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. Ongoing Technology-Driven Industry Disruption.

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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. percent GDP growth in 2023.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Over the last two decades the company successfully leveraged global scale to define supply chain leadership. With 12,000 supply chain employees operating in 80 countries with 2400 storage facilities, supply chain excellence and innovation are the foundation of corporate performance. BASF creates chemistry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. 2015 Supply Chains to Admire.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 26, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Clothing Supply Chain: From High Fashion Runway to Landfill! It has been replaced by the latest technologies in every field in most countries, from automobiles to vacuum cleaners. Most people are not aware of Bitcoin or blockchain technology. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 12, 2020

In my day-to-day work in supply chain management, I find more encounter more opinions than facts. …most discussions are fueled by over-zealous and self-serving marketing programs. The period of 2007-2008 was the downturn of the recession while the period of 2009-2013 marked the recovery. Supply Chain Leadership.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 20, 2018

The fall in oil prices transformed the global oil & gas industry. The industry is now recovering as prices have started to rise again, but the downturn has been a catalyst for continued evolution. Let’s take a look at what’s going on in the industry in this era of transformation. INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Financial balance sheet improvements cannot be driven by traditional supply chain processes. In the words of a supply chain leader yesterday, “Lora, please give me stories of success. When I first met Nick, he was driving a supply chain transformation at VTech Communications. Price to Tangible Book Value.

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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. 2015 is less than three weeks away, and a barrel of Brent crude oil is $65.70 The Google Robot, Your Future Logistics Worker.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. I strongly feel that if I am going to cover the global supply chain that I need to experience it. A Personal Reflection.

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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. Explore Modern End-to-End Supply Chain for Real Business Growth. FREE EBOOK.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Geopolitical conflict with Australia—source of 10% of China’s coal imports—have contributed to the coal shortage. But China is the top concern for supply chain managers. The world’s largest exporter since 2009, Chinese producers shipped $2.5 year-on-year in August. year-on-year in August.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

With visibility as the key driver for an effective supply chain improvement strategy, businesses today must rely on building collaborative relationships in their extended supply chains to gain visibility from end-to-end. Today’s technologies are allowing all the stakeholders in the supply chain to share a single network.

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QAD

APRIL 21, 2020

The onset of COVID-19 arrived at a time when the global automotive industry was already in a state of tumult, with suppliers and automakers looking at a future defined by electrification, autonomy, and connectedness. Companies who have notably done so include Ford, GM, Fiat Chrysler, American Axle, Lear and Delphi Technologies.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

From a term that came into use in 2009, the Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long way in 10 years. What's interesting is how the use of IoT technologies to track inventory throughout the supply chain can dovetail with the kind of visibility you gain when you implement a best-of-breed dock scheduling system from C3 Solutions.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 2, 2021

“There is a lot of hype and conjecture around the impact of emerging technology,” writes Mark Adams, regional sales director for UK and Ireland at Cohesity, “but one thing is certain: data is — and will continue to be — the key to digital business.”[1] That is easier said than done.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Last week was the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. 110 supply chain leaders attended. In preparation for the summit, we readied the final report of the work on translating balance sheet results into a methodology to judge Supply Chain Excellence. A big bang technology focus has not worked.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Madhav Durbha These days, not a single supply chain conference I attend goes by without someone mentioning Blockchain. In fact, my interest in Blockchain further increased as I started dabbling in Bitcoin, an application of the Blockchain technology. Launched in 2009, Bitcoin was initially written off as a scam or fad.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2021

Supply chains play a crucial role in moving goods along to the end user. But as simple supply chains grow into vast and complex networks, how do you make sure yours remains ethical, profitable, and viable in the long term? 6 benefits of a sustainable supply chain. 6 benefits of a sustainable supply chain.

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SupplyOn

MAY 18, 2020

It’s now more important than ever to leverage Industry 4.0 to boost productivity, increase supply chain reliability and reap the benefits of closer buyer-supplier relationships. COVID 19, its effects on the industry and the restart of production currently dominate on the agenda.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 29, 2022

Like safety stock calculations , EOQ is one of the most important equations in supply chain planning. The demand is subjected to change due to many factors drastically, including pandemics (COVID-19), war (Russia-Ukraine war), and last but not least technological advancements. Bowersox, Supply Chain Logistics Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. Historically, the traditional supply chain focused on improving costs. Today, more mature supply chain teams focus on delivering value. Typically, it is a lack of common definition on what defines supply chain excellence.

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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 Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The first version of bitcoin was introduced in 2009, and many updates have been made since then. In addition, Bitcoin’s underlying technology- blockchain- is the most popular and revolutionary technology being adapted by almost every industry today. Bitcoin Cash.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Cryptocurrencies are underlined as the utmost lethal combination of finance and technology. In the year 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto released the foremost software of bitcoin. In this instance, there are more than 9000 altcoins in the industry. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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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. The notion of private blockchains has sparked interest in the financial service industry.

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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. The notion of private blockchains has sparked interest in the financial service industry.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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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. based production and supply network strategies in the coming years. unionized auto companies. Specifically for the U.S. Thus, some U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters Product Demand and Supply Network Perspective we reference a published Bloomberg report addressing how the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is impacting commodity and materials planning and supply concerns. Supply Chain Matters Added Perspectives. Bob Ferrari. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports that Rivian Automotive fell short of its 2022 vehicle production goal and that several top executives have departed the company, including the company’s purchasing head. The EV auto maker’s original commitment at the start of 2022 was to produce 50,000 vehicles, but that was cut at mid-year.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

In 2008-2009, nine died and hundreds became ill. We are watching the redefinition of the principles of safe and secure supply chains and corporate liability. The investigation into the activity at PCA began in 2009, after the U.S. PCA was a small player in a complex supply chain of big brands. What happened?

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Freightos

MARCH 17, 2019

Not that long ago, they were the only way people listened to music, peaking at 23 million units sold in Q1 2009. Source: SGX, Freightos Baltic Index. Technology rewrote industry rules and improved our listening to music. Well, one popular option for mitigating price volatility in other industries is index-linking.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Industries. Industries. Industrial Manufacturing. Publishing Resources Industries. Technology Services. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. Supply Chain Management.

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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. Source: Europen Confronting the Challenge: A Strategic Approach Toward Sustainable Packaging Navigating the implications of the revised PPWR will require a strategic and systematic approach. Evaluate Current Practices. Monitor Progress.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2023

The following is a guest blog from Craig Lukasik , one of my former MBA students from the Poole College of Management’s supply chain program. Supply Chain Metrics!?!? – Why should managers who work outside of “Supply Chain” care about this study? Thanks Craig!

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