Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. The August 2022 J.P. South Korea has now become a concern as well as that regions manufacturing activity is now at a contraction level not seen since 2020. . .

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives on reported November 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. There are additional signs of a global glut in overall inventory levels, yet selective component shortages remain for certain industries. manufacturing performance since June 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020. The September 2022 J.P. The orders-to-inventory ratio fell to another multi-year low last month as excess capacity continued to build at factories. Global Wide Production Activity. percentage points higher.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Deployment of deeper statistical engines for inventory management with a focus on safety stock will improve inventory levels.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Specifically for retail and consumer goods focused supply chain management teams, a short-term tactical concern is the ongoing management of excess product inventories, which in many cases, need to be trimmed before the end of the year. Profitability objectives are paramount, but inventory overhang remains a significant challenge.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. The February 2022 Manufacturing ISM© Report on Business reported a value of 58.6, This index’s February value of 53.6

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

in March, and the lowest level recorded since August 2020. That level of activity is equated to that of February 2020, at the start of the global wide Covid-19 spread that originated from China. For the first time since 2020, survey data related to Germany indicated that new orders and output slipped into contraction values.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. The average global PMI value for Q2-2022 was 52.3, The June 2022 Manufacturing ISM© Report on Business reported a value of 53.0

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Three commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains made available at the beginning of 2022, and specifically addressing supply chain cost inflation implications. be able to service key regions and markets.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

“In 2022,” she explains, “I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. For example, manufacturing may be tasked to fill all orders which requires having inventory on-hand in distribution centers. However, distribution centers may be given the conflicting task of minimizing excess inventory space and cost.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. In a prior Supply Chain Matters posting, we highlighted both September and Q3-2022 global and regional PMI indices.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published October 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. The October 2022 J.P. Once more, the Covid recovery increases that began in March/April of 2020 are now no longer. Global Wide Production Activity. reported for August.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This is despite the purchase of Terra Technology Demand Sensing and Multi-tier Inventory Management (MEIO) in 2014 for 12-14M$ (including implementation). The supply chain investments of the last decade focused on improving black & white processes–order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Spring 2020-February 2021. Rebuilding.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight quantitative data related to global and regional supply chain production activity levels in May 2022, as depicted by the reported PMI indices. April’s value equated to that of February 2020, at the start of the global wide Covid-19 spread that originated from China. in May from 51.7

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It is becoming clearer that supply chain procurement and logistics teams elected to route import shipments thru either U.S. Import volume for Los Angeles and Long Beach ports reportedly declined 18 percent in September, the lowest level since September 2020. West Coast port operators. Gulf or East Coast ports of entry.

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

Sajid Kunnummal, Vice President and CPO at Navistar, was interviewed by Philip Ideson from Art of Procurement to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Procurement. When the crisis hit, Procurement as a function was suddenly in the hot seat, and it became the driving force for business continuity.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

This article was originally written and published for DHL in January 2020 and focused on the trade wars and how to leverage opportunities for tariff reductions. Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – August 2022. Operational strategies. Buying forward.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 11, 2022

NOAA’s outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which extends from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 65% chance of an above-normal season, a 25% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. 10] When it comes to moving inventory into disaster-prone areas, historical data can help. Denial of risk.”[6]

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2022

As many countries around the world enforce economic sanctions against Russia, global logistics networks are struggling to isolate Russian products while still ensuring inventory availability. But, as the conflict approaches the four-month mark, the impacts are spreading and intensifying. Untangling Multiple Tiers of Suppliers.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2023

With the Inventory Level index continuing to grow, the sense of the March report is that there was no inventory replenishment cycle in the first quarter, and there may not be one in the second quarter as well. Panelists reportedly indicated that inventories would continue to build moving forward, but at a more modest rate.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

An added implication is cited data indicating that the average Asia-East Coast container vessel during 2020 and 2021 had average capacity levels of 9,390 TEU ’s and that 2022 ship sizes are expected to decline to 8,699 TEU ’s, thus requiring added unloading cycles. This was a noted challenge for major U.S. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2022

The facility’s operations director indicated to state-owned media outlet Xinhua that the production facility had limited inventory, enough to support one week of production. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved. .

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

High freight volumes across all industries in the trucking market are expected to continue into 2022.? on-highway diesel fuel prices are up $0.898 from the end of August 2020. A Possible Stimulus on the Horizon May Increase the Challenge of Procurement Through Peak Season. Supply & Demand Chain Executive , in 2020, the ?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

in 2020 to 25.6 % in 2021, reaching a market size of $553 billion. In the sector, the bullwhip impact is high, the inflationary pressures of crude oil prices immense, the variability from energy outages painful, and inventories relatively low. Focus on right-sizing inventories. This was the biggest escalation since the 31.8%

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Noted was a late May decline, largely driven by a more pronounced shift in inventories in the second half of May, reflecting a higher rate of expansion in the first half. Further, the report indicates that many consumer goods firms reportedly achieved the inventory wind down they strove for throughout 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In summarizing the challenges and performance of industry supply chains over the last three years, we start with the year 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic initially impacted global economies and businesses. One of the most valuable learnings of 2020 was the value and dedication of people in supporting supply chain customer fulfillment needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. percentage points higher than the average value of Q4-2022 which was 48.9. as contrasted with the Q4-2022 average quarterly value of 49.5. in March, the fifth consecutive month of contraction and noted as the lowest value since 2020.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

Here are the supply chain trends that we see shaping the conversation, and the actual evolution, of B to B in 2020. In the past few years we’ve seen the rise of new leadership roles in the C-suite, including the chief procurement officer and chief supply chain officer. Digital twins. In consumer goods, there is currently a $1.2

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

These three decades between 1990 and 2020 were influenced primarily by several key factors. Impact: This is resulting in procurement teams scrambling to find new supply sources, while engineers are looking for substitutions alternatives, and other company leaders are figuring out how to bring more in-house for a vertical integrated approach.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights two additional indices of global and US supply chain volatility relative to July 2022 global supply chain activity levels. In a prior published Supply Chain Matters commentary, we provided highlights of the various July 2022 PMI indices across select global supply chain regions. PMI reports for July.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 5, 2022

As calendars flip to another month, it can be hard to believe that the first half of 2022 is already over. On June 22, 2022, FedEx and FourKites announced a joint initiative to develop an end-to-end intelligence platform called FourKites X. Massive Inventory Levels Are Crashing Against Signs of an Economic Recession.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More than ever, seasonal inventory needs to be carefully accounted for during the demand forecasting and inventory planning process , ensuring right-sized inventory that can meet customer expectations while limiting the spend and use of working capital. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 13, 2021

Need for digitization and digital transformation had the mandate and the “BUY IN” long before the pandemic hit us in early 2020 and many organizations were already on this path of transformation. According to IDC’s 2020 Supply Chain Survey – 72.8% According to IDC’s 2020 Supply Chain Survey – 72.8%

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

percent in 2022 before contracting to one percent in 2023. percent in 2022 and by 2.3 © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. This latest forecast indicates, in-part: World merchandise trade volume is expected to grow 3.5 percent in 2023 (revised downward from 3.2

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 27, 2020

For medical device manufacturers connected to the Covid-19 pandemic response, 2020 has been a year of growth. decline in US market size expected for 2020, according to IbisWorld data. This was reviewed in 2020 and has been adopted by many countries globally. Whether 2021 will see a return to previous growth trends (2.7%

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