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How is the Logistics Economy Holding Up?

Logistics Viewpoints

These are questions ARC Advisory Group will seek to answer in our online survey research of supply chain executives over the next few months. Global Manufacturing PMI Global Trade as a Barometer Clearly domestic business activity is much larger than international trade. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Indexes The J.P.

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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

Prior to 2020, every supply chain in the world was challenged by increasing levels of demand unpredictability and market volatility. The sudden onset of COVID-19 only reinforced a lesson that supply chain professionals had already realized: uncertainty is the only real certainty. Natural disasters.

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The China Container Risk in Global Supply Chain and Foreign Trade

NC State SCRC

In our diacussions, he described a report he recently wrote on his Assessment of the People’s Republic of China’s Control of Container and intermodal Chassis Manufacturing , released in March. There were several important findings from this report, that is certainly a concern that supply chain executives need to be concerned about.

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

Organizations must use every means at their disposal to keep goods moving while at the same time preventing their most important resource – their talent – from jumping ship at an alarming pace. resigned from their jobs in durable goods manufacturing. million in 2020, could have a worker shortage of up to 24.5 million to 75.3

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

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. Lack of Accounting for Supply Variability.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. The Supply Chain Executives were not interested in the project, and as a result, did not see the value.”

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Mastering Profitable Omni-Channel Logistics, Despite Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

If 2020 and if 2021 proved anything, it’s that the omni-channel selling environment is here to stay. This new behavior means that manufacturers and retailers need to anticipate consumer needs across channels with more accuracy than ever. It’s challenging for logistics providers to keep up, even in perfect supply chain conditions.