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. Why We Cannot Get Inventory Right.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

One of the goals of the conference was to challenge the audience to redefine work. 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. September 2021-March 2022. My prediction?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth? In part, this results in increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer demand as one moves further up the supply chain. And how do we measure it? (Is Go to the source.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Inventories at U.S.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

The global manufacturing sector has seen an upswing, a technological renaissance of sorts. Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. The manufacturing sector has been severely impacted by this trend because production jobs are highly technical.

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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. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The average global PMI value for Q2-2022 was 52.3,

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Many retailers are feeling inventory pains despite assuring analysts that they're quite pleased with their inventory levels. Mind you, some retailers may indeed be pleased with their inventory levels, but others may be trying to figure out where to store the excess inventory since so many warehouses are beyond full.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The conflict in the Ukraine is expected to continue throughout 2022, and will likely be a contracted conflict that will continue for perhaps five years or more. The EU economies will also be hit, especially Germany and Eastern Europe as we go into winter in 2022. The forecast is that the EU GDP growth will be reduced by 1.3 Not likely.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

I love the stories but question the fit of the metaphor(s) for a supply chain conference. Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. Alignment in Organizations in the Summer of 2022. Inventories increased by 44% due to supply chain volatility.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

How retailers are reevaluating post-pandemic inventory strategies. Digital Twins for Inventory and Supply Planning. The company aims to use the technology to improve store and inventory planning and management and improve product availability so customers can be confident of getting what they want when they want it.

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SupplyOn

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

More than 750 participants from 51 countries all over the world came to discuss the latest trends in Manufacturing 4.0 Andreas Zaby, President of the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR), welcomed the more than 750 participants from 51 countries worldwide to the MIM 2019 conference. The post Manufacturing 4.0 Likewise, Prof.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

Newly Released Conference Board CEO Study. A further data point to these notions can be found in a newly released C-Suite Outlook Mid-Year survey report, published by The Conference Board. Inventory Management Assessment- Samsung Electronics. Samsung ’s inventory balances reportedly reached the equivalent of $36.9

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Logility

MAY 10, 2022

ATLANTA, GA – May 10, 2022 – American Software, Inc. NASDAQ: AMSWA), a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning solutions, today announced that it will release its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 financial results after the U.S. About American Software, Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. Canadian Pacific Railway Work Stoppage Eased.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

When my flight canceled, I was en route to the annual AMR conference in Phoenix. In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Mistake #3.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

To help, we analyze business results each year to understand which companies outperform on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) over the past ten years. There are too many conferences where speakers are assumed to be industry leaders but underperform. Industry Bias.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2023

This technology took a step further in 2002 when Michael Grieves publicly introduced the concept and model of the digital twin at a Society of Manufacturing Engineers conference in Troy, Michigan. ” eWeek, 14 November 2022. [2] They write, “Digital twins are multiplying as their capabilities and sophistication grow.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Driver shortage eases slightly in 2022 but relief likely temporary. Canoo to build battery manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. The shortage projection, released on the final day of the ATA Management Conference & Exhibition at the San Diego Convention Center, is expected to grow over the next decade, Costello said.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The increased cost of working capital and supplemental inventory levels to mitigate fulfillment risk is likely to revert back to just-in-time inventory management. percent in 2022, to 3 percent in 2023, and consequently contract to 2.9 trillion (or five percent) compared to a record high level in 2022. percent in 2024.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

For some customers, they manage the inventory using a vendor managed inventory program. In some case they manage inventory at the customer’s site. “We It started in manufacturing and spread, step by step, to improvements in the way the company runs its supply chain. The company has over 300,000 products. It takes time.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – April 2022. HOW DID WE GET HERE?

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

As I’ve done in prior years, I’ll make a few predictions based on what happened in 2022 – and what I think it means for 2023. Implication: the best-case scenario I see for the price of finished goods is that their prices stay relatively unchanged from the 3rd quarter of 2022….we Price is still the determining factor here.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

Retail return rates for 2022 appear to be leveling off, according to data from the National Retail Association and research partner, Appriss. billion in retail returns will be made in 2022 - 16.5% According to the company, it provides a faster, greener, and more cost-effective way to leverage existing inventory.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides a side panel supplementary update to our prior posted blog highlighting the latest reported September and Q3 global and regional PMI indices that indicate manufacturing contraction has begun. percent in 2022 before contracting to one percent in 2023. percent in 2022 and by 2.3

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QAD

MAY 30, 2023

These were just a couple of the questions we had the opportunity to delve into on the sidelines of the 2022 Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) Annual Automotive Supplier Conference in Novi, Michigan, and the answers may surprise you. We call this fail fast — adopt a change, then start moving forward,” shares Jovani.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 9, 2022

A project can range from a large manufacturing operation to a small exhibit at a conference in project-based procurement to even online email marketing campaigns. Originally written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on March 9, 2022. This method is often more efficient and avoids the risk of material changes.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And the topic is being discussed more and more at computer science conferences. ” Examples he discusses of how AI is used in robotics include: Transporting goods in hospitals, factories, and warehouses; maintenance of large machinery and offices; and, controlling inventory. Demand for ethical AI is rising. ”[3]. .”

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2022

These announcements were made in conjunction with the LogicPharma Europe industry conference being held this week. A joint announcement indicates that concurrent supply chain planning provider Kinaxis and TraceLink have formed a partnership directed at enabling more agile collaboration between manufacturers and their suppliers.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

New COVID variant outbreaks occurring across broader areas of China, leading to added restrictions and material movement disruptions, now becoming more concerning both for industry supply chains, and for China ’s stated GDP goals for 2022. Friedman went on to articulate that transit times to move inventory from Asia to the U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The legislation defines a covered establishment as: A place of business open to the general public for the sale of goods or services; a shipper, receiver, manufacturer, warehouse, distribution center, or any other business entity that is receiving or sending goods by commercial motor vehicle. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2018

Manufacturing and retail transformations, technology disruptions and digitalization of data have redefined the roles of distributors and third party logistics (3PLs). Digital Transformations in the Manufacturing and Retail Industries. Macpherson predicted that the figure will easily be 80 percent by 2022.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2018

Manufacturing and retail transformations, technology disruptions and digitalization of data have redefined the roles of distributors and third party logistics (3PLs). Digital Transformations in the Manufacturing and Retail Industries. Macpherson predicted that the figure will easily be 80 percent by 2022.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 14, 2023

5 Immediate Impacts of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 By Nat Josef Just when it seemed like bipartisanship was going the way of the dinosaurs, Congress recently came together to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, which President Biden signed into law on June 16th. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.)

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

We’ve attended a lot of supply chain conferences in 2019, and seen a lot of talks and panel discussions about the economic potential of digitization. Effectively, the supply chain is the business; it connects everything from customer demand through raw materials and manufacturing to fulfillment. trillion counterfeit market ($2.3

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The product announcement was made in conjunction with the Amazon AWS re:Invent conference held in 2022. That, combined with our industry leading analytics and ML means customers can now track and plan for products more predictably, from manufacturing facilities to final points of distribution.”

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

With the virus running rampant, members of factory management teams, too, can become thin on the ground, placing manufacturing companies under severe strain. In any typical year, companies around the globe must factor the New Year shutdown into their inventory management plans. Instead, it has been replaced by just-in-case.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The tools could not model the business of a food manufacturer with multiple divisions. The choices in 2022 will be radically different from 2018. Don’t take conference presentations at face value. If you need forecasting and inventory optimization consider Gains Systems, John Galt, and ToolsGroup. Bide Your Time.

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