Enterra Insights

JANUARY 9, 2023

Jocz noted, “Purchases depend on consumers’ having disposable income, feeling confident about their future, trusting in business and the economy, and embracing lifestyles and values that encourage consumption. Journalist Audrey Kemp reports that changing consumer behavior has permanently affected omnichannel operations.

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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. Alibaba reported GMV of the equivalent of $84.5

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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 Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In his leadership of Toyota , he had openly questioned the ongoing timelines of the global auto industry’s wholesale transformation toward an all-electric model offerings. We cited a published Reuters report indicating that: “ Ford’s decision to pause work on a $3.5 billion Michigan battery production facility.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of both December 2022 and full year reported global PMI indices that at the close of 2022 present a far different picture from the start of the year. This posting serves as a side panel to the start of our multi-part unveiling of our individual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

The report authors noted that this index, when calculated without the impact of China would have posted a 53.2 The report specifically indicated: “ Average purchase prices rose to one of the greatest extents during the past 11 years, leading to the joint-steepest increase in output charges since the series began in October 2009.”. .

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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. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported value of 49.6 was unchanged as that of April as well as March. in April to 58.7

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The Manufacturers Health Check report shows SMEs in the UK, New Zealand and Australia were forced to hold record levels of stock in Q3 2022 – a response to billowing international lead times. We did this by analysing four key metrics: The average value of total stock on hand – reflecting the volume of goods held (plus impacts from inflation).

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

I have read your report on S&OP technologies, and I have some questions.” In my prior jobs as an analyst, the research reports were locked behind a paywall; and even though I would have liked to have been able to talk directly to Steve, the commercial model of the prior positions prohibited it. He was exuberant.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 11, 2023

To tackle this scale and complexity of this challenge, we were introduced to a network of state acquisition officials through the National Association of State Procurement Officers (NASPO). Congress acknowledged that these actions had “sporadic and relatively narrow” effects (Congressional Research Service, 2020). However, the U.S.

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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. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report for November 2022, a composite index produced by J.P. The November report reflected a 29-month low value of 48.8, reported for October.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2020

Alan Rappeport ( @arappeport ) and Jeanna Smialek ( @jeannasmialek ) report, “The International Monetary Fund issued a stark warning about the coronavirus’s economic toll, saying that the world is facing its worst downturn since the Great Depression as shuttered factories, quarantines and national lockdowns cause economic output to collapse.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

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. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The two recognized PMI reports for U.S. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of March and Q1- 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which reinforce a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. That stated, the reported 49.6 but represented 0.6

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 16, 2022

Regardless, directly following shipping off the virtual association in 2009, Bitcoin was first excused by most countries. You can set up this article because of expanding interest in Bitcoin and reports of expensive goods made by the individuals who tried to purchase Bitcoin through obscure sites.

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Arkieva

MARCH 24, 2016

2006-2009 I did a PhD on Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization. A research report from the Aberdeen Group reported a 13% adoption in 2004. Can we take a lesson for other advanced analytics tools? Sales and purchasing are notoriously suspicious. I see a comparable challenge for other advanced analytics.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

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. Jassy indicates that Amazon will continue to invest “ substantially in these models across our consumer, seller, brand, and creator experiences. And that’s what Bedrock is.”

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 3, 2019

With limited competition, they were able to offer standardized assortments across all their sales outlets, purchased in a manner that delivered the lowest possible unit cost. According to RSR Research, consumers’ price sensitivity has been a “top three” business challenge every year from 2009 through 2019.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 3, 2019

With limited competition, they were able to offer standardized assortments across all their sales outlets, purchased in a manner that delivered the lowest possible unit cost. According to RSR Research, consumers’ price sensitivity has been a “top three” business challenge every year from 2009 through 2019.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. The Company was my client for many years at AMR Research, and when I look at Mark’s slides for the webinar, I see many of the elements that we heatedly debated in the period of 2009-2010. I am on a mission.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Three years later, he stayed with his $300-a-barrel prediction, but shifted the timeframe to 2020 (see the CBS News article, Another $300 Oil Prediction — and Why This One Matters ). Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation.

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Supply Chains Rock

JUNE 3, 2009

Wednesday, June 03, 2009. Its become almost an annual ritual, similar to the Fortune 500, the top billionaires and the AMR Top 25 Supply Chain report. This article in MarineLog reported that "Toyota had to rent a boat in Sweden to store 2,500 extra cars from inventory.". SCM Research. Subscribe To. MIT Supply Chain 2020.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

In 2008-2009, nine died and hundreds became ill. The investigation into the activity at PCA began in 2009, after the U.S. There is no focus on payment based on outcomes or purchase at the point of consumption. She is trying to redefine the industry analyst model to make it friendlier and more useful for supply chain leaders.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The sentence comes as a result of the late 2008-2009 salmonella outbreak linked back to PCA plants in Texas and Georgia. The 2008-2009 outbreak was no minor outbreak (and even if it had been, should that matter?). But could have increased supplier oversight prevented the disastrous 2008-2009 outbreak? Trust but verify.”.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 6, 2014

A decisive stage in this process was the Circumplex Leadership Scan 360° (CLS360), a scientifically developed questionnaire about leadership skills based on empirical research among 221 managers and 137 employees. John van Dongen, Director Demand Flow Planning & Scheduling Europe at Electrolux Home Products (2009).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

Unseasonably cold weather in Spain slowed down the growing of peppers, leading to Morrisons limiting purchases to two per customer. households each year, a new report has found. according to the report, which was released Thursday by the Environment California Research & Policy Center and the Frontier Group.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Today, Ganguly, vice president of manufacturing and general manager of the company’s Research Triangle Park operations, says the Jenkins MBA program prepared him for the challenges he faces from day to day. I love data and analytics that create insights into processes and approaches.” which is a 90 day process.

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EcoVadis

MAY 21, 2014

Jury is currently Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Bergamo University (Bergamo, Italy), focusing his research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management. In the last two decades companies have been required to assure that good environmental and social performance were achieved across their supply chains (MIT, 2009).

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line? The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). What is the USMTO Data Report? Why Wenzel America Uses the USMTO Data Reports.

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Supply Chains Rock

JULY 7, 2009

Tuesday, July 07, 2009. Many global corporations realize this, which is why they have been so progressive in maintaining supply chains that hold themselves accountable for everything from the labor they employ to the eco-friendliness of the parts they use and many actually report on their progress and efforts. SCM Research.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Index figures are calculated from a combination of core performance metrics, including sales performance, purchasing and internal efficiency. Clothing and footwear is also doing it tough, scoring the worst out of the 16 industries researched at 0 out of 100. Scores below 50 represent below average performance for each sector.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It has been forecasted that by 2040, approximately 95% of all purchases will be facilitated by ecommerce. Founded in 2009, Forerunner Ventures specializes in investing in commerce-related businesses including Warby Parker, Away, Jet, Hims, Hers, Glossier, Bonobos, and others. Its latest fund (made in 2018) was $250 million.

Trends 105

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Science writer Anjana Ahuja ( @anjahuja ) reports, “In an algorithm-driven world where data is king, one misstep can lead to a royal mess. Netflix discovered this in 2009 when it released anonymized movie reviews penned by subscribers. ” Shaked adds, “AI/ML models are starved for data.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

No longer are we in a world where consumers and employees “go online” to work, play, or purchase; we are now in a world where everyone and everything simply is online, whether at home, at school, at the office, or on-the-go. ” Ashton added that IoT had grown a lot since 2009, but he claimed it has still has much further to go.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 22, 2021

Journalists Kelly Crow ( @KellyCrowWSJ ) and Caitlin Ostroff ( @ceostroff ) report, “Cryptocurrency and blue-chip art collided …. Media reporter Mark Stenberg ( @MarkStenberg3 ) explains, “Put simply, an NFT is a record that shows who owns a unique piece of digital content, similar to the way a vehicle title shows who owns a particular car.

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Elementum

JULY 27, 2016

Amazon Web Services has purchased Hawaiki Submarine Cable to speed performance up to 30 Terabytes, and reduce latency of communication between Australia, New Zealand, and the US. Reports state that this will be the highest-capacity subsea cable ever placed across the Atlantic, with speeds of 160 Terabits per second.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

A graduate of Sciences-Po, Mr. d’Humières was auditor of the 2009 CSR session at Harvard Executive Business School. His participation to the committee will be essential in helping EcoVadis drive sustainability forward,” says Sylvain Guyoton, SVP Research at EcoVadis.

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