ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Procurement experts face transportation costs, customer demands, and high pressure on global container and air freight rates. But what does that mean for future strategies in procurement ? Let’s rethink everything to figure out what it might be for the future of procurement in light of it all.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

This monthly newsletter observes one or two important macro trends through the lens of Supply Chain Management. We review how those trends are likely to impact Supply Chain and what leaders can do to adjust. Several noteworthy tech companies have announced layoffs, which some interpret as an early sign of a broader economic trend.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The July 2022 J.P. Also highlighted was that purchasing activity, stocks of purchases and finished goods inventories collectively rose in July. The July 2022 Manufacturing ISM© Report on Business reported the lowest PMI value since June 2020. Global Wide Production Activity. The July value of 52.8 slipping 2.3 reported for June.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The new model being developed in 2022 is customer-centric and strategic in outlook and planning. We’ll look back to events in 2022 that show this transition and transformation in the making. We’ll examine the remaining five next week in our final post of 2022. #1 It also led to inventory excesses. To adapt, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two additional May 2022 indicators of supply chain volatility as well as logistics services trending. logistics trends reinforce a shifting tide along with concerns as to what to expect in the second half of 2022. Regarding the latter, the U.S. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 24, 2022

Maintaining healthy levels of Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) inventory is essential to the smooth running of your manufacturing, distribution or wholesaling operation – even if MRO goods aren’t part of your final products. Learn more: What is Inventory Management? Techniques for 2022 What is MRO inventory?

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. In a prior Supply Chain Matters posting, we highlighted both September and Q3-2022 global and regional PMI indices.

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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. Mid-Year Global Transportation Assessment.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 11, 2022

Taking stock of logistics trends and predictions is the best way for shippers to start the new year. The state of supply chain tech in 2022, or supply chain technology, will be one for the record books. The industry has certainly experienced more than its fair share of disruptions in the past two years.

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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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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

It converged with a trend of both airlines and ocean liners investing far more heavily in their fleets over the past fewyears. 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. The regression in pricing wasn’t just due to lower demand.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues to highlight for readers specific global and regional supply chain indices that depict both trending production activity levels, as well as supply chain volatility. Also reported was less change in Inventory and Warehousing metrics as costs continue to grow and capacity remains tight.

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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. He later indicated to media sources that such trends would have an impact on global supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

Primed for transactional efficiency, these legacy architectures based on relational databases drive order-to-cash and procure-to-pay efficiencies. Current Familiarity with Analytic Concepts (Fall 2022 Snapshot) Preamble Supply chain leaders love their rows and columns. I term this our data jail. The focus of the Gartner Magic Quadrant.)

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. The August 2022 J.P. The August 2022 Manufacturing ISM© Report on Business reported an August value of 52.8, Global Wide Production Activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. In a prior published commentary, we provided highlights of March and Q1-2022 global production indices along with their implications. Because of this, both Inventory Costs (91.0)

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In a Sept 2022 Deloitte article, they maintain that “perishability is still relevant but now more of a pocketbook issue. The following will delve into some of the intricate farm-to-table challenges that supply chains face across sourcing, demand planning, procurement and inventory management, transportation, and warehousing.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives on reported November 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. There are additional signs of a global glut in overall inventory levels, yet selective component shortages remain for certain industries. percent for all of 2022.

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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. In our summary and perspectives reflecting on all of Q3 monthly reporting, we echoed an increased trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This is despite the purchase of Terra Technology Demand Sensing and Multi-tier Inventory Management (MEIO) in 2014 for 12-14M$ (including implementation). The supply chain investments of the last decade focused on improving black & white processes–order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. September 2021-March 2022. Rebuilding.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Corresponding signs that there will likely be no traditional peak shipping season this year were reinforced by a Bloomberg published report declaring that these trends spell the end of the shipping boom. It is becoming clearer that supply chain procurement and logistics teams elected to route import shipments thru either U.S.

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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. The June value was two percentage points below the December 2021 end of year value, again reflecting a discernable downward trend.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Our featured guest is Graham Scott, Vice President of Global Procurement for global based manufacturing services provider Jabil. Graham’s teams analyze commodity market trends, pricing, capacity and supply/demand models for Jabil ’s multi-industry customers. He has lived and held leadership roles in Europe , Asia and the U.S.

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Locus

APRIL 1, 2022

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Locus has been listed as a Representative Vendor in the 2022 Gartner® Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools. Market trends also continue to evolve faster than ever. Inventory optimization – Multi-echelon inventory level optimization across the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

The report further indicated that Inputs, expressed as supplier deliveries, inventories and imports, continued to constrain production expansion. At the same time, inventories purchased for Q4-2021 and Q1 consumption are still overflowing warehouse and distribution centers. Added Supply Chain Matters Observations and Insights.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2023

With the Inventory Level index continuing to grow, the sense of the March report is that there was no inventory replenishment cycle in the first quarter, and there may not be one in the second quarter as well. Panelists reportedly indicated that inventories would continue to build moving forward, but at a more modest rate.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 15, 2023

The so-called “retail apocalypse” was deepened by the pandemic, then came inventory overload and inflation. By analyzing vast amounts of data, retailers can uncover hidden patterns, trends, and insights that can inform their strategies and improve their operations. Transforming Inventory Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. Procurement processes–encumbered by a focus on paperless processing, RFPs/RFQs, and efficient procurement–do not embrace the capabilities and requirements of direct material sourcing.

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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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ShipBob

JUNE 29, 2022

Recent ecommerce trends and why you should get involved. When selling products online, you need to invest in software and tools that will be able to let you effectively receive and process orders, manage inventory, and automate different tasks. This will ensure that real-time inventory levels are updated across all your sales channels.

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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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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

High freight volumes across all industries in the trucking market are expected to continue into 2022.? Download the White Paper: Over the Road Freight Management Trends. A Possible Stimulus on the Horizon May Increase the Challenge of Procurement Through Peak Season. That’s an astonishing $933.30 continued growth and success.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights two additional indices of global and US supply chain volatility relative to July 2022 global supply chain activity levels. In a prior published Supply Chain Matters commentary, we provided highlights of the various July 2022 PMI indices across select global supply chain regions. PMI reports for July.

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LevaData

MARCH 16, 2023

According to a recent news report for DigiTimes , Intel will cut prices of its CPUs by 20%, not long after deciding to raise those prices in Q4 2022. However, what trends do you use if the pricing of your parts increased by 50% over the past two years? Do you “forget” the past two years and go back to pre-pandemic price trends?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Our goal is to depict how likely global, regional, economic, industry and advanced technology trends will impact, and likely influence required supply chain management actions. percent in 2022 and 9.7 Morgan Manufacturing PMI® which began 2022 at an expansionary conditions value of 54.2, percent on 2021. Business Sentiment.

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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. billion in 2022, the company estimated.”

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