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. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined. The Global Manufacturing Output sub-index reportedly dropped to a contraction value of 48.5 Manufacturing Indices. in March to 46.0

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. We find that this is true of too few companies. ” Yes, I said.

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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. There are additional signs of a global glut in overall inventory levels, yet selective component shortages remain for certain industries. Global Wide Production Activity. for October.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 25, 2016

These 9 headlines culled from Transport Topics over the first three weeks of 2016, coupled with the emerging economic slowdown should give pause to all shippers. Headline: US Manufacturing Contracts at Fastest Pace in Six Years. Headline: Intermodal Cargo Falls in 4Q for First Time Since 2009. Over the Road Trucking.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

A new study by the SupplyChainDigest analyzing the main components of working capital: Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO), and Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) revealed an uptick in DIO. New Study Shows a Rise in US Company Inventories. This and much more, in your Monday supply chain briefing from Arkieva.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The May report indicated that the global wide PMI has now been below the neutral 50 mark for nine consecutive months, and again an indication of manufacturing recession conditions. That could signal even more added inventory exposures.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

More data points this week confirming what we already know: demand for freight transportation is weak, which is leading carriers to cut back on capacity. Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 a solution provider that facilitates the drop-shipping process between manufacturers and retailers.

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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. However, reports of this year’s event and equivalent shopper and gross merchandise volumes (GMV) appear to be very muted. All rights reserved.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. Retailers can no longer have their heads in the sand, but neither can consumer products manufacturers. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. What does this mean?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

I also think that Quintiq’s leadership in concurrent planning to solve new problems is promising, especially in the design of transportation and inventory flows. For example, we discovered that transportation and duties are 5x the expense of labor and overhead. Is it duties, or is it transportation? Is it labor?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

You get on the M25 and before long you have a front seat view of the biggest transportation challenge facing companies in England and many other countries around the world: traffic congestion. UPS To Launch On-Demand 3D Printing Manufacturing Network. Mention the M25 to anyone there and you get the same reaction: Ugh!

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RFgen

JUNE 16, 2016

Investigations showed that one main cause of the loss in revenue was that less than half of deliveries arrived on time, driving up costs, and over 50% of their supply chain budget went to outsourcing delivery to third party transportation services, leading to cost inflation. Plant in Columbia, South Carolina in 2009.

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RFgen

JUNE 16, 2016

Investigations showed that one main cause of the loss in revenue was that less than half of deliveries arrived on time, driving up costs, and over 50% of their supply chain budget went to outsourcing delivery to third party transportation services, leading to cost inflation. Plant in Columbia, South Carolina in 2009.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

Authored by transportation consultant Rosalyn Wilson of Delcan, Inc., trillion, an increase of $114 billion from 2009. Inventory carrying costs increased 10.3 Transportation costs were up 10.3 percent from 2009 levels, with trucking lagging behind the performance of other modes, rising only 9.3 About CSCMP.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 25, 2013

Stock 2009 said more specific that most researchers believed the term " Supply Chain Management " was introduced by Keith Oliver of Booz Allan Hamilton in 1982 on Financial Times. Here at resupply points, inventory was stored for up to 8 days. 2) Origin of "Logistics". 3) Origin of "Supply Chain". to another " is a bit tricky.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this update, we focus on our fifth prediction which is focused on global transportation and logistics services sectors. 2023 Prediction Five: Global Wide Transportation, Logistics and Brokerage Services Sectors Will Face a Challenging Year With Significant Consequences. Prediction Background. Prediction Implications.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. What is Green Supply Chain Management : Green Supply Chain Management is all about delivering products and services from suppliers, manufacturers to end customers through material flow, information flow and cash flow in the context of environment. Hence Lean manufacturing contributes to the Green environment.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

Manufacturers: best in class <10.3% industry average 6.8%. They also give you better negotiating information for suppliers and other third parties (transporters, warehousing companies, product assemblers and others) contributing to your supply chain operations. The same idea can be applied in other sectors too.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Managing adverse weather conditions is part and parcel of transportation planning. Companies can then prioritize their mitigation efforts based on parameters such as value-at-risk, customer importance, and field inventory. Professor Yossi Sheffi is Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 29, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Today, manufacturing companies have adopted software in major part of their supply chain. One of the bottlenecks in todays shop floor manufacturing techniques is the incapability of shop floor supervisors to move across the shop floor and see real-time information on production and make intelligent decisions.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

Industrial Manufacturing. Todays WMS is a tightly integrated code between the intrinsic WMS functions like receiving, put away, inventory, picking, packing and shipping, which are the primary functionalities. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Let us take an initiative such as Inventory Optimization as an example. Somewhere along the year-long journey of cataloging requirements and assessing gaps, inventory optimization takes a SKU rationalization flavor and the goal turns to the avoidance of SKU proliferation. December 2009.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

Manufacturers may recall stock because of flaws or to replace older products with newer ones. They may recall inventory from retailers or reprocess it because it has passed its sell-by date or demand is insufficient. Retailers have often been faster than manufacturers to move to the requisite technology.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Route optimization process determines the sequence in which orders are delivered to customer, so as to reduce overall cost of transportation. During the release process, if sufficient inventory is not available, order used to get backordered. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. On the one hand, Wal-Mart was able to mitigate the availability of certain excess inventory through real-time promotions on Facebook. The realization that available inventory must be effectively optimized to meet order needs across multiple channels is hitting home for many. Automotive. Healthcare.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 2, 2012

The acquisition expands IBM’s cloud-based analytics offerings that provide supply chain intelligence leading to better inventory management and cost efficiencies. Connect retailers and manufacturers for collaborative planning through the cloud. “IBM today announced it has completed its acquisition of Emptoris Inc.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Thus, many retailers, both brick and mortar and online focused, had to dynamically link available inventory with in-store, online and channel related promotional initiatives. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure. Medical Devices.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2015

This month’s Market Update highlights some of the key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America, including the most recent Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) reading, which shows signs of improvement in overall market conditions. The post Market Update: Transportation Industry News appeared first on Transportfolio.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

It is one of those high-end brands with global recognition, and to my surprise, the manufacturer’s own website did not have any stock and no indication on when it would be available. Critical inventory disruptions/deficiency anywhere in the supply chain. so I went online to order it. Network bottleneck identification.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Inventory Management/Optimizat. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Manufacturing Technology. Transportation Management Syst. The electronic version of the 16-page Supply Chain Digest Letter on Supply Chain Performance Management 2009. Consumer Goods and Retail Supp. Demand Planning/Forecasting. Distribution/Centers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

Shoppers started seeing shortages of tomatoes on about February 20, with retailers saying a combination of bad weather and related transport issues in north Africa and Europe were causing significant supply problems. Since the launch of its recycling program in 2009, Best Buy has recycled over 2 billion pounds of electronics and appliances.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Since the orders are delivered from nearest stores, transportation cost also reduces. Able to send real time inventory updates to website. Able to monitor the inventory real time and should be able to replenish it in quick time to reduce lost sales due to out of stock products. December 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Demand planning is the most critical process in the CPG industry, since it drives all downstream processes (raw material/finished goods inventory planning, procurement planning, capacity planning, manpower planning, transportation planning, etc.) December 2009. November 2009. October 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 21, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure. April 2010.

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