Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

year-on-year in 2020 with a 39% increase in Q1 2021. What is Supply Chain Resiliency? If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Data from the U.S. Ross Spanier ( GlobalTranz ).

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

Retail supply chain management has always been a complicated and complex process. But in the timeframe between 2020 to 2022, a volatile supply chain market showed the weakness in outdated, legacy supply chain execution built on rigid technology or lacking any accurate data that can improve overall decision-making.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

Last year’s annual report reflecting on 2020 business logistics costs indicated a level of 7.4 As noted in our summary of last year’s report , many business and supply chain management leaders will be taken back by percent of the GDP statistic. retail sales, but below a 14 percent growth rate reported for 2020.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 1, 2021

semiconductors) – Limited supply starts leading to higher prices – Hype starts exceeding reality ? No More “Get-Out-of-Jail-Free” Card In 2021, supply chain disruption was the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card. lower carbon footprint) • Higher consumer expectations: Same-day shipping, locally sourced, etc.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The last few years have seen shippers experience supply chain disruptions, with the COVID-19 crises compounding those issues even further. In fact, it’s been reported that 2020 has seen a growth in eCommerce that is the equivalent of 5 years. They want same-day, next-day, and two-day shipping at a low cost.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Increased Prices Resulting from Shortages and Supply Chain Issues. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. How Labor Shortages Have Hurt the Supply Chain.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The last few years have seen shippers experience supply chain disruptions, with the COVID-19 crises compounding those issues even further. The shift to e-commerce has been rapid, but we’ve seen an incredible acceleration since the mandated lockdowns of 2020. from 2020 to 2027.”. Unfortunately, that’s not reality.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

2] Steve Davenport, Global Technology Lead for Supply Chain & Operations at Accenture, insists the pace of digital transformation is accelerating. In fact, our research shows that 64% of supply chain executives report the pace of digital transformation for their organization is accelerating. billion by 2027.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Changing the way people buy apparel Matthew Wallace has worked in a number of apparel management roles over his career, including as a Senior Director of Sourcing for Merchandising at Walmart, a senior VP at apparel manufacturer PVH (which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein), and currently the CEO of Project DXM (Digital Xpress Model).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In Part Two of this blog series , we provided highlights our third prediction, that supply chain management teams will continue to exercise more direct control of direct materials sourcing, and these efforts will be a prominent element of business strategy for CSCO ’s and CPO ’s this year. Parcel Segment.

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Kinaxis

JULY 7, 2017

With the number of connected devices estimated to surpass six billion next year and more than 20 billion by 2020, the steady stream of data these devices are providing can easily crowd and clog your supply chain planning processes if you’re not prepared. Real-world examples. Examples of this already exist in the marketspace.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate, Supply Chain Matters blog unveils part two of a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. percent, the steepest drop since February 2020, the height of the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Logistics Managers Index Report ®, compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , reported a July 2022 value of 60.7,

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 12, 2022

With a sudden large intake of truck or rail transportation, society moves on with their lives, understanding only a fraction of the supply chain in its entirety. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that, “Freight shipped across the U.S. from pre-pandemic February 2020 ($95.95B).”

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 29, 2021

According to the 2020 Gartner Future of Supply Chain Survey of more than 1,300 supply chain professionals, “87% of respondents plan investments in supply chain resiliency within the next two years.”. Robinson , helps you see your global supply chain in one place.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Finished lenses are shipped to Distribution Centers (DC), we have 14 major DCs worldwide. The semi finished lenses are shipped to one of our 490 Rx Labs (prescription labs) where they are finalized based on our consumer’s prescription and needs. In our case we moved some Chinese products to Laos and to some European plants.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. 2] Talking Logistics, ‘3 Stats That Prove the Need for a Digital Control Tower,’ by Martin Verwijmeren, August 13, 2020. [3]

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The rise of big data in various manufacturing and logistics industries, the development of sophisticated ERP systems, and end-to-end Supply Chain visibility has made it a crucial strategic function for companies looking to get an edge in highly-competitive industries like Consumer Goods, Food Production and Pharma.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

percent in 2020. Such a number impacts multiple industries and businesses large and small, and as such are the mandates to rethink and reassess supply network and logistics flows. Business Logistics Costs (BLC) were reported to be 9.1 percent of nominal GDP , rising 20 percentage points in 2022 and the highest growth ever seen.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Inspired by McKinsey’s 2020 consultancy report, which emphasizes transforming supply chains rather than temporary fixes, we believe a comprehensive approach to reskilling supply chain professionals is essential to meet future demands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Having an agent detect how long it takes to ship from a supplier site to a manufacturing facility, and then doing a running calculation on how the average lead time is changing, is trivial math. At Coupa supplier risk is also flagged for single source or capacity constraints. The agent technology is much more complicated than the math.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

With disruptions stoking fears of supply shortages and prolonged lead times, shoppers began factoring in extra time to get gifts. My own family sent out wish lists early that year, and we likely weren’t the only ones; in 2020, Amazon scheduled its Prime Day for October , “unofficially marking the beginning of holiday sales.”

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Here’s a quick recap of the different waves in case you lost track: How We Got Here Wave 1 – Q1-Q3 2020: Wave 1 was a story of winners and losers. formal wear, office supplies, alarm clocks, and more ). These unprecedented backups came from two sources. While demand for certain products spiked (e.g.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2022

How much of an impact can intelligent supply chain solutions make? Blue Yonder commissioned Forrester Consulting to study the real-world, financial benefits generated by Blue Yonder’s Luminate solutions in supply chain execution , omni-channel commerce and supply chain planning.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

If you use certain items frequently, keep them closer to the working or shipping area. View the full post or view the snippet below: I was lucky to attend the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix last May. Supply Chain Complexity 1 – Plan/Source/Make/Deliver/…. Read More ».

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2022

You must enlist supply chain participants as stakeholders and ensure that everyone is engaged within their role in making production run as smoothly as possible, both internally and externally.”[7] Every step of the supply chain from sourcing to delivery requires seamless collaboration. Footnotes. [1] 8] Daniel A.

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Veridian Solutions

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

With the holidays over and 2020 underway, one of the biggest challenges facing today’s supply chain is the current public health scare and its associated disruption in the supply chain. While on the surface, a medical health crisis doesn’t intuitively link with supply chain execution.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 4, 2022

An infographic prepared by Retail Aware reports that a survey found, “70% of CG executives [taking the survey] selected the inability to integrate data from multiple sources as the top analytics challenge.”[3] There are new sources of information about things like shipping and weather, and troves of public data.

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3rdwave

MARCH 28, 2019

For those that are not familiar with the TPM conference, or Trans-Pacific Maritime, it is the premier conference for the container shipping industry. 2020 IMO fuel sulfur regulation. The single biggest theme of the conference was the IMO 2020 regulation that will be coming into effect within the next 12 months.

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3rdwave

MARCH 28, 2019

For those that are not familiar with the TPM conference, or Trans-Pacific Maritime, it is the premier conference for the container shipping industry. 2020 IMO fuel sulfur regulation. The single biggest theme of the conference was the IMO 2020 regulation that will be coming into effect within the next 12 months.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our readers with a further update on the ongoing Red Sea shipping disruption including added context and implications. Background Just before the Christmas 2023 holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 31, 2023

In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic related shutdowns, the U.S. Operating profit for the global wide shipping services provider fell by more than half in the latest quarter, reportedly a result of sharp declines in ocean and air freight demand. As to whether this development will result in a major disruption in U.S.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As the global environment is shifting based on political debates, EU/British negotiations, tariffs driven by the Trump administration, as well as the sudden shifts in country-level policies, supply chain executives and planners are working to plan for future uncertainties. However, some categories are capacity constrained.

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