Exiger Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Today, roughly 95% of manufacturing data exists outside of the organization’s immediate ecosystem. For instance, a steel manufacturer using blast furnaces, which are more carbon-intensive, will encounter a higher cost than a manufacturer using electric arc furnaces. 1, 2025, only the EU method will be accepted.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2024

Needless to state, the business challenges are significant, especially those related to this plane maker’s supplier sourcing, internal production and quality assurances practices. It is no exaggeration to say that the future of the 107 year-old manufacturer hangs in the balance.” The announcement from Boeing came last week.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

Existing CEO Dave Calhoun will reportedly be leaving the company at the end of 2024. Deal will be replaced by Stephanie Pope, a 30-year Boeing employee, was appointed to be the commercial aircraft producer’s first appointed Chief Operations Officer as of the start of 2024. They are far reaching in their implication and resolve.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

In March 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which aims to decarbonize and advance zero-emission freight along the United States main shipping corridors. Daimler, which launched its Freightliner eCascadia and eM2 models in 2018 and started production in 2022.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Source: Bloomberg.com. Leaked internal research reveals Amazon is at risk to run out of workers for its US warehouses by 2024. The demand for retail workers to fill positions in stores, warehouses, and the manufacturing plants of vertically integrated retailers is not decreasing anytime soon. The UK hit a record high of 1.3

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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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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 The value of the IoT market in retail is predicted to jump from US$10 billion in 2017 to around $35 billion by 2024. billion connected items, growing to 25 billion by 2021.

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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.” … And, by 2024, the number of apps at the edge will increase 800%.” ” Prediction 4.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries. All rights reserved.

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Proxima

AUGUST 3, 2020

2020 has introduced new logistical blueprints to follow and the push to get work done with fewer employees has grown exponentially as social distancing directives continue to influence the nation’s manufacturing. billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $96.2 billion by 2024. Growth of automation.

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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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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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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Consultancy UK).

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2024

Since our inception as a supply chain management focused blog in 2018, Supply Chain Matters has continually provided examples and perspectives regarding what can be best described as an industry dysfunctional supply chain that is replete with key stakeholder conflicts. This is not a new phenomenon.

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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. has pledged $3.4

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DynaSys

APRIL 16, 2020

Why do manufacturers need to transform their operations to a circular model? Historically the reasons for manufacturers to engage in any sustainability initiatives were mainly regulatory or social. For example, the coffee market in the US declined 1% in 2018, whereas those coffee products with a sustainable image grew on average 1%.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 22, 2024

Boeing recently announced that the aircraft manufacturer reached an agreement to acquire aircraft aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems. Spirit was also providing supply to Airbus and other smaller aircraft manufacturers. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 24, 2022

At the same time, global spending on IIoT Platforms is predicted to grow from $1.67B in 2018 to $12.44B in 2024, attaining a 40% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in seven years. AI can also analyze workplace safety data and inform manufacturers about any possible risks. Scouting for the Needle in the Supply Chain Haystack.

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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.” More than half of supply chain executives don’t expect supply chain to return to normal until at least 2024.

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

According to Analysts such as IDC, “by 2024 over 60% of manufacturers will rely on AI (Artificial Intelligence) to drive digital transformation across the supply chain, leading to productivity gains of 20%” and according to Gartner “by 2023 at least 50% of large companies will be using AI, advanced analytics and IoT in their supply chain operation”.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

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. Dr. Plattner’s term expires in May 2024. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2023 subject to customary closing conditions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 20, 2019

The whole eco-system knows exactly what the source of the information was and the technology enables the authentication, thus, removing the need to verify the information again through the use of test certificates, bill of lading or letters of credit as an example. Manufacturing sector.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Sources of a potential identity crisis. ” Urbi goes on to note the fight between alternative meat manufacturers and the beef industry are likely to grow more tense. Touted as a nutritional powerhouse, cricket flour is also hailed as a sustainable food source for the future.”[7] ”[8]. Concluding thoughts.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Sources of a potential identity crisis. ” Urbi goes on to note the fight between alternative meat manufacturers and the beef industry are likely to grow more tense. Touted as a nutritional powerhouse, cricket flour is also hailed as a sustainable food source for the future.”[7] ”[8]. Concluding thoughts.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Presidential election ramps up to its final week before election day, Supply Chain Matters highlights how strategic supply chain sourcing decisions can sometimes take on domestic or geopolitical connotations. The contract manufacturer reportedly is planning production capacity for 20,000 GB200 NVL 72 servers in 2025.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 15, 2024

is making investments to enhance domestic sourcing and production within noted strategic and economic industry sectors. percent to 25 percent in 2024. Over the next three to five years, China is expected to account for almost half of all new capacity coming online to manufacture certain legacy semiconductor wafers.”

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