Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The July 2022 J.P. Also highlighted was that purchasing activity, stocks of purchases and finished goods inventories collectively rose in July. The report authors noted the first drop in manufacturing output since June 2020. The July 2022 Manufacturing ISM© Report on Business reported the lowest PMI value since June 2020.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Performance over the Period of March 2020 to July 2022. Supply chain leaders self-assessment of performance during the pandemic period of March 2020-through July 2022. Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. My take away?

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

He explains, “In 2022, it’s going to be important that supply chain technology companies can really provide solutions that enhance connectivity and visibility.”[1] billion in 2017 plummeted to $5,200 billion in 2020. In the year 2022, the logistics industry is predicted a bright outlook.” billion by 2027.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The problems we are experiencing now started in March 2020 when COVID hit and suppliers in Asia shut down. . By May 2020, suppliers were mostly operational again, but there was a huge downturn in U.S. Image source: Bloomberg. Image source: American Journal of Transportation. The Lack of Supply Chain Resilience, Exposed.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2022

From 2019 to 2020, there was an almost 15% increase.”[4] When you boil it down, a product’s shelf life is very short and if you don’t sell it, that inventory will be discounted shrinking already razor thin margins. 1] Mehr Bedi, “ Hershey warns of Halloween candy shortage ,” Reuters, 28 July 2022. [2]

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Since early 2020, global trade has been buffeted by waves of increased customer demand, supply chain challenges, and constant uncertainty and volatility. Since early 2020, the supply chain ramifications of COVID have been a rollercoaster for businesses of all shapes and sizes. What Goes Up, Must Come Down.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

We’ve read the market reports, trawled the internet and identified key areas of change, and here we break these down for you with 10 of the major trends we expect to see in this industry in 2022 and beyond. Any B2B business that still relies on sales reps, in-person meetings and phone calls may see itself fall behind as we move past 2022.

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AB&R

JANUARY 11, 2022

This exodus widens an already large skilled-labor gap, with 5 million seasoned workers having retired since the start of the pandemic in 2020 [1]. ” Accessed 1/10/2022. This gap in the workforce makes automation vital in 2022. ” Accessed 1/10/2022. Department of Labor, Wells Fargo Securities (2021).

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20Cube Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2022

However markets recovered themselves in 2021 to greater extent and the economists are forecasting an expansion of that steady growth in the year 2022 as well. However, despite becoming the latest epicenter for sourcing and manufacturing activities, economic growth in certain countries is expected to slow down this year due to various reasons.

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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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Unleashed

JANUARY 4, 2022

So what trends will we see in multichannel eCommerce in 2022 – and can SMEs leap on board with them? Read on for the 15 key multichannel eCommerce trends of 2022. Learn more: Guide to Effective Multichannel Selling What are the key trends in multichannel eCommerce for 2022?? We think so. Renewed focus on sustainability.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

Japan farm exports in 2022 1st half hit record high as more dine out. Including Bomi, UPS Healthcare has doubled its global footprint since 2020. will begin imposing 2022 peak-season surcharges on Labor Day and will apply certain ones based on weekly calculations that begin around mid-October and run until early December.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The entire world is gearing up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup , held in Qatar from Nov. But today, organizations in every industry are far better equipped to take on this type of large-scale supply chain challenge than they were prior to 2020. 20 through Dec. Over the course of four weeks, 32 teams and over 1.7

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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

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

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.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The global economy has gone through an incredibly tumultuous time since 2020. Sources: U.S. Rates remained about 10X higher than pre-COVID through April of 2022, leading most importers to pass on at least some of those increased costs to consumers in the form of higher prices. What Goes Up Must Go Down – October 2022.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

Companies need a planning solution to analyze the trade-offs between make, source, and deliver. A Focus on Safety Stock Is Too Narrow for Effective Inventory Management. A manufacturing company’s safety stock is 30-40% of the total inventory requirement. I commend o9 for building that space in 2021-2022. The reason?

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Stord

APRIL 11, 2022

The out-of-stock sticker shock we experienced in the past few years is forcing retailers to take a hard look at how they plan inventory. Why Has Inventory Been so Hard to Come By? Near the start of the pandemic, the inventory-to-sales ratio in the U.S. in July 2020 and bottoming out at 1.07 plummeted—first down to 1.21

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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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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. Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources. Buying forward.

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Logility

MARCH 16, 2023

In June 2022, U.S. Higher interest rates and materials prices are increasing the costs of carrying inventory. And rapid shifts in market demand always leave someone holding excess inventory. This is where we must venture outside our own databases and see what clues we can gather from various corporate and government sources.

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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 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 Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. This is despite the purchase of Terra Technology Demand Sensing and Multi-tier Inventory Management (MEIO) in 2014 for 12-14M$ (including implementation). Spring 2020-February 2021. September 2021-March 2022. March 2022-Onward.

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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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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 31, 2023

The exact percentage of grocery sales coming from e-commerce depends on the source and method of analysis, as well as whether the researcher includes non-consumable items in its category definition.” growth in 2020. .” growth in 2020. As noted above, many stores still fill online orders from in-store inventories.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.) Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Mistake #3. My challenge?

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Yet according to retail advisory firm IHL , “The most significant challenges to inventory distortion are the availability of workers and the disruptions outside of the immediate control of the retailer.” Source: Bloomberg.com. below its February 2020 rate, despite enticements like improved workplace flexibility, benefits, and wages.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 20, 2022

The lessons of 2020 and 2021 have led many organizations to begin questioning whether a domestic supply base is something that should be considered. Executives are beginning thus to consider development of policies for either development of a domestic capability, or a means for managing the supply of these items from global sources.

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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

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

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Import volume for Los Angeles and Long Beach ports reportedly declined 18 percent in September, the lowest level since September 2020. Similarly, WSJ separately reported that trucking freight operators now indicate that the traditional peak shipping season is crumbling as overstocked retailers cancel any new inventory orders.

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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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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In every role inventory availability and protecting the company’s assets was always critical. billion from 2020. is a contributing factor, inaccurate inventory management process and systems remain a big driver of the out-of-stock problem globally. in the first quarter – primarily from inventory shrink.

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