NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I had the opportunity to sit in on a very thorough presentation by a member of the Economist Intelligence Unit at the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies meeting today. The conflict in the Ukraine is expected to continue throughout 2022, and will likely be a contracted conflict that will continue for perhaps five years or more.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 19, 2022

On Day 2, we examined inflation forecasts. As shown in the chart below, Miller notes that the PPI for final demand finished goods (red), appears to have peaked on a year over year (YoY) basis as of June 2022 and is now trending down on the YoY comparison, but still up ~15% YoY.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 5, 2022

Those are usual worries in any year, but the 2022 peak shipping season is shaping up differently. Consider how e-commerce grew through the first half of 2022. Depending on the source, growth stands near 6% for each quarter, and according to Retail Dive, e-commerce will surpass $1 trillion by the year’s end.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Oilfield services market, in general, covers manufacturers, repairers, and maintenance companies specializing in oil extraction and transportation. A general description of these oil and gas service companies could be that they manufacture, repair, and maintain equipment that is used in oil extraction and transportation. From USD 135.1

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IQMS

JUNE 25, 2019

By 2020, Discrete Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics and Utilities industries are projected to spend $40B each on IoT platforms, systems, and services. in 2022, achieving a 10.7% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) according to Gartner’s latest market forecast. in 2022, achieving a 10.7% in 2017 to $20.4B

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 11, 2021

Indeed, AI and IoT are now more practical and are used at almost every technological juncture, i.e., online businesses, online tools, open-source APIs, robotics, healthcare, in the cloud and on your mobile device.” Agrawal notes, “It is forecasted that more than 80% of IoT projects will be using AI by the year 2022.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase year-over-year. Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers.

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Aera Technology

AUGUST 16, 2018

percent CAGR through 2022. are transforming capabilities to manage this massive network of manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies and patients. For 2018 and beyond, the pharma supply chain will need to venture into the world of digital transformation. including artificial intelligence , IoT, and cognitive computing?—?are

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More than ever, seasonal inventory needs to be carefully accounted for during the demand forecasting and inventory planning process , ensuring right-sized inventory that can meet customer expectations while limiting the spend and use of working capital. Expectations for the 2022 Holiday Season and Beyond. Migration Patterns.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase in year-over-year volume. Returning containers is an ongoing issue resulting in some manufacturers investigating a return to break-bulk shipping (container free).

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Unleashed

JULY 5, 2022

So how are these trends changing the industry, and what can we expect in 2022 and beyond? How is the alcohol industry changing in 2022? There has been a squeeze on transport and a shortage of glass bottles , in particular, meaning manufacturers have had to search for other options to package and deliver their products around the globe.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This is a commentary on the article To Share or Not to Share: The Future of Collaborative Forecasting , Foresight 2022, Q4, by Pierre Pinson, Editor in Chief of The International Journal of Forecasting. COLLABORATIVE PLANNING, FORECASTING, AND REPLENISHMENT. Asymmetry of Data Ownership. It was a win-win situation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions. Most have purchased software, but are dependent on Excel spreadsheets. The source of data for this blog comes from market triangulation. Sadly, only 7% of companies test before purchase. Frustration abounds. For example.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

According to the SAP announcement , at a purchase price of $18.15 SAP acquired Qualtrics in November 2018 in an all cash deal of $8 billion in what was billed as the enterprise software provider’s largest acquisition to date. In 2022, he was recognized by the Economic Times as the “ Global Indian of the Year.”

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 20, 2023

Iversen writes, “Data warehouses are similar to data lakes in that they support storing data from multiple sources. Not People ,” LinkedIn, 19 December 2018. [2] 2] Yash Mehta, “ Data Fabric vs. Data Mesh: Key Differences and Similarities ,” RT Insights, 15 May 2022. [3] ” Data Warehouse.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 3, 2018

[WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Multiple manufacturers, multiple relationships, multiple distribution models, multiple contracts. Supporting an efficient digital path to purchase requires comprehensive digital collaboration. from the global economy by 2022.

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