Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

It hasn’t been too long ago that a typical consumer products manufacturer rep would replicate last year’s plan, make any adjustments for an account’s expanded stores, new markets, or new product launches, and dub it the new current year forecast. These guys were great at what they did.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

JULY 7, 2021

Forecast: Core rate 1.4% Katrina, Bankruptcy Act. Bernanke became Fed Chair. Bank crisis. Financial crisis. ACA, Dodd-Frank Act. Debt ceiling crisis. Government shutdown. Sequestration. Deflation in oil and gas prices. Core inflation rate 1.7%. Core inflation rate 1.7%. Core rate 2.2%. Core rate 2.3%. Impact of COVID. source: thebalance.com.

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synchrono

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The global economic recession that started in 2007/2008 hit the manufacturing sector hard. While there are still plenty of naysayers who can find the cloud surrounding every silver lining, many economists agree that indicators are improving as we approach the end of 2017.

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

This continues a year long streak of annual gains that began in November 2017. With 11 out of 12 months of the year reported, the Cass report indicates that the realized contract pricing forecast for 2018 of 6 – 12% is “essentially in the books.”. annually in November but was down 0.5% from October’s highs. Logistics Management.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Three Steps to a Better Statistical Forecast Setup. Arkieva COO – Sujit Singh, outlines three essential steps to better statistical forecasting — simulate, measure, refine. She shared that her business had implemented a statistical forecasting package from one of the leading vendors during the previous year.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

This is especially true today, as what used to be four primary ocean carrier alliances transformed into three different ocean carrier alliances – taking effect on April 1, 2017. During the Great Recession of 2007-2009, demand decreased rapidly for container shipping, causing a chain reaction for carriers. back to Asia).

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets. As of December 2017, Terex was planning to integrate the yard management solution with its ERP platform to enable even greater functionality. A 30% reduction in finished-goods spoilage.

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