MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Some events and trends driving the supply chain’s standing back in 2014 remain just as influential in 2023. New challenges In 2023, we faced challenges not on decision-makers agendas a decade ago. Often, these reviews lead to the establishment of new sources in other geographies, reshoring, and friend-shoring.

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Resilinc

JUNE 27, 2023

You’ve probably heard of some of the most notable M&As in the past few years, such as when Adobe acquired Figma in 2022 for $20 billion or when Heinz and Kraft merged in 2015 to become one of the largest food companies in the world. Each piece comes from different sources and manufacturers to create a working vehicle.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The invention of the ocean container as a means for inter-modal sea and surface transportation movements have orchestrated the march toward lowest cost global based sourcing of components and materials. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Back in 2015, he wrote, “While U.S. Footnotes [1] Staff, “ Manufacturing Day – October 6, 2023 ,” National Today. [2] Manufacturing Jobs ,” Economic Policy Institute, 22 January 2015. [4] 6] Staff, “ Manufacturing Day 2023 ,” Manufacturing USA. 4] They are: • Strong Economic Growth.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

Moller – Maersk, and CEO Soren Toft of MSC say: MSC and Maersk recognize that much has changed since the two companies signed the 10-year agreement in 2015. In our recently published 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains. In a joint statement, CEO Vincent Clerc of A. All rights reserved.

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Factors such as an increase in raw material pricing, part shortages, and a lack of alternate sources have led to delays in production. EXPLORE ARENA QMS For a full overview of the Fall 2023 Release, customers can consult with their Arena Coach. Not an Arena customer? Request a demo to experience all that Arena QMS has to offer.

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Savant Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Countries that have passed relevant legislation include England and Wales via the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which has ‘transparency in supply chains’ that also extend to Northern Ireland and Scotland; and the Health and Care Act 2022 section 81.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 25, 2023

A report initially published by The Information ( Paid subscription ) and subsequently industry publication Freightways , cited sources indicating that the Seattle based company, that counted Jeff Bezos , Bill Gates and Marc Benioff as investors, with Fidelity and T Rowe Price as later stage backers has taken this action.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlighting and added insights on reported October 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. reported for September, its lowest reading in 2023. The reported value of 49.5 declined 0.7 percentage points from the 50.2 declined 0.7

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Source Amazon Product Range One of the key drivers of Amazon’s success in logistics is the sheer breadth of its product range. Total Number of Employees: Amazon doesn’t disclose their total employee count for the latest year (2023). Sales by Region/Country: North America is likely the biggest contributor (395.64

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2023

According to business and industry media reports, the engine recall will affect upwards of 1,200 engines produced between 2015 and 2021. In conjunction with reporting of 2023 first-half financial and operating performance, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury reiterated the aircraft maker’s existing plans to produce 720 commercial aircraft this year.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2022

But as US trade representative Katherine Tai, recently stated, “We cannot just go back to the world in 2015 and pretend like these things didn’t happen.”[2] 10] They agree “western nations and organizations need to diversify their manufacturing and sourcing portfolios outside of China.” Concluding Thoughts.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2019

Light vehicle sales have declined from the robust pace of 2015-16, but the council predicts they will remain elevated at 17.1 million units per year by 2023. Assuming no major trade disruptions, there will be a $69 billion trade surplus in chemicals by 2023. million in 2018 and 16.8 million in 2019. million starts in 2018 and 1.34

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Techgistics

MARCH 12, 2018

Source: The Daily Dot. trillion in 2023. CargoX CargoX founded in 2015 and based in Slovenia is building a digital blockchain-based smart bill of lading that can be encrypted and securely recorded on the blockchain. The global logistics market is predicted to reach US 15.5

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

According to business and industry media reports at the time, the engine recall would affect upwards of 1,200 engines produced between 2015 and 2021. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

Since 2015, PTC has hosted LiveWorx , a global forum that brings together manufacturing executives, engineers, product designers, quality leaders, supply chain partners, and other like-minded individuals who are focused on harnessing disruptive technologies to manage uncertainty and transform their business.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

In 2015 predictions for IoT adoption were extravagant. million in 2023. Not only does it help keep their users' distribution centres running smoothly, with lower maintenance costs and less unplanned downtime, it also affords the manufacturer a potential new source of income from the diagnostic and maintenance service.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In conjunction with the reporting of cumulative nine month 2023 financial performance , commercial aircraft producer Airbus reiterated its full-year aircraft delivery commitment of 720 aircraft. With the 2023 aircraft delivery goal remaining as 720 aircraft, we pointed that that Q4 monthly production will need to meet or exceed 232 aircraft.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 2, 2024

.” Michael McCullough , a Vice President at Capgemini, told McCrea, “Supply chains are moving faster and more resiliently right now, and companies are becoming even more focused on evaluating risk — both in terms of their supplier bases and their manufacturing/sourcing sites (i.e., those situated offshore).”

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 17, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2023 subject to customary closing conditions. Dr. Plattner’s term expires in May 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The flexis acquisition follows the announced closing of the acquisition of Doodle in November 2023, a provider of first and last mile logistics support for customer returns processes. In April of 2023, this column highlighted Arrival’s second blank check SPAC deal after upwards of two years as a public company.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 31, 2023

Background In a number of prior Supply Chain Matters blog commentaries, we have highlighted for readers how global smartphone and consumer electronics provider Apple has behind the scenes been influencing key contract manufacturing and component suppliers to begin to establish alternative sourcing of materials and production beyond China.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Younger people and older people often use different social media platforms, use different news sources, and frequent different stores. 2] Samanth Subramanian, “ Good riddance to the lost generations ,” Quartz, 27 May 2023. [3] The best way to market your business is to apply the right technique to the right group of people.”[4]

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 25, 2024

” UPS is also evaluating the possible sale of its truck brokerage service, Coyote Logistics, which it acquired in 2015. These tech tools may also use crowd-sourced carriers or traditional ones. Another example and the biggest threat for FedEx and UPS is Amazon Business, launched in 2015 to address the SME business market.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 6, 2022

They want a single source of truth that maps the steps of every process, assigns ownership, and defines due dates. Blockchain was all the craze circa 2015-2016, but supply chain operators realized earlier than most (~2018) that blockchain use cases weren’t yet ready for prime time. Instead, leaders want visibility and accountability.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 6, 2022

They want a single source of truth that maps the steps of every process, assigns ownership, and defines due dates. Blockchain was all the craze circa 2015-2016, but supply chain operators realized earlier than most (~2018) that blockchain use cases weren’t yet ready for prime time. Instead, leaders want visibility and accountability.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2023

He explains, “The biggest barrier to having the new technology operate as a single platform is that AI is based on an open source of data collection. 6] Steven Knepp, “ AI ain’t ready for prime time in the supply chain ,” Supply Chain Management Review, 10 March 2023. [7] Why is this a barrier? 8] Michael C.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 11, 2023

With the mandates set by the 2015 Paris Agreement to achieve a carbon net zero by 2050, companies have accelerated their schedules as customers, shareholders, employees, and suppliers have become more aware of the implications of climate change. During the pandemic businesses placed sustainability on hold—now they want to catch up.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Adidas @adidas Adidas is expected to move nearly 20% of its production to more automated factories by 2023 , many of them potentially proprietary. Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering.

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Arena Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The need for sustainability In 2015, the United Nations (U.N.) Also, putting a green label on your product, another marketing trend known as greenwashing, doesn’t cut it anymore either. Companies need to back up their claims.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

A nuclear disaster, as depicted in the film, would likely result in a reassessment of nuclear power as an energy source. San Andreas (2015) If California was a country, its $3.1 This could lead to a shift away from nuclear energy, impacting the supply of electricity. trillion economy would be the fifth biggest in the world.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

August 2015 saw the opening of the New Suez Canal, which cost over $8 billion and increased the depth to 24 meters (78 feet). The canal could only support unidirectional traffic prior to its extension in 2015, with crossings arranged into convoys of roughly 10 to 15 ships. In 2023, the expansion is anticipated to be finished.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

” Gathering and democratizing the right data : “In established companies, data is often a source of frustration. 2] Eric Lamarre, Kate Smaje, and Rodney Zemmel, “ Rewired to outcompete ,” McKinsey & Company, 20 June 2023. [3] 3] Michael C.

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QAD

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Since August 2015, the chief of state has been Andrzei Duda. Senate elections were held in October 2019 and will be held next in October 2023. The corporate tax rate is 19%, calculated on global corporate income from all sources if the company is headquartered in Poland. Taxes equal 39.5% Taxes equal 39.5% Special Circumstances.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

According to SDG Compass, 212 million people will be unemployed by next year, which means, to keep up with the growing working age population, the world needs to create 600 million jobs by 2023. Those new standards effectively aim to eradicate modern slavery from the sourcing of 3TGs. On-board electronic, fuel cells.

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Exiger Perspectives

JULY 19, 2023

By fostering a more ethical business environment, regulations aim to prevent and address modern slavery, promote responsible sourcing practices, and mitigate human rights abuses in supply chains. Compliance has been expected since 2015, but the Act’s enhancement to allow improved enforcement has faced delays.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 17, 2023

2023 Decision Science Trends. Christophe Atten , an Assistant Team Manager in the Spuerkeess Data Analytics/Science Lab, observes, “[Data democratization] might be one of the most important, if not the most important, concept to adopt within 2023.”[4] In addition, new data sources and applications have created complexities.

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