. that we have not seen since April of 2019.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. Indeed, the use of drones to deliver medical supplies and transport medical samples for analysis is fast gaining pace in the beleaguered country.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

According to the estimated May 2022 Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSPI) , compiled and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , overall pressures reportedly declined in May 2022. Reportedly, growth is increasing at a lower rate for inventory levels and transportation pricing. points higher than two years ago.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2020

A New York Times article from August 2019 highlights how much artificial intelligence (AI) is indebted to humans. By using AI and ML, companies can better model and predict demand and fine tune their inventory from procurement to transport to warehouse to routing supplies to locations ahead of demand.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. A relatively new index is The Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI) , developed by a group of researchers at the U.S. Bob Ferrari.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

If you’re like me, staying up to date on supply chain news is critical. So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. Transport Topics.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. In our recent Supply Chain Matters updates on global supply chain developments, we have noted a theme of growing labor tensions across global transportation networks. Across the U.S. , percent in July.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 8, 2020

climate summit convened in New York. It saw leaders from around the world pledging new initiatives to address the ongoing climate crisis, including a $60 Billion renewable energy commitment from Germany, and 15 countries including Britain, Norway and Costa Rica pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

The latter has been reinforced by the April GSPI Index from the New York Federal Reserve , and now, the reported May GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index which indicated that “ for the first time since June 2020, global chain capacity is now underutilized, indicating a shift to a buyers’ market.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

Parcel transportation and logistics services provider FedEx and freight-tracking software company FourKites Inc. New York based Wonder Group , a food preparation and delivery start-up has announced the closing of a $350 million funding round led by Bain Group. FedEx and FourKites Increase Partnership to Share Data.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

I was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. Thank you Michael for your friendship and taking the time to share your experiences and expertise with us.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlighted a published New York Times report in April 2019 that reported claims of shoddy production techniques concerning the North Charleston South Carolina 787 production facility.

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Requis

JULY 24, 2020

Insiders joke (quite fairly, as it turns out) about billion-dollar procurement-management-disposition cycles that are managed in spreadsheets. In the procurement space, what I want to be able to assess is risk management. He and his business partner Dan Dershem have been looking at procurement from several angles.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 1, 2021

To make their supply chains more lean, retailers can explore different supply chain optimization techniques throughout procurement, production, and distribution, or outsource supply chain management to a 3PL. Evaluate your procurement process. Why retailers are creating lean supply chains. There is a lot of value in their technology.”.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Regarding unplanned supply disruption, the effects of super storm Sandy slamming directly into the New York and New Jersey regions of the U.S. Procurement Blog. Human Resources.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. As of mid-2017, 80% of the company’s shipments out of its warehouse were going to areas other than California and New York.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

Although the company has not disclosed details, it is believed to be having trouble procuring parts for Bluetooth wireless communications components used in the controllers and main units as well as analog chips for controlling currents. Nintendo is having negotiations on procurement, but the outlook is uncertain. 1, said the memo.

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