Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Since this festival was first initiated in November of 2009, involvement among major online shopping platforms has expanded within and outside of China. The report further points out that for over a year, Alibaba has toned down Singles Day shopping hype amid added scrutiny from the government.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

But, as more businesses publish their quarterly or annual ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) updates, reverse logistics is finally getting some of the attention it deserves. In addition, the much-publicized inventory issues that many retailers are dealing with are also resulting in interest in returns management.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 28, 2013

Historically, businesses have used one of two extremes for inventory management: push-based or pull-based. Push-based inventory management uses demand forecast to manage inventory and replenish from the supply base. The pull-based method relies on the ability to replenish the “pulled” demand.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 27, 2021

Senate Subcommittee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, along with three other witnesses. The majority of the people working within it were inventory logisticians, not supply chain logisticians. For instance, the supply of N95 masks in the SNS consisted of inventory acquired during the 2009 SARS epidemic.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

In the selection of time frames to analyze, we look at the long-term view including the recessionary period of 2006-2009, the post recessionary period of 2009-2014 and the more recent time period of 2011-2014. In the period of 2008-2009, both supply chains made some major shifts. It is a strong downward trend.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 22, 2020

The global inventory of masks was also diminished by the wildfires in California and Australia, which used up many of the supplies held by humanitarian organizations. China has claimed mask factory output for itself, and during the outbreak, they also purchased most of the global inventory of masks from other countries.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Further concerning was that the volume of warehouse finished goods inventories rose to the greatest extent in four months. percentage point increase in March while the Inventories sub-index dipped to the contraction value of 47.5,

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. If you trace the year-over-year pattern, you can see that P&G made progress on inventory turns and operating margin 2006-2007, 2009-2010. Operating Margin. Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There are additional signs of a global glut in overall inventory levels, yet selective component shortages remain for certain industries. The decline in output was accompanied by a tick down in new orders as rising inventories have put the brakes on production.”. after plummeted to its lowest level since 2009 in October.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. 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.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Morgan indicated, in part: “ With business optimism and the orders-to-inventory ratio also both dipping to their lowest levels in two-and-a-half years, the outlook for production remains downbeat.”. percentage points for October while the Inventories Index declined three percentage points. percent growth level reported for Q1.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 9, 2020

”[1] How far in advance should companies and governments have seen the pandemic coming. … Perhaps more important than inventory and planning is the lack of experience: Experts refer back to the 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak for guidance, yet no public health experts have personal experience with this type of global pandemic.”

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Q3 2023 index scores are based on more than 400,000 data points from 2,600 manufacturing firms using the Unleashed inventory management system. At an inflection point in New Zealand with the entrance of a new government, the industry has the potential to head in either direction.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

trillion, an increase of $114 billion from 2009. Inventory carrying costs increased 10.3 percent last year due to higher costs for taxes, obsolescence, depreciation, and insurance, which were offset by a further drop in the inventory carrying rate and warehousing costs. Business logistics costs rose to $1.2

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Elementum

JULY 20, 2015

The bridge, built in 1967, had been labeled “functionally obsolete” by the National Bridge Inventory in 2014. The five-month extension is meant to temporarily shore up government funding for transportation programs while lawmakers work on a long-term bill. No plans had been made for its repair. Instead, they further delayed things.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. They prioritized projects that reduced inventory and logistics expenses. By Maha Muzumdar.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

After the development of bitcoin invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, computer scientists, software industry, and the banking industry were intrigued by the potential applications of bitcoin’s underlying “blockchain” process. 1] One side is labelled risks because bitcoin has involved in money laundering activities, ransom collections (e.g.,

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

After the development of bitcoin invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, computer scientists, software industry, and the banking industry were intrigued by the potential applications of bitcoin’s underlying “blockchain” process. 1] One side is labelled risks because bitcoin has involved in money laundering activities, ransom collections (e.g.,

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Barring the initial pandemic lockdown months, this is the steepest downturn in US manufacturing seen since the global financial crisis in 2009.”. Similarly, raw material inventories are accumulating due to the sudden and unexpected drop in production volumes.”. . the same value as that of July.

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crisp

APRIL 21, 2023

But becoming a B Corp is about more than a desire to improve the world: to earn the certification, companies must pass the B Impact Assessment , a comprehensive assessment that measures a company’s performance in five areas: governance, workers, community, customers, and environment.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Companies can then prioritize their mitigation efforts based on parameters such as value-at-risk, customer importance, and field inventory. Keeping an eye on changes in government policies is another important detection activity, which often falls under the umbrella of a centralized corporate function such as Legal or Compliance.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 29, 2021

They call for a reinvention of traditional IBP that more fully integrates its governing meetings and reporting into operations, enabling faster decision making, better responsiveness to disruption, and liberation for planners to work on more strategic issues. The Five Key Steps of Integrated Business Management / Integrated Decision Making.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

This level of connectivity will have profound social, political and economic consequences, and increasingly form part of our everyday lives, from the cars we drive and medicines we take, to the jobs we do and the governance systems we live in, to even the business technology systems we use.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

There are considerable 2023 headwinds facing the industry: Continued elevated inventory levels globally amid consumer, intermediate and investment goods product demand contraction. Significant industry capacity supply and demand imbalance, similar to what occurred in 2008 and 2009 global recession.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

They also report significant savings from logistics cost reductions (15%), inventory cost reductions (8%) and logistics fixed asset reductions (26%). Organizational drivers include fostering collaboration through structure, relationship governance, and embedding innovation into the organization. Supply Chain Disruption.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

As a result, organizations end up either under stocked (that leads to lost customers) or overstocked (leading to unwanted inventory carrying costs). It is imperative then, that companies can no longer bank on traditional solutions that only track inventory and its associated cost within the companys boundaries. December 2009.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

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. We know the next downturn is somewhere on the horizon.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2014

During peak processing periods - like year closing activities, balance sheet preparation, inventory reconciliation etc. In many countries, as an extension to data security issues, data privacy is governed by local government policies. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Arrange your inventory based on how often you need to use it. View the full post or view the snippet below: Over the last 5 years, I have seen many companies launching inventory reduction programs. They tend to move towards following standards and exercise rigorous governance regimes. Plan an Efficient Layout for the Warehouse.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 7, 2017

The role of packaging is an important contributor to total cost of ownership, as it also impacts cube on trucks, inventory storage, product safety, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction. However, all countries must adhere to the same standard Labeling regulation, and provide accurate information about the product on labeling.

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Elementum

AUGUST 18, 2015

On August 7th, Panama’s government declared a state of emergency due to an extreme drought. In 2009, the canal reported 299.1 The restrictions are set to impact about 20 percent of all ships passing through the area—that’s a lot of inventory. What can I do if my inventory is at risk? What’s Happening in Panama?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2015

ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello expressed concern with flat factory output, falling retail sales, and elevated inventories at retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Costello also mentioned that some retailers had purposely boosted inventory while the freight market was tight, thus not needing to order as much. Driver Shortage.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

It also allows existing employees to spend less time lugging boxes or finding inventory and more time doing the more complex parts of their job that are difficult to automate. Those inventory systems require more attention because of this (a human gig), as do programming and maintenance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 22, 2021

Normally, a presidential inauguration will have hundreds of thousands of attendees; Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration had close to 1.8 This summer, the company plans to use drones to drop multiple orders at government-approved landing zones, such as designated spaces in parking lots. million attendees.

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