Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

But for anyone harking back to the last major recession in 2008, the stakes are far different this time around for consumers and retailers.”[4] ”[4] On a more positive note, Lacy points out that retailers are better equipped to deal with a downturn than they were in 2008. The reason, she explains, is digital technology.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2023

The Announcement Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Airbus announced plans t o double the production of the company’s final assembly production capabilities within China. This facility has been operational since 2008. With this second line, facility capacity will be 12 completed aircraft monthly.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 20, 2020

COVID-19 and the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture. But global dependence on Chinese manufacturing is mind-boggling…. The overriding reason for this China-dependence is the cost factor, and weaning manufacturing away from that country comes at a hefty price. Alternative Manufacturing Hubs: Asia’s Promise.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 19, 2022

Even though companies have their hands full dealing with today’s uncertainties, they are well-advised to start thinking about how to prepare for a downturn that could compare to the 2008 financial crisis. Manufacturers and their suppliers follow a similar pattern of behavior. These disruptive forces are still at work today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

This was part of the reason the company missed its 2008 goal to reduce aircraft emissions by 20 percent by the end of 2020. Porsche looks to advance its efforts against CO2 emissions by calling upon its nearly 1,300 suppliers to only use renewable energy in manufacturing components for its vehicles. Rob Spilman Jr.,

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QAD

JUNE 8, 2021

The Guardian stated : “The technology industry faces a growing shortage of semiconductors and other high-tech components following a failure to invest in new manufacturing facilities during the recession, experts have warned.” see Figure 2) was added in response to shortages and disruptions that occurred in 2008-2009.

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synchrono

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The global economic recession that started in 2007/2008 hit the manufacturing sector hard. In February of 2009, The Economist even published a piece called The Collapse of Manufacturing. The auto industry, like many other manufacturing sectors, was awash in excess capacity. Demand-Driven Manufacturing can help.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2016

We will feature our 5 main categories all week: Logistics , Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Transportation , and Freight. In modern manufacturing and transportation, savings are everything. Current State of the Capacity Crunch. Our hope is that you learn something every now and again but also enjoy reading the content.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In a world where the future could go in so many different directions, how are auto manufacturers to survive, let alone thrive? And just as OEM auto manufacturers are partnering to get ahead, automotive suppliers are doing the same. The good news is that there are things companies can do to adapt. Partner Up to Share the Risk.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

Since the inception of this blog in 2008, Supply Chain Matters has provided perspectives and takeaway thoughts from each annual report. GDP level, and a level not seen since 2008. parcel volumes, and as noted in our ongoing Supply Chain Matters commentaries added considerable capacity and headcount during 2021. For 2021, U.S.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

So in January, as players across the global freight industry were discussing how to navigate higher freight rates, delays, and capacity shortages , Freightos.com, a global freight booking platform and part of the Freightos Group, reached out to our customers to find out how logistics disruptions are impacting them.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group has annually published a series of supply chain management focused predictions since its inception in 2008. Bloomberg reported in November 2022 that shipments of motor vehicles, computer parts and boats, manufactured in Mexico and destined for U.S. Background. billion in September.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. The subcontract efforts feature the majority of military and part of commercial aviation, systems are outsourced by the overall airframe manufacturer, known as “primes” (Boeing, Airbus, Sikorski, etc.)

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group has annually published a series of supply chain management focused predictions since its inception in 2008. The open question is where or if excess capacity is deployed in other trade lanes or placed at anchor. Background. Parcel Segment. Labor unrest on the rise among global ports.

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3PL Insights

JULY 20, 2020

Also, as online grocery shopping is becoming more prevalent, the demand for cold storage facilities and warehousing with overflow capacity should see growth in 2020. For the first time since the 2008 recession, it is predicted that supply for warehouse space will outpace the demand by about 20 to 30 million sq.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 28, 2019

Research on supply chain following the 2008 economic recession found that supply chain executives took several major steps to deal with the decline, each of which is particularly relevant as we enter 2019. It’s expected that one third of manufacturers will be using big data analytics by the end of 2020.

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Elementum

JANUARY 27, 2016

percent in 2015, according to MarketWatch , signaling the country is making the most of the extreme dip in prices, which are around 80 percent lower than they were in 2008. Older industries like manufacturing are in decline, but software and technology industries are strengthening as consumers begin to take control of the economy.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. billion manufacturer TriMas Corp. Operating at Capacity. However, the industry stands on the verge of a rate-hike cliff.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 9, 2020

During the 2008 financial crisis, manufacturing companies decreased production. The production capacity decreased, but the breadth of items being made remained steady, so the same parts were needed from the same suppliers. As workers are furloughed and manufacturing plants temporarily close, production slows.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

While the rest of the world was deep in a recession in 2008, and manufacturers were struggling with payroll decisions and layoffs, Hadoop innovation was in full swing. In the recession of 2008, it took the average consumer products company three-to-five months to sense the recession and redefine product plans. Streaming Data.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We've already listed the top 10 manufacturing articles, the top 10 supply chain articles, and yesterday, the top 10 logistics articles. Transportation Industry Braces for a Looming Transportation Capacity Crunch Crisis in 2017. We are now on the 4th of our 5 main blog categories we will feature as we wind down the year.

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USC Consulting Group

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Because the vast majority of small-business owners and major corporations require power to provide, manufacture, or deliver products and services, the grid’s failings are forcing companies to evaluate their current processes and develop workarounds so service interruptions are minimized. . power grids are operating at full capacity.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Continuing vehicle price cuts across the board have taken a toll without corresponding manufacturing cost decreases. Future Production Capacity Bloomberg noted in its reporting that Tesla is now slow walking the automaker’s plans for a previously announced investment in a new factory complex in Mexico.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 28, 2017

by Bill DuBois Recently I was watching a video interview with David Thomas, the Director of Global Capacity Planning for Ford Motor Company. Among other things, he’s been leading the charge at Ford to deliver a global capacity management solution. Ford’s challenges to global capacity management.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Bureau of Labor Statistics , there are 18,182 private warehousing establishments as of 2018, up from 15,203 in 2008. in Q1 2017, the lowest since 2008.” Average warehouse capacity utilization among manufacturers is about 68%. Capacity and quality top the list of priorities for warehouse operators.

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3rdwave

MARCH 20, 2020

From SARS, MERS, and Ebola, to the Japanese tsunami in 2011 and the financial crisis of 2008, supply chains have been challenged. And this means that companies might be in an existential situation if they have poor visibility into: supplier’ capacity constraints and PO commitments and their ability to fulfill orders, .

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Although, long term, reshoring makes sense for some, at the end of the day, what reshoring does is remind executives at manufacturing companies to look at the long term, then decide what is best for the company. But this respite does not mean that manufacturing jobs are reappearing. labor force was 35 percent smaller than it is today).

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RFgen

AUGUST 29, 2016

One such manufacturer is Dunkirk’s Coca-Cola European Partners bottling plant. Additionally, the plant has dropped energy and water consumption by 27 and 15 percent respectively since 2008. Now, CCEP ensures all automobiles take their full capacity, which resulted in major reductions in carbon dioxide output and miles traveled.

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RFgen

AUGUST 29, 2016

One such manufacturer is Dunkirk’s Coca-Cola European Partners bottling plant. Additionally, the plant has dropped energy and water consumption by 27 and 15 percent respectively since 2008. Now, CCEP ensures all automobiles take their full capacity, which resulted in major reductions in carbon dioxide output and miles traveled.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2015

Spot market freight volume is soft, and capacity is loose. Capacity is much looser now than it has been in recent years. Note the relative lack of capacity pressure in July 2015 (right.) Services don't generate as much freight as manufacturing, but they contribute to employment, which seems to be recovering.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 19, 2012

After a dark period of retrenchment caused by the economic downturn of 2008-2009, automotive companies across the globe are now investing to solve some of the most interesting challenges in supply chain management. Most other manufacturing industries have the ability to provide visibility from orders and demand, to parts and supply.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 5, 2016

When the housing market collapsed in 2008 , the US and global economies went into a tailspin. Sixty-five percent of surveyed 3PL Logistics Companies identify capacity as their customers' biggest concern (see Figure 1), followed by technology investment (58 percent), recruiting and retaining labor (57 percent), and regulations (47 percent).

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

However, in 2008 when the business grew +20%, inventories declined substantially, and part of his team won a Syngenta internal award, it became clear. In 2008 the market was ballistic. We were out of capacity, needed to build it, and needed to redefine the supply chain. The times were tough.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. The rise of China in the past decade coincided with a global economic boom after the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub. The Rise and Rise of China. Supply Chain Dependencies.

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Arkieva

APRIL 1, 2016

We have outsourced big chunks of manufacturing but are stuck with inflexible supply contracts. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 has given a major push to do more with less. Excess capacities in one region are dumped in another region and are disrupting market shares. I see comparable things in B2B markets.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. As some component lead times push into 2023, the shortage is expected to last 24 months before it recedes – similar to the chip shortage of 2008-2009. Consultancy UK). Source: Consultancy.UK.

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Arkieva

MARCH 2, 2016

Someone even went as far in a Washington Times op-ed to say “It’s worse than 2008, it reassembles 1937…”. If you are a retailer, manufacturer, or distributor, the day-to-day moves in the Dow neither drive nor necessarily reflect the day-to-day operations of your business. So what should businesses do to prepare for a bad economy?

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