Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

COVID is far from over and food instability, coupled with drought, is driving migration from Sudan to Europe. 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. Today, inventory fire sales abound.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2022

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] The cost of over forecasting is severe. ”[6]. Footnotes. [1]

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o9 Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

After testing outside-in supply chain planning concepts via Project Zebra, LKQ Europe realized a 17.3% LKQ Europe is the region’s leading automotive aftermarket distributor, providing various spare parts for cars and vans at approximately 1,000 branches located throughout 20 countries. million individual SKUs. .

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

In a prior published commentary, we provided highlights of March and Q1-2022 global production indices along with their implications. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Trucking disruptions in these areas threaten the flow of inbound and outbound inventory. .

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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, for February, up from 55.5 reported for January.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Two commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published at the beginning of 2022. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Soft demand in Europe and the US led to an overall decline of 7.5 rules issued in October 2022 restricted exports to semiconductor manufacturing facilities there as part of an effort to keep U.S. The shares fell as much as 7.6 percent in early U.S. After registering a 9.3 per cent in fourth-quarter delivery volumes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

As we’ve seen over the past few years, businesses will keep automating and integrating supply chain planning capabilities, including demand-sensing, dynamic safety-stock management, inventory optimization, and external collaboration. In March 2022, online shopping was up 27% over the previous year. In 2022 overall, U.S.

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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. Now, October reporting data reinforces global-wide contraction levels in production and new orders, along with manufacturing recession conditions now acknowledged for Europe.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

This survey of a reported 750 CEO’s and other C-Suite executives was conducted in May 2022, among executives based in North America , Latin America , Asia and Europe. This survey further revealed that how conflict in Europe and other geo-political developments have “ scrambled the landscape of priorities facing CEO’s.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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. Of particular concern, the New Orders sub-index declined more than 4 points, reaching a contraction value in September while the Inventories sub-index was 2.6 in September from a 51.7

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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. In 2021, rail links between China and Europe reportedly moved upwards of 1.4

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

With our supply chains clogged and retail inventories piling up, we have a situation wherein the huge imbalances between demand and supply at the product mix level can have an adverse impact on product availability for B2B and B2C companies alike, especially as we start heading to the holiday season. in October 2021. A ratio of 1.5

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

For example, the Freightos Baltic Index indicates a 69% increase to North America’s East Coast and a staggering 226% to Northern Europe since the crisis began. This optimism is buoyed by the fact that 55% of importers have their inventories in check, anticipating a stronger freight demand in the coming year.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

How retailers are reevaluating post-pandemic inventory strategies. That achievement, along with other successes, has persuaded decision-makers at Mars to expand the use of digital twins to its factories in China and Europe, focusing on use cases to target cost drivers and support sustainability initiatives. million (AUD) into the red.

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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. We referenced legislative efforts such as the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

While shipping craziness is abating, the issues and implications of the Russian-Ukrainian war, energy shortages in China and Europe, food instability in Africa, and the global water crisis reverberate as disruption after disruption in the supply chain. Alignment in Organizations in the Summer of 2022. Why are the rules not clear?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 5, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. Names included in this edition include: RightHand Robotics.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 8, 2023

This week, European and international business media is reporting that Europe’ s economy entered into recession in the first quarter of this year. percent in Q1 , having further declined in Q4-2022 after new revisions. What occurred in Europe can possibly occur elsewhere. All rights reserved.

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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. For the ocean container industry, indications are that profits in 2022 will amount to $300 billion, up from $214 billion in 2021.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2022

As many countries around the world enforce economic sanctions against Russia, global logistics networks are struggling to isolate Russian products while still ensuring inventory availability. Even more damaging are the potential long-term impacts for the world’s food supply as Russia seizes Ukraine’s grain supplies and harvesting equipment.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – August 2022.

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ModusLink Corporation

JULY 15, 2022

in Europe, the rise of e-commerce is pressuring retailers, manufacturers, transport, warehouse and logistics companies to fulfil and deliver fast, in full, and meet high expectations for order status visibility, service and returns. Automatic inventory orders/updates for instance can save immense time when executed correctly.

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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.” in 2022, with Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire calling the shortage the country’s “second biggest emergency.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

As we turn the page on 2022 , I’d like to make five supply chain predictions about what to expect for 2023. Chad and I discussed the widespread labor constraints impacting warehouse operations across North America and Europe. In January of 2022, Dallas-based o9 Solutions was valued at $2.7 billion after a funding round.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2022

… Traditionally, inventory counts [have been] a complex exercise done manually about once a year but RFID technology enables retailers to monitor stock monthly bringing accuracy from 60% to over 90%.” 2] Staff, “ IOT Supply Chain Tools (Internet of Things) ,” ModusLink Blog, 9 March 2022. [3]

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To minimize the frequency and impact of disruption, respondents say their organizations are also implementing automated risk monitoring solutions to proactively notify of risk events (56%), increasing inventory levels (54%), and rationalizing their supplier base to better monitor and engage fewer suppliers (48%). About the research.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

Retailers placed big orders in hopes of getting at least some of the inventory they needed. But in 2022, many retailers realized they had too much inventory. Retailers are still bleeding down their inventory. In the third quarter of 2022, retail inventories reached their peak.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

percent in 2022. On a regional scale, the bank anticipates that growth among emerging market and developing economies will diverge this year, picking up in East and Central Asia , Pacific as well as Europe while moderating in all other regions, particularly Latin America , Middle East and North Africa countries. percent in 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

billion reported for 2022. For the full year, the luxury EV auto maker produced 8,428 vehicles, compared to 7,180 vehicles produced in 2022. This report indicates that muted EV market demand across Europe coupled with inexperience in global logistics and vehicle preparation have provided added challenges. Paid subscription ).

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o9 Solutions

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The implementation will reduce supply chain costs and inventories, eliminate excess inventory, waste and duplicative processes and enhance operating efficiencies to support long-term goals. We are excited to help Eckes-Granini grow its business in Europe. We look forward to working with Eckes-Granini.”. ###.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Noted is that at the onset of the second half of 2022, the elephant in the room remains high inflation. Noted is that labor strikes may be expected throughout the summer and especially across Europe as inflation eats into worker spending power. and Europe. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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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

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 11, 2023

and Europe. In a mid-January posting, we alerted our readers to reports that Rivian fell short of its 2022 vehicle production goal and that several top executives had departed the company, including the company’s purchasing head. Gross profit for the prior fiscal year was a reported loss of $3.1 billion as compared to $4.7

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 29, 2023

One solution often considered is having more inventory on hand, or developing dual supply chains that can deliver the same goods via two routes, in case one becomes impeded. and Europe, along with many companies, are pursuing a de-risk rather decouple strategy. Calmer heads have since prevailed and the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We believe that these inventory management, customer and last-mile fulfillment strategies will have industry wide implications in terms of competitive stakes and cost-to-serve. Across the United States , Amazon elected to change its former predominant west to east coast hub based inventory and fulfilment distribution network.

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