Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The stark truth is that planning and optimizations are done in many departments within a business, such as supply, manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, transportation, budget, labor, and so on. For example, manufacturing may be tasked to fill all orders which requires having inventory on-hand in distribution centers. 2] Robert J.

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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. In consumer goods, there is currently a $1.2

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

Let’s look at some of its real-world uses in 2020 across the public and private sectors to see which prominent players have embraced blockchain, to what end, and what kind of inroads it’s making into the supply chain environment. So how well is blockchain living up to commercial and organizational expectations?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

They provide capabilities to coordinate supply chain procurement, planning, fulfillment, or other network wide decision-making capabilities among various supply networks and order fulfillment segments. and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined. in March, and the lowest level recorded since August 2020. Manufacturing Indices. According to the J.P. down from a reading of 52.9

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

Our annual predictions advisory began with a summary of prevailing global economic, financial and manufacturing outlooks. Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Activity. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. Economic Outlook Significantly Changed. inflation rate to be 9.2 percent in June.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published January 2023 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Our previous posting in this series of global wide manufacturing PMI highlights was in early January summarizing both December and Q4-2022 reported indices data. increased 0.4

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

This SaaS software provider has a noted 7,000 customer with a vertical industry presence spanning chemicals and life science , government , manufacturing and metals and mining industry sectors. In 2021, this column highlighted Blackstone’s acquisition of the company for $1.4

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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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Elementum

MAY 19, 2022

Whether it’s the goods you require for your everyday life, or it’s the dollars pouring into the economy from the goods and services other people are buying, society’s wellbeing is directly connected to the health of the global supply chain. we expect to see more companies bring manufacturing, assembly, and repair back inhouse.

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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. per mile in November, reportedly the lowest since September of 2020. averaged $2.37

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QAD

MARCH 25, 2021

It was a relatively simple network that started with the food manufacturer sending products to distribution centers, then on to the grocery stores and specialty shops. The evolution of the value chain has been driven by multiple factors; technology, manufacturers and the consumer. Consumers’ tastes have changed.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods! Logistics Managers, Manufacturing Directors and other Supply Chain leaders often rose from the shop floor, from front-line warehousing and transportation positions. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and Q3-2023 published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled added contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. down from the 49.2

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Other insights pointed out in the May LMI report are that the current rate of contraction is strongest in upstream firms, namely manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, compared to their downstream retail industry counterparts.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , provided a banner headline of global manufacturing output edging only slightly higher. The reported April value of 45.8 declined 1.5

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The May report indicated that the global wide PMI has now been below the neutral 50 mark for nine consecutive months, and again an indication of manufacturing recession conditions. in April to 58.7 value in April to 58.2 value in April.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

In our prior published Supply Chain Matters commentary, we reviewed and provided some added insights on July’s global manufacturing PMI indices which are pointing to declining global supply chain production momentum. Chinese manufacturing output had reportedly dropped by upwards of 30 percent as consumers shifted spending to services.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Manufacturing/Auto/Industrials – Raw material and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplier networks, along with factory outputs tied to industrial equipment, automotive products, and consumer goods. The chart shows the load to truck ratios for flatbed equipment from 2018 through 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the end of the Covid-19 pandemic after identifying and designating that state of a global-wide pandemic in May 2020, three long years and 1,220 days ago. Morgan Manufacturing PMI© reporting , which technically would describe a production recession.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 28, 2020

Does this trend only apply to manufacturing, or do you see the same thing playing out in spend on services like IT, maintenance, and security? . . Almost no companies have their own security employees in 2020. This is great news for the procurement function! A: I think that the category is a good place to start.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

The manufacturer has now reduced its expectations for industrywide smartphone shipments to flat or minimal growth. billion, the worst quarter since the July-through-September period in 2020. While revenues increased over 24 percent, operating profits declined nearly 19 percent. Operating profit reportedly fell to $19.4

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SupplyShift

JUNE 4, 2021

By supplying leadership, innovation, and engagement opportunities along with their proprietary product sustainability assessments and support services, they are catalyzing a more sustainable, cooperative consumer goods industry one step at a time. When businesses collaborate, change accelerates. How Collaboration Helps in Practice.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

As shown in Figure 3, the period of 2015-2020 will be about analytics. However, the period of 2020-2025 will build on a confluence of disruptive digital technologies. For most companies, the traditional focus is on the management of order to cash, procure to pay and forecast to deliver processes. Digital Manufacturing.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 22, 2022

When upstream supply chain port operations were disrupted during the early phase of the pandemic, in a bid to remain operationally profitable, over 630 s hips were sent for demolition during 2020. This in turn makes it challenging to accurately estimate lead times, and schedule onward manufacturing and distribution.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 28, 2015

COP21 was formally about governments and countries making commitments, and also contained vibrant dialog from the private sector on topics such as the opportunity in sustainable procurement.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 4, 2021

By supplying leadership, innovation, and engagement opportunities along with their proprietary product sustainability assessments and support services, they are catalyzing a more sustainable, cooperative consumer goods industry one step at a time. When businesses collaborate, change accelerates.

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Requis

JULY 24, 2020

Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold earlier in 2020, supply chain has become a household word. Insiders joke (quite fairly, as it turns out) about billion-dollar procurement-management-disposition cycles that are managed in spreadsheets. In the procurement space, what I want to be able to assess is risk management.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 26, 2018

“As logistics becomes the backbone of every industry like retail, e-commerce, consumer goods, and healthcare,” writes Nahata, “the business world today is aligning its strategies with respect to the ongoing and upcoming logistics trends, such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms.”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

There is little doubt that retail industry sales and operations teams have been continually challenged these past two plus years, not to mention supply chain management and procurement teams. and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods. As an example, one year ago, Walmart reported a 5.2

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Unilever has sustainability at the very heart of its business model, extending all the way through the supply chain from distribution to procurement. For example, by 2020, Unilever expects to sustainably source 100% of its raw materials, even those used for packaging. The Sustainability Drive.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Procurement: Partnering with cost-effective and reliable vendors is vital for keeping a business running smoothly.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Say you’re a manufacturer , refining your production and capacity planning. If you’re in the consumer goods sector , seasonality affects items like pumpkin carvers, or food products, like Peeps. If you’re a manufacturer , have you produced enough? Ecommerce sales increased 11% compared to 2020 and 64.1% last year).

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Procurement: Partnering with cost-effective and reliable vendors is vital for keeping a business running smoothly.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Also, for whatever reason, Gartner limits the scope of the Top 25 to companies in the manufacturing, retail or distribution sectors. On the CSR front, the company says that it has diverted 95% of manufacturing waste from landfills, and has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 16.8% Media Image. transactionID. Media Image. transactionID.

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o9 Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

There is not a single day without the metals industry making the headlines: from targeted cyberattacks to price volatility to the semiconductor crisis impacting the automotive industry and consequently swinging supply and demand for metal manufacturers. leading demand indicators like manufacturing index and GDP growth).

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 19, 2022

Target is going so far as to announce the number of stores they remodeled in 2020. If the customer’s experience isn’t pleasant with dimly lit, crowded, unclean stores, consumers are pushed to the convenience of shopping from the couch. Leverage Technology in Industrial Manufacturing. Koen Jacobs.

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