Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 1, 2023

based companies doing business within, or sourcing supply chain materials and production within China. Background Our research parent, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group , recently published 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains ( Available for complimentary downloading in our Research Center ).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Tesla’s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. His 2018 effort led to a Securities and Exchange Commission settlement and this consequent shareholder lawsuit. More to come.

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QAD

AUGUST 18, 2022

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply, contract packaging and distribution partners are under constant pressure to comply with government requirements while maintaining high standards for patient safety, product quality and innovation. What is the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2023

The essence of this report that cites an informed source, indicates that Rivian is about to initiate a manufacturing reorganization that will include the relocation of portions of the start-up’s manufacturing engineering team to be directly resident at the company’s Normal, Illinois production facility.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 18, 2023

Apple Component Design Shift in Custom Displays Citing sources with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg reported ( Paid subscription or metered view ) that Apple has plans to begin utilizing custom electronic displays utilizing its own custom in-house development designs. Full year volumes reportedly decline 11 percent to fewer than 1.2

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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. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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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. The emergence of just-in-time manufacturing, other business models, and globalization were among the drivers reshaping the business landscape. Chief among them is the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2019

Following growth throughout 2018, the chemical industry is expected to see continued healthy demand for basic chemicals throughout this year, with most specialty segments predicted to benefit from growing demand as well, especially in construction markets. in 2018 and is expected to grow by 3.6% in 2018 and is expected to grow by 3.6%

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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. Some economies will have a “technical” recession in late 2022 and early 2023, which is negative GDP growth, but these are not true recessionary trends. Not likely.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 29, 2023

… Aside from changing the physical elements of ports and infrastructure to protect against impending climate change, manufacturers can shift their own strategies to adapt. Only then can they determine the ideal location for sourcing — not just those that seem most convenient.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

ShipBob can only fulfill orders for CBD products from our US fulfillment centers that meet the following criteria: Products are manufactured by a US-based company. The CBD market is booming in 2023 There’s no doubt about it, consumers are getting on the CBD train. Due to the aforementioned 2018 Farm Bill, CBD is legal in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 16, 2020

Such information streamlined transactions and improved decision-making, but the ERP data did not initially permit connecting and compiling cross-functional data sources. A 2018 report found many global manufacturing companies were still in the early stages of their journeys toward high-tech solutions. billion by 2023.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 27, 2020

2] Those trends include: Trend 1: Breakout moment of artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing. … In 2020, emotion recognition and computer vision will scale and AI will have a breakout moment in manufacturing.” More than 90% of apps will be cloud native, 80% of code will be externally sourced, and 1.6

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IQMS

JUNE 25, 2019

By 2023, blockchain will support the global movement and tracking of $2T of goods and services annually based on a recent Gartner. By 2020, Discrete Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics and Utilities industries are projected to spend $40B each on IoT platforms, systems, and services.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In fact, over 3,800 stores closed in the US in 2018 alone and we saw some of our most cherished and longstanding retail brands close doors forever.”[1] There are some purchases they prefer to do online and other they would rather touch and feel before swiping their credit card. 13 November 2018. [7] ”[5].

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

As of this afternoon, a published report from industry publication Air Current , citing informed sources, indicated that United Airlines has found loose bolts on door plugs on at least five Boeing 737 Max 9 planes during ongoing inspections. based carriers Alaska Airlines and United Airlines. All rights reserved.

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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.” All industries from mining to manufacturing are relying on digital transformation.” They are: 1.

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BlueYonder

JULY 6, 2018

tariffs start to impact manufacturing; year-over-year orders for big rigs doubled in June; new advances in consumer chatbots could save businesses billions; and two major European grocers will team up in a bid to keep supplier prices low. As Manufacturers Position for Tariffs, Factory Activity Increases. in June from 58.7

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BlueYonder

JULY 6, 2018

tariffs start to impact manufacturing; year-over-year orders for big rigs doubled in June; new advances in consumer chatbots could save businesses billions; and two major European grocers will team up in a bid to keep supplier prices low. As Manufacturers Position for Tariffs, Factory Activity Increases. in June from 58.7

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 22, 2019

IoT devices are the front line of this data collection process in manufacturing environments, customer service departments as well as consumer products in people’s homes. Source: AIoT Technologies, Integration, Infrastructure, Solutions, Applications and Services by Industry Vertical 2018 – 2023. billion USD.

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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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C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

3 Other research is even more conservative, placing the 2018 estimate at seven billion (not including the computers and phones noted above) with growth to 11.6 million in 2023. 4] " State of the IoT 2018: Number of devices now at 7B – Market accelerating ", Knud Lasse Lueth, IoT Analytics, August 8, 2018. [5]

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

Who could forget the Barbie deforestation scandal of 2011 , when Greenpeace discovered that toy manufacturer Mattel was sourcing packaging material from a supplier clearing rainforests from critical wildlife areas. . Similarly, Unilever’s purpose-led, Sustainable Living Brands grew 69% faster than the rest of the business in 2018. .

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 10.78 The growth in e-commerce purchases has increased the demand for returns through the same channel. Customers do not purchase a product on an e-commerce site that does not guarantee returns. Global Last Mile Delivery Software Market was valued at USD 5.38

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

percent above its January 2018 baseline, up from 25.2 FedEx and UPS enacted higher rate increases for 2023 versus the previous year, which they attributed in part to inflationary pressures. tractor fleet and sourcing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, according to the press release. percent for Q4.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

Who could forget the Barbie deforestation scandal of 2011 , when Greenpeace discovered that toy manufacturer Mattel was sourcing packaging material from a supplier clearing rainforests from critical wildlife areas. Similarly, Unilever’s purpose-led, Sustainable Living Brands grew 69% faster than the rest of the business in 2018.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Deglobalization will accelerate, and reshoring and localization of manufacturing will continue 2023 has seen a severe freight recession, especially in North America, with significant overcapacity and declining rates for ocean shipping as well. Circular economies will increasingly be sustainable, and local economies as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2024

That number is the highest reported since 2014, including the period of the Covid-19 pandemic during the years 2020 to 2023. It has to do with middlemen who have made manufacturing generic injectable drugs unprofitable, magnifying the risk of shortages by artificially reducing supply.” This is not a new phenomenon.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 7, 2021

”[4] She adds, “Blockchain technology will support the global movement of $2 trillion of goods and services by 2023, predicts Gartner in their new report. ” Another tech writer, Dilip Kumar Patairya insist blockchain can also play an important role in the Procurement to Pay (P2P) process.[7]

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Say you’re a manufacturer , refining your production and capacity planning. If you’re a manufacturer , have you produced enough? But by 2018, one Business Insider article declared “Black Friday is dead.” Consider the different purchasing journeys customers take during the holidays. Spruce Up Your Omnichannel Strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. The number of supply-chain jobs open for application at beverage-alcohol manufacturers rose more than 50% in the first half of 2023, data suggests. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

The intent to test for the deadly drug has been in the planning stages since 2018 but is awaiting approval of a final rule by the U.S. The company launched its own online pharmacy in 2020, a service that was born out of its acquisition of PillPack in 2018. The service costs $5 a month per person, and delivery is free.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

The current contract, which took effect in 2018, enabled UPS to skirt the significant labor-cost inflation that has befallen, among others, the ground-delivery operation of FedEx. battery manufacturing. Teamster General President Sean O’Brien has vowed to achieve significant wage and benefit increases in the upcoming contract.

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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. In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2023

For example, in 2018, marketing specialist and business consultant Lucy Benton wrote, “Artificial Intelligence … is already enhancing our lives as consumers, now it is picking up momentum in supply chain management and logistics. ”[3] Early adopters were providing evidence of the value of AI. Why is this a barrier?

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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. According to the SAP announcement , at a purchase price of $18.15

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

According to GEP, the April numbers show that while global demand for raw materials, commodities, and components remains subdued, it is much improved from the trough in December 2022, indicating some stability in the face of consistently high interest rates and a global manufacturing sector under intense pressure.

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