Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

They collectively provide evidence that the prior disruptions still occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the latest manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China, will have a longer economic and service level effect in the coming months. reported for March. reported for March.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. On the slightly positive side, the July report indicated that rates of input cost and output charge inflation have both eased to 17-month lows. reported for June. The report authors noted the first drop in manufacturing output since June 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

While developed regions have managed to sustain some production momentum, there are growing concerns related to continued high levels of cost inflation and added global transport disruption. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. reported for February and the 55.1 reported for January.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Yes, COVID caused many issues, but other factors, including geopolitical changes, the war in Ukraine, weather events, peak season , and economic instability, have altered the fabric of logistics. Additional predictions for rate decline have ranged from 51 to 80% (Hand). Carriers Will Lower Rates But Keep Many Others.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 15, 2022

This indicates that in Q4, plants continued to experience significantly lower capacity, due to increased shortages of material, labor shortages and transportation/logistics constraints. The Russian invasion of the Ukraine will no doubt render these shortages even worse. These results suggest that shortages will continue.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The report pointed to underlying fundamentals remaining weak as new order volumes stagnated while business optimism was note as falling to a reported two-year low. reported at the end of March, and a 52.3 value reported for May.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

The visibility will include not just the short-term purchase order or ASN-level visibility, but also the tactical kind of forecast collaboration with the suppliers. Level-two is starting to leverage predictive analytics: Can I predict where a challenge or disruption is going to occur?

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2022

Covid, Brexit and the war in Ukraine have all sent supply chain shocks around the globe, forcing firms to rethink their business-as-usual supply chain management strategies, and concentrate instead on building supply chain resilience. Nearly 60% reported serious disruptions.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The recently published IMF blog posting , begins with the statement: “ Global economic growth prospects are confronting a unique mix of headwinds, including from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, interest rate increases to contain inflation, and lingering pandemic effects such as China’s lockdowns and disruptions in supply chains.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The two recognized PMI reports for U.S. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Developing end-to-end supply chain management software, Gravity optimizes operations, mitigates risk, and controls costs. Spire’s granular AIS data about transport vessels is now seamlessly incorporated into the cloud-based software system used by Gravity’s clients. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. 82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. Chain Store Age ). McKinsey ).

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

While some automakers were once hesitant regarding market demand for EV’s, the latest developments concerning accelerated effects of global warming and the Russia and Ukraine conflict’s impact on global energy markets has changed market behavior. with commercial volume operations by the end of 2024. or by free-trade agreement partners.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe. Ukraine invasion and the semi-conductor chip impact. As Clint Reiser pointed out earlier this week, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting global supply chains. And the Russian invasion of Ukraine is only going to exacerbate the problem.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 24, 2022

Right now, the industry cannot rely on historical data, so the value of real-time data and analytics has never been more important to help companies pivot and adapt.” One consumer trend that won’t change is the increased use of the digital path to purchase. ”[6] The Russia/Ukraine conflict will hasten this trend. .”

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Companies can now leverage AI-enabled algorithms, advanced data science and predictive analytics to pull in enormous volumes of structured and unstructured insights from across the end-to-end supply chain — across multiple tiers of suppliers — in near real time. Unfortunately, supply-side risk is a fact of life in 2022.

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USC Consulting Group

MARCH 27, 2023

According to a new survey by Coupa Software , 82% of supply chain leaders report bracing for continued supply chain issues in the next year. One of the wild cards in terms of supply chain is the current geopolitical instability, with the war in Ukraine lingering and tensions heating up with China and Russia. Labor shortages.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

According to reporting from Supply Chain Dive , “ Routes covered by Patton make up less than 0.5% According to reporting from CNN Business , “ 350,000 Teamsters work at UPS as drivers and package sorters out of a global workforce of 534,000 permanent employees. million packages daily.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

What’s more, increasingly frequent disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic to semiconductor shortages, the Suez Canal crisis, and the Ukraine war have bared the fragility of supply chains around the world. However, sending freight by air rather than rail, road, or sea results in a high impact on carbon emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. The future robotics market looks strong worldwide as many sectors seek answers to labor shortages, the Interact Analysis report said. s CargoNet.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. He graduated from the Cambridge Academy of Transport and the Chilean and German Commerce Institute with a degree in maritime transport, respectively.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Even German firms are considering moving some or all of their manufacturing to the US if energy prices cannot be quickly restored to pre-Ukraine workable levels. Local and regional transportation of organic and non-GMO foods is expected to be a growing sector in 2024. to global websites for international organizations and businesses.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Transportation and Logistics Disruptions. For example, the conflict in Ukraine is making it difficult to get wheat out of the country and could lead to food supply shortages, especially given Ukraine is one of the world’s largest wheat exporters. An older study by Voxware revealed that: .

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 9, 2024

Furthermore, this low-cost, single-use mentality typically failed to consider the environmental and sustainability impact of products, processes and physical supply routes. Manufacturers should question whether such items can survive the pressures of ESG reporting requirements, carbon taxes and consumer demand for ESG.”

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 31, 2022

While the increased costs drastically change the budgets of some commuters, the ramifications of increased fuel prices are multiplied exponentially across the transportation and logistics industry. The State of Diesel Costs for Summer 2022. How Can Shippers Maintain Control Over Rising Fuel Costs? billion total.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. Russia Attacks Ukraine. Russia shells Ukraine. Ukraine does not have the military might to stop the invasion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 18, 2022

The 3D-printing construction method offers versatility, range, speed and lower costs than traditional construction, according to the company. Russia-Ukraine war is worsening shipping snarls. The ongoing Russia – Ukraine war continues to disrupt global supply chains. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. They form a continuum. More than 1.14

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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. Overall, global activity reportedly showed signs of increased production output and corresponding activity levels, but the gains were mostly in developing and lower-cost regions. increased 1.1

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Precoro

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recall how manufacturers had to limit their on-site staff due to coronavirus safety regulations; more recently, food production in Ukraine was disrupted, which in turn affected the sales channels of Ukrainian products and everyone around the world who uses or distributes them. How many employees are involved in the procure-to-pay cycle?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Purchasing and supplier management. Transportation. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. KPIs should comprise a handful of metrics that CAN be realistically monitored and reacted to on a continuous basis.

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