Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

retailer Target’s recent reporting of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. Specifically, high inflation and economically stressed consumers have been more selective in their household budgeting and in their purchase decisions. Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives to U.S. percent in Q4.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

we faced in June of 2022. As of March 27, 2023, the average price of diesel is $4.128, which is the lowest it’s been since February 2022. COVID-19 Ernst & Young LLP conducted a survey of 200 senior-level supply chain executives in late 2020 and 2022. Read the full report here. Derived from FreightWaves SONAR.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. This Year’s Report Themes and Key Messages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

According to a recent report, the company canceled, closed, or delayed 99 fulfillment facilities, impacting nearly 32.3 That trend, along with technological advancements, gave FedEx incentive to overhaul its Express unit’s network in a bid for long-term savings. million square feet of active or planned ground-level space in 30 states.

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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. My proposal was prescient — the program celebrated its one-millionth enrollment in September 2022 and is still growing. The inaugural post appeared on March 4, 2014, and was about the rising status of the supply chain profession.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The enterprise value of Micro Focus is reported to be $2 billion and the purchase price is reported to be 2.2 The most visible was in 2016, in an upwards of $9 billion merger with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) software business in an effort to create what was reported as a pure-play enterprise software company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

Thomson Reuters purchased the global trade compliance vendor Integration Point in 2018. McKee says that at SAP what she is seeing is a trend towards having more deals originating from a supply chain organization, SAP’s customers still typically originate from finance. Every customer seems to want to manage them differently.”

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Unleashed

JULY 5, 2022

And as the peak of the pandemic fades, these trends are becoming more prominent. So how are these trends changing the industry, and what can we expect in 2022 and beyond? We take a look at 19 key trends, and what to expect in the future from this industry. How is the alcohol industry changing in 2022?

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

MAY 25, 2022

And while the trend briefly reversed during the pandemic, as shown in 2020, the expectation is that food away from home will resume its share growth going forward. This service offers competitive wholesale pricing, opportunities to purchase items by the case or unit and seven-day-a-week delivery.”

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Xeeva

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In Gartner’s recent annual report, they discuss their predictions as to what will have a great impact on procurement and sourcing technology in the coming year and how the market will change over time. One thing that is definitely clear – the procurement and sourcing market is evolving quickly as technology continues to advance.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2021

Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. Read more: The 10 inventory management trends to watch for in 2022 Reverse logistics is another name for a backwards supply chain What steps make up the reverse logistics process?

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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. Cotton production in India could dip 4% from 2021, down to 34 million bales in the 2021/2022 marketing year. A variety of chips will remain in short supply throughout 2022.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 6, 2022

The decisions range from big, one-off strategic choices (such as where to locate the next multibillion-dollar plant) to everyday frontline decisions that add up to a lot of value over time (such as whether to suggest another purchase to a customer). They report, “We know from extensive research that decisions matter — a lot.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

While some orders still delight, a few recent purchases have left me faltering when it comes to your customer experience. On February 3, 2022, Amazon announced its first price increase since 2018. On February 3, 2022, Amazon announced its first price increase since 2018.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Expectations for the 2022 Holiday Season and Beyond. In fact, in 2022, 77% of Europeans planned to travel between April and September. But by 2018, one Business Insider article declared “Black Friday is dead.” Here’s a screenshot taken from a YouTube ad on October 4, 2022. Challenges of Seasonal Product Management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

But for the longest time, small to medium sized businesses were not serviced by the latest tech trends enterprises have been able to benefit from. In this article, we’ll explore these technology trends and how they will impact business in 2018 and beyond. billion by 2022! That is, until now. billion in 2017 to $8.81

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In this 2022 guide to freeports: What is a freeport? The number of global freeports or special economic zones increased from about 79 in 1975 to 5,400 in 2018 , and there are currently around 3,500 worldwide. They will also be offered temporary tax breaks, including reductions to taxes on property and new building purchases.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 18, 2019

However, to succeed, you need to be on top of trends that can widen your reach and impress consumers.”[1] ”[1] Those trends run the gamut from technologies to regulations. ”[2] Below are some of the most significant trends to watch this coming year. Digital marketing trends. Artificial intelligence.

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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. In Australia, manufacturers can get access to POS scan sales from the largest retailers – but it comes at a cost. DATA SUPPLIERS.

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RFgen

AUGUST 7, 2022

The total cost of this recall is believed to have exceeded $1 billion after lawsuits. In 2018, unsanitary conditions at Rose Acre Farms prompted the recall of over 200-million eggs from 17 facilities , the largest of its kind since 2010. Calculating the Cost of a Food Recall. 2018 $41,500,000 Meat/ Salmonella.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 21, 2018

Shopping often begins with searching and Dan O’Shea reports a 2017 study published by BrightEdge determined “mobile searches on Google now represent about 57% of all search traffic.”[1] ” The Digital Path to Purchase. ” So what kind of digital path to purchase strategy should retailers pursue?

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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. Sadly, only 7% of companies test before purchase. ” There is a belief that the purchase from an ERP solution provider improves integration.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 16, 2022

Consumers, on the other hand, constantly complain about being bombarded with advertisements (even while acknowledging many of their purchases are a direct result of learning about a product or service through an ad). ”[5] Data analytics, of course, isn’t the end game. blog, 28 August 2018. [7] The staff at integrate.ai

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ShipBob

JANUARY 22, 2020

According to AdWeek , the number of Americans purchasing from a direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand is predicted to grow nearly 20% over the next 5 years. The rising trend in health, beauty, and wellness products sold by fast-growing DTC brands is a global phenomenon. And it’s not just in the US alone. Your orders are increasing.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 3, 2022

The only way to remain on top of these events is through the incorporation of big data analytics.”[3]. The Market Trends staff at Analytics Insight observe, “Advanced analytics is a collective term for a wide range of analytics techniques that make use of cutting-edge computing techniques such as machine learning. .”[4]

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

According to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics, nearly 180 million Americans shopped during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. Driver shortage is a top grocery challenge for 2022. million from 145.4 million last year.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 3, 2018

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Before we get into blockchain’s potential entry points into the supply chain ecosystem, let’s take a look at the two current trends in SCM *(Supply Chain Management): Dynamism SCM has evolved to become a huge, global ecosystem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

Flipkart is in talks to raise a total of $1 billion in fresh funds, the Economic Times reported earlier in the day, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Walmart has been accelerating its growth in India since 2018, when it bought a 77 percent stake in Flipkart for about $16 billion, its biggest investment.

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