Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights Amazon CEO ’s latest letter to shareholders outlining performance, operational and strategic business goals moving forward in 2023 and beyond. He indicated that if the company had not significantly invested in this unit in 2008-2009, Amazon would be a far different and likely less profitable company.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 9, 2020

For years I’ve been writing about the importance of supply chain risk management and how it’s often given short shrift in business discussions. Supply chain vulnerability shouldn’t have been hard to spot. Today, ears are no longer deaf to the topic of supply chain risk management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Last week, I spoke on the evolution of the digital supply chains and my vision for Supply Chain 2020 at the World Trade Group Event in Miami. These will be the foundation of digital supply chain thinking that will redefine business in the next decade. Master Data is No Longer a Barrier.

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EazyStock

MARCH 14, 2023

The right purchasing and logistics strategies give companies an edge during these unique, uncertain times and, during the return “to normal,” a greater competitive advantage and continued growth. With the right strategies in purchasing, logistics and supply chain, you can navigate through a recession and come out as a winner.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Over the past year, the Arkieva Supply Chain Link Blog provided thought leadership and informative posts on supply chain strategy tips, trends, and news. Here is a list of the Top 20 Supply Chain Strategy Blog Posts from 2016. The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. Read More ».

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

This week, I will speak at Llamasoft’s conference on improving supply chain network design. One of the reports that I am writing is on the state of Supply Chain Planning (SCP). In the recent study of the Voice of the Supply Chain Leader , we find that the gaps are large, and growing.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate, Supply Chain Matters blog unveils part two of a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. Economic and Business Challenges Expected in 2023. Overall Themes for the Year 2023.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A common challenge for procurement and supply chain professionals is obtaining support from C-level leaders to invest in a robust supply chain risk management (SCRM) program. A strong business case will articulate clear goals aligned with the company’s strategy as well as providing answers to anticipated objections.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary relative to July’s global manufacturing PMI indices relative to data indicating declining momentum, and some contraction among specific global regions. Also on the plus side, the July report indicated that survey data signaled the slowest rise in input costs in over seven months.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Scale matters, tech matters, and now, data science matters. ”.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. Do Facebook and Twitter Need a Logistics Strategy? as of this morning — a lower price than 5 years ago! The Google TMS?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. For the first time since 2020, survey data related to Germany indicated that new orders and output slipped into contraction values. China’s Specific Impact. reported for March.

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Supply Chain Trend

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Here, you can read the Rise of Autonomous , Unshackle the planners , Closing the Decisions Gaps and a new role for supply chain planners. Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 9, 2014

A growing number of scenes in films and television programmes – and even entire films and TV series – are about logistics and supply chain management, and media productions are going ever deeper into those business roles. This opening scene presents the supply chain, in this case of a bullet, very effectively.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

by CJ Wehlage On the bus ride back to the McDowell Marriott after the 2016 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain event, I plugged my ear phones into my cell and listened to some Pearl Jam. So, the supply chain version of Last Kiss would go something like this…. “Oh Oh where, oh where, can my supply chain be?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In this second Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S. We indicated that this action was akin to targeting the most vulnerable links among these three automaker’s supply and production networks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Retail was slow to adopt supply chain processes to drive new business models; and as a result, traditional retail redefinition of supply chain processes got caught in the omni-channel hype while Amazon worked its magic to become a market leader.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 31, 2023

Here, you can read the Rise of Autonomous , Unshackle the planners , Closing the Decisions Gaps and a new role for supply chain planners. Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 21, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Business Process Outsourcing.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Learn how those in supply chain management can utilize mapping. Visibility into all facets of the supply chain is key for any successful supply chain management. However, supply chain leaders are often inundated with so much information that it can be difficult to keep track of it all.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Learn how those in supply chain management can utilize mapping. Visibility into all facets of the supply chain is key for any successful supply chain management. However, supply chain leaders are often inundated with so much information that it can be difficult to keep track of it all.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Cloud & Big Data. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Joydeep Ganguly from Biogen Ide c spoke in my Supply Chain Relationships class last week, and shared his insights on how Biogen’s supply chain evolved. Supply chain has a big focus on the currency of today’s theories being implemented here. The supply chain is NOT nimble and people struggle.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. 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.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 16, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Udemy was created in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California. With Financial Edge’s The Investment Banker online course, aspiring financial analysts with a business degree may study financial modeling strategies utilized in investment banking. Subscribe Here!

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 9, 2023

.”[6] “Marketers have mined data from users’ smartphone and browser habits for years,” he writes, “but it will come to a head as the third decade of the millennium approaches. … Studies show that AI adoption can save retailers US$340 billion annually due to a more efficient supply chain.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary reflecting on May 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices. Once again, the numbers signal a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. The reported value of 49.6 was unchanged as that of April as well as March.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

This and much more, in your Monday supply chain briefing from Arkieva. Supply Chain News. Supply Chain Strategy. Is Integrated Supply Chain Planning Rubbish? Is Integrated Supply Chain Planning Rubbish? Source: Supply Chain Shaman. Source: Commerce Dept.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives on reported November 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. As reported for prior monthly data, contraction was concentrated in the consumer, intermediate and investment goods sectors. slipping 0.6 reported for October.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Cisco had been slowly rolling out a BYOD program since 2009 to reduce mobile and support expenses, and now allows all employees to use their personal devices for work whether they’re at home or in the office. The company was generating $153-million a year in medical device sales, but it was tracking all of its data manually.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Cisco had been slowly rolling out a BYOD program since 2009 to reduce mobile and support expenses, and now allows all employees to use their personal devices for work whether they’re at home or in the office. The company was generating $153-million a year in medical device sales, but it was tracking all of its data manually.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published October 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Commenting on the September data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. Global Wide Production Activity. The October 2022 J.P.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2023

From 2009 to 2020, packaging waste in the EU increased by 20% , reaching 79 million tons in 2020. The complexity of packaging supply chains, diverse packaging materials, and varying levels of supplier compliance can make this a challenge. Get a clear picture of your supply chain, particularly your suppliers’ use of packaging.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data. Supply chain pressures reportedly eased to the greatest extent in 14 years. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! I spent time at the conference listening to members’ research needs and, best of all, their willingness to share data so that we can size the total, global, and regional returns market, figure out the average returns volume by type of business (retailer, manufacturer, etc.),

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Cloud & Big Data. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Strategy, an engineering framework, failure mode analysis maybe.phew! Supply Chain Management. Human Resources.

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