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

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights March and Q1-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating added headwinds and challenges in the months to come. Source: JP Morgan and S&P Global, March 2022. Global Wide Production Activity. The average PMI value for Q1-2022 was 53.3,

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Now, with September and full Q3 reporting available, global manufacturing activity has officially fallen below the 50.0 contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020. Global Wide Production Activity. The September 2022 J.P. in September from a 51.7

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I’ve worked in the supply chain for 30+ years, working for major retailers including Kmart, Michaels and Five Below, as well as on the 3PL and logistics side with companies including FedEx, where I was Vice President of Global Transportation, and UPS, where I worked as Vice President of Supply Chain Design.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. In our recent Supply Chain Matters updates on global supply chain developments, we have noted a theme of growing labor tensions across global transportation networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2022

Supply chains have experienced significant disruptions in the first half of 2022, from a global pandemic to wars, rising fuel costs, and a potential recession. Debra Phillips, Marketing Manager for Emerge , has worked in the transportation, logistics and supply chain industries for more than 20 years.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The year featured continual component shortfalls, explosive inbound materials cost increases and continuous global transportation disruptions. Current Year 2022. Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® began 2022 at an expansion value of 54.2. reflecting a 29-month low.

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Resilinc

APRIL 19, 2023

Resilinc data shows a 55% jump in alerts about bankruptcies from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and a 90% increase in corporate restructuring alerts. Learn more about the state of global transportation in Resilinc’s Special Report: Global Transportation Disruptions and 2023 Supply Chain Outlook.

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3rdwave

JANUARY 5, 2022

Dan Gardner's predictions of the key events, trends, and outcomes across the 2022 transportation & logistics landscape.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Supply chain logistics B2B platform provider project44 produces a series termed Supply Chain Insights by project44 which extracts select data from the provider’s tracking of global transportation and logistics flows. A July edition provided two reports that responded to the question- Are Global Supply Chains Recovering ?

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Or will it continue through 2022? Ocean carriers, freight forwarders and shippers are all trying to figure out when the current ocean shipping congestion will ease. Will it be easier to find containers for shipments after the Chinese New Year in February? That may be up for debate, but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that driving.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. During 2022, as consumers shifted their physical goods buying patterns away from products and into travel and services, global shipping volumes steadily declined and so did spot rates.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Just prior to the Christmas holiday, global transportation and logistics services provider FedEx formally reported fiscal second quarter financial performance that fell short of expectations. This latest quarterly financial performance for the November 2023 ending quarter was headlined with total revenue of $22.2

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this February 10, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech we highlight news related to Shopify and Flexport , as well as Frieghtos , each in the transportation and logistics visibility tech segment. Transactions in Q4 of 2022 were noted as a record 211,000 transactions, up from 97,000 that occurred in Q1-2021.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 5, 2022

As calendars flip to another month, it can be hard to believe that the first half of 2022 is already over. On June 22, 2022, FedEx and FourKites announced a joint initiative to develop an end-to-end intelligence platform called FourKites X. German-Based Transportation Company DB Schenker Announces the Acquisition of USA Truck.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In May of 2022, Shopify announced its acquisition of end-to-end online logistics San Francisco based fulfillment provider Deliverr for a reported $2.1 All of that changed as online orders began to contract later in 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2022

As businesses report their financial performance for the first quarter of 2022, Supply Chain Matters continues with highlights of select bellwether firms that can be considered a relatively good indicator of ongoing industry supply chain challenges and how senior executives are anticipating some forms of stability. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this update, we focus on our fifth prediction which is focused on global transportation and logistics services sectors. 2023 Prediction Five: Global Wide Transportation, Logistics and Brokerage Services Sectors Will Face a Challenging Year With Significant Consequences. Prediction Background. Parcel Segment.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 4, 2023

In a communication published to Flexport employees today , CEO Dave Clark indicated that the San Francisco based global transportation and logistics Cloud platform provider will be acquiring the logistics operations assets of online retail platform provider Shopify.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

After a tumultuous two years of pandemic-driven supply and global transportation disruptions, the stakes are obviously high that both parties can reach a timely resolution to this period of contract renewal. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Fortunately. The post U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

According to Duboe, the investment will assist the Cloud platform provider in facilitating an open platform for the tracking and measurement of Scope 3 emissions in global transportation and logistics. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 1, 2022

The latest incident comes after continued reports of a significant cyberattack incident involving large-scale asset-light global transportation and logistics services provider Expeditors International that occurred on February 26. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2022

Toyota Motor reported a 19 percent decline in total sales for the first six months of this year while Hyundai Motor reported a 23 percent decline in second quarter sales and a 16 percent sales reduction for the first half of 2022. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the transportation industry waves goodbye (and good riddance) to 2022, innovative logistics professionals are already working hard to make 2023 a banner year for the global transportation industry. Is Your Transportation Business Ready to Put Rubber to the Road in 2023?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The announced rate hike was justified by executives by a need to boost revenues amid an estimated 11 percent decline in daily package volumes and acknowledgement that the company now has more capacity than current transport demand. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 28, 2022

Further reported was the highest profitability performance in a decade in the midst of high inflation and disrupted global transportation and logistics networks. Having now invested in digital transformation and integrated multi-channel response capabilities, this retailer may continue to set the global benchmark. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2022

As Supply Chain Matters has indicated in multiple commentaries essentially what Clark observed, that the global transportation and logistics sector has had significant challenges in aligning and synchronizing physical and required shipment information flows. So are the expectations for investor returns after a cumulative $2.3

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

Regarding outlook for the remainder of 2022, the Walmart forecasted operating income to decease in a range of 11 percent to 13 percent for the full year. That was in addition to supplier production or inland inter-modal transportation delays. percent due to higher discounting and the selling of more grocery items at lower margins.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

© Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. The post Report That Global Ocean Container Rates on the Decline first appeared on The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group / Supply Chain Management. As always, establish various scenarios of plans and prepare for needed contingencies.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ” warehouse workers in June of 2022. The July PMI report further pointed to current inventory levels being at their lowest point in the history of this index, and based on July data, is still an ongoing process.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Thus, at the height of the prior supplier and global transport disruptions that impacted Asian based and other home goods suppliers, HomeGoods inventory buying orders were constantly late, resulting in little on-shelf or online channel availability when demand levels were high. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

Such demand data reflects the conundrum of challenges that business sales and operations planning teams faced during the production and global transportation disruptions that occurred these past two plus years. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In this 2022 guide to freeports: What is a freeport? Singapore’s status as a global transport hub makes it naturally suited to hosting freeports, with over 100 airlines accessing its airport and 200 shipping lines passing through its port Singapore’s freeport Singapore was established as a freeport in 1819.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 16, 2022

An added factor to be weighted is continued extended supplier and global transportation lead times, meaning how much of material needs can be managed as just-in-time or augmented by just-in-case considerations. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 1, 2022

This is an emerging cycle in the rethinking of global trade and supply network sourcing from much broader strategic, economic security or business continuity dimensions. Transportation and logistics services are not likely to be immune to such dimensions and this is the area to watch in the coming months. Bob Ferrari.

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BlueYonder

MAY 17, 2022

At the same time, tire manufacturers have suffered from extreme volatility, raw material shortages with rapidly rising prices, a shortage of global transport capacity and increased costs caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic and additional disruptive forces.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

2021 Prediction: Escalating Global Transportation And Logistics Costs Require New Thinking. The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group , via the Supply Chain Matters blog, highlighted a specific 2021 prediction for industry supply chains: Escalating Global-Wide Transportation and Logistics Costs Require New Thinking.

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