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This Could Be Scary: A Halloween Candy Shortage

Enterra Insights

When you boil it down, a product’s shelf life is very short and if you don’t sell it, that inventory will be discounted shrinking already razor thin margins. 1] Mehr Bedi, “ Hershey warns of Halloween candy shortage ,” Reuters, 28 July 2022. [2] The cost of over forecasting is severe. ”[6]. .” Footnotes. [1]

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The Real Winner at the 2022 World Cup? Supply Chain.

BlueYonder

The entire world is gearing up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup , held in Qatar from Nov. According to FIFA, a staggering 3.572 billon people watched the 2018 World Cup Russia, with 1.12 To earn the win, companies also need rapid, accurate capabilities in inventory availability and commitment, as well as order promising.

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CAPS Conference: The Economist Projects What’s in Store for the Global Economy

NC State SCRC

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. Thus, expect to see sanctions against Russia continuing for at least five years or more. China will likely see a modest rebound after the 2022 slump, moving to only 5% growth.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Cotton production in India could dip 4% from 2021, down to 34 million bales in the 2021/2022 marketing year. Material Handling & Logistics ).

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5 Disruptions Shaping the Digital Transformation in Distribution and Logistics

BlueYonder

Macpherson predicted that the figure will easily be 80 percent by 2022. Data gives distributors and 3PLs the ability to manage the entire supply chain on behalf of the customer, manage their ordering and inventory levels and providing them with insights that’ll help improve service levels. Infused Technology.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

and European companies may last longer than expected as they try to sell off their bulging inventories in an economic climate where demand is stalling. They stocked up again after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up the price of raw materials such as energy and wheat. Active’ jobs denote positions open for application.

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5 Disruptions Shaping the Digital Transformation in Distribution and Logistics

BlueYonder

Macpherson predicted that the figure will easily be 80 percent by 2022. Data gives distributors and 3PLs the ability to manage the entire supply chain on behalf of the customer, manage their ordering and inventory levels and providing them with insights that’ll help improve service levels. Infused Technology.