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Welcome 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. In 2019, here are seven trends that I will be tracking: The Horizon? Digital Manufacturing Success. In the next two years, companies will make the most progress in the area of digital manufacturing.

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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

Yannis transitioned from the role after eight years in 2019. Keith led the work to move P&G from a regional to a global manufacturer opening up the Warsaw center of planning excellence and outsourcing IT to HP. Keith was an undisputed leader in building talent to drive manufacturing excellence. His focus was cash-to-cash.

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The Manufacturers Health Check: Firms Holding Double the Stock Amidst ‘Inventory Crisis’

Unleashed

New manufacturing data has revealed which industries and nations are leading the way in the post-pandemic economic recovery – and the tactics they’re using to beat supply chain disruption. How UK manufacturers have fared UK manufacturers have seen the value of stock on hand jump 99.7%, from £365,736 in Q3 2019 to £730,681 in Q3 2022.

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Using Digital Supply Chain Planning to Respond to Market-Changing Disruptions like COVID-19

ToolsGroup

Gartner research shows that companies that continued to increase earnings while others declined in 2009 and 2010 were those that were able to keep their foot on the gas through the downturn because they had planned responses in advance. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from several Chinese and Italian suppliers.

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Rivian’s Missed 2022 Production Performance and Executive Turnover

Supply Chain Matters

Reportedly, both executives departed around the beginning of 2023, with Mr. Frank recruited in 2019 from Ford Motor, and Mr. Gawronski recruited in 2018 from autonomous vehicle start-up Zoox. Previously, the company’s initial Chief Operating Officer departed at the end of 2019. Added Background.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

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. compared to November 2019, or a 4.2%

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Not Just Another Automotive Industry Transformation

LevaData

By 2009, the automotive sector was drowning in an $80B crisis—all while continuing to suffer from overcapacity and market saturation. One such company that would benefit from this industry impasse was Tesla, which was close to shuttering the operation amid the 2009 auto crisis. Take, for example, the 2008 housing crisis. auto sales.