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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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace. Sellers can only purchase a shipping label through Walmart for orders that are in an unshipped status, it noted. By 2018, Embark had raised about $47 million in funding and was valued at $5.2

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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. At the time, I started a research project on supply chain sustainability that culminated in my book “Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in Business (and When Not To)” (MIT Press, 2018).

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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. The EV auto maker’s original commitment at the start of 2022 was to produce 50,000 vehicles, but that was cut at mid-year.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 7, 2019

There’s been increased use of mobile phones and smartphones, interfaces for websites and mobile apps have improved, and there’s been a notable expansion of crowd-sourced business models to shopping and delivery.”[1] ”[1] He draws those conclusions from a Packaged Facts research report published last year.

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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] Footnotes. [1]

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 29, 2021

”[1] CPG reporter Paul Hiebert ( @hiebertpaul ) believes the CPG sector’s strong performance will continue in 2021. As most people know, the pandemic and resulting lockdowns forced consumers to use the digital path to purchase for many of the products they desired to buy, including food. trillion in 2021.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 16, 2020

A 2018 report found many global manufacturing companies were still in the early stages of their journeys toward high-tech solutions. Similarly, only about a quarter reported feeling their employees had the qualifications to “master the digital future.” billion by 2023. The Need for Advanced Cybersecurity.

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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

MARCH 3, 2023

According to a recent report, the company canceled, closed, or delayed 99 fulfillment facilities, impacting nearly 32.3 The agreement to be acquired was previously announced on December 12, 2022, and approved by Coupa stockholders at Coupa’s Special Meeting of Stockholders held on February 23, 2023.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The CBD market is booming in 2023 There’s no doubt about it, consumers are getting on the CBD train. The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp production across the US, which is great for sellers because CBD is produced from industrial hemp. Due to the aforementioned 2018 Farm Bill, CBD is legal in the U.S. Over 60% of U.S.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

1 In 2018, the three engineering disciplines producing the most degrees were, mechanical engineering, with 31,936 degrees, computer science with 19,082 degrees, and electrical engineering with 13,767, 2 And in 2020, 199,790 degrees in engineering were awarded in the U.S. Breaking it down In the U.S. 3 What’s the allure?

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

He reports one such sprawling conurbation is found in China, which “plans to merge nine huge cities in the Pear River Delta to create a megacity called JingJinJi. 2] Staff, “ 40 Percent of Parcels Will Be Delivered Within 2 Hours By 2028 ,” Supply Chain 24/7 , 4 June 2018. [3] ”[2]. The Last City Mile.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. percent above its January 2018 baseline, up from 25.2 percent for Q4. million U.S.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 10.78 The World Economic Forum’s report on the “future of the last-mile ecosystem” states that 85% of delivery mileage from freight delivery are majorly responsible for emissions and congestion driven by commercial vehicles. billion dollars by 2023. But things have changed today.

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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. Global paper output is expected to be 4 million tons short of its 2018 level, with predictions of 416 million tons in 2022. Material Handling & Logistics ). FastMarkets ).

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 23, 2021

Russell Redman, Senior Editor at Supermarket News , reports a study by grocery e-commerce specialist Mercatus and research firm Incisiv, concludes, “Online grocery will swell to 21.5% 2] If that prediction proves correct, it means many shoppers won’t return to pre-pandemic shopping patterns. By 2023, sales are expected to hit $179.2

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

But by 2018, one Business Insider article declared “Black Friday is dead.” Consider the different purchasing journeys customers take during the holidays. Maybe they’re in the checkout aisle and they weren’t planning on picking up those flashing Happy 2023 glasses, but suddenly those glasses are in their cart. last year).

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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 SAP’s stake will be acquired for approximately $7.7

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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. Generic versions of drugs are prescribed as a means to reduce healthcare or health insurance costs with the goal of being able to treat higher numbers of patients. This is not a new phenomenon.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 7, 2021

Journalist Janet Brice reports, “Years after bitcoin introduced the world to blockchain, the technology continues to change all sectors of industry from financial services to government and healthcare in ways quite distinct from its original crypto-driven applications.”[4]

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Freightera’s CEO, Eric Beckwitt Gives His Predictions on The Trends in Sustainability in 2024. 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.

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Vinculum

APRIL 8, 2020

When seller brands dream of penetrating the international e-commerce markets, they usually picture North America – and they have justifiable reasons for this: As of 2018, the average revenue per online shopper is the highest for the United States. The land of e-commerce. The United States ranks no. 2 and Canada ranks no. How it works.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The recent study by IMARC Group, entitled “Logistics Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2018-2023”, estimates that the global logistics market reached a value of US$ 1,171 Billion in 2017 and is estimated to register a CAGR of 2.7%

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 21, 2019

Edgexpo.com reports apparel and textile industry waste as follows: Nearly 20% of global waste water is produced by the fashion industry. NPR reports , from the Environmental Protection Agency, that 15.1 Goodwill and Salvation Army) market will grow phenomenally from $24 Billion in 2018 to $51 Billion in 2023.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 3, 2020

For example, Gartner analysts predict, “By 2023, the number of people with disabilities employed will triple due to AI and emerging technologies, reducing barriers to access.”[2] The growing importance of the digital path to purchase. since [2018].”[3] since [2018].”[3] in online sales, $2.9B

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Home Depot launched Home Depot Pro in 2018 and optimized its supply chain to manage both consumer and professional demand. “We’re still on the journey from four supply chains to two through the end of this year and looking to go from two to one in 2023,” Shepherd said. Preferences? Let me know, please.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Nevertheless, when candidates participating in the first Republican presidential debate were asked whether humans had contributed to climate change, journalist Neil Vigdor reports that the debate “quickly descended into personal attacks and obfuscation.”[1] ”[2] That limit is an average global temperature rise of 1.5

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Suez Canal Company's shares were purchased by Great Britain in 1874, making it the sole owner. In 2023, the expansion is anticipated to be finished. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) determines the transit rates, which are calculated to keep shippers interested in paying the canal transit costs.

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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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