2008 Freight Procurement Sourcing 
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 18, 2023
In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. In the face of variability, this is two-to-six weeks too long to make allocation or procurement decisions.
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. A China Plus sourcing stance has become ever more important as is longer-term alignment to government induced supply chain policies and legislation initiatives for deemed critical materials.
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 17, 2015
As the table below shows, back in 2008, the U.S. Source: “The Future of Natural Gas: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study,” [link]. Execution (Tendering, Dock Scheduling, Track & Trace, Freight Audit & Pay). trailed both Saudi Arabia and Russia in oil production, and it trailed Russia in natural gas production.
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 23, 2023
Since the inception of this blog in 2008, Supply Chain Matters has provided perspectives and takeaway thoughts from each annual report. Water The report notes the waterborne freight sector emerging from the most extreme market conditions in modern times. We wanted to particularly highlight four of these sectors. Of the total U.S.
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. Our perspectives stem from an outside-in end-to-end business process, management and cost adsorption lens vs. that reflected by logistics industry media.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
JANUARY 11, 2013
Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Less use of air freight, increased use of rail and sea transport. Investment in Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind etc. Procurement Blog. Business Process Outsourcing.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 11, 2014
made that prediction in 2008 (see the Barron’s article What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You ). Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). At an MIT conference last year, Tom Linton, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Flextronics, presented his top 10 list of supply chain trends.
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