Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This shortage is the culmination of various ongoing issues – geopolitical tensions related to the Russia-Ukraine war, the rapid shift in consumer buying behavior and container freight availability. This article is from Chetan Chaudhari at GEP and examines the ongoing aluminum can shortage.

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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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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 average global PMI value for Q2-2022 was 52.3, The June 2022 Manufacturing ISM© Report on Business reported a value of 53.0

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2022

In his recent blog , Anmol Khurana discussed the immediate effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict for companies shipping products in and out of the region. 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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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. Inventory Management Assessment- Samsung Electronics. Samsung ’s inventory balances reportedly reached the equivalent of $36.9 cyberattacks. Bob Ferrari.

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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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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The entire world is gearing up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup , held in Qatar from Nov. According to FIFA, a staggering 3.572 billon people watched the 2018 World Cup Russia, with 1.12 To earn the win, companies also need rapid, accurate capabilities in inventory availability and commitment, as well as order promising.

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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

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. This was a noted challenge for major U.S. All rights reserved.

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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

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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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

The report further indicated that Inputs, expressed as supplier deliveries, inventories and imports, continued to constrain production expansion. The impacts of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and severe sanctions on Russia impacting key commodities and energy markets are yet to play out in qualitative and quantitative dimensions.

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AB&R

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Supply chain challenges buffeted our businesses in 2022 with disruptions such as long lead times on essential barcode and RFID equipment. The war with Russia and Ukraine applied tremendous pressure on several commodities, including oil. And more accessible than 2022. WE’RE HERE FOR YOU.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The New York Times reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that the ongoing effects of the hostilities involving Russia and Ukraine , and the consequent impacts of severe power shortages in the coming weeks are menacing the continent: “ with what some fear could become its most challenging economic and financial crisis in decades.”.

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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. The October 2022 J.P. percentage points for October while the Inventories Index declined three percentage points. percent for 2022. for October, increasing 0.2

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2022

In its latest March 2022 update , the agency states: “ The most important consequence of the war in Ukraine is the lives lost and the humanitarian crisis associated with the huge numbers of besieged and displaced people. In addition, supply chains around the world are dependent on exports of metals from Russia and Ukraine.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2022

Two top European shippers — Maersk and DSV — have warned that freight costs will likely remain high well into 2022, adding to the global supply chain chaos. As we’ve all seen in the news coverage of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, conditions are changing minute-by-minute.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

Roughly 25% of workers plan to change jobs in 2022. The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. In February alone, 22,000 people in the U.S. resigned from their jobs in durable goods manufacturing. It’s a global problem. China, which had a worker surplus of 55.2

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AB&R

JANUARY 1, 2023

The war with Russia and Ukraine applied tremendous pressure on several commodities, including oil. ITR Economics’ December 2022 report estimated that there are two open positions for every unemployed person [1]. And more accessible than 2022. I want to thank everyone for your partnership in both 2022 and the years prior.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 8, 2023

After revising both previously reported Q4-2022 and Q1-2024 GDP data, the European statistics agency Eurostat reported today that the combined 20-nation GDP for euro sector fell at annualized rate 0.4 percent in Q1 , having further declined in Q4-2022 after new revisions.

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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. Thus, expect to see sanctions against Russia continuing for at least five years or more. China will likely see a modest rebound after the 2022 slump, moving to only 5% growth.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

percent in 2022 and 9.7 Downside risks that include monetary policy miscalculations, an uncertain outcome to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and further supply network disruptions as a result of more far-reaching spread of Covid variant infection rates across China. Global trade slowing to one percent from an estimated 3.5

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

In an update published in early April, we highlighted for readers both March and Q1-2022 various published global production and supply chain indices. to Asia , as well as the European consequences of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict as now driving added index volatility. Warehouse inventory levels are noted as remaining quite high.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 17, 2022

According to the EIA , the national average for a gallon of deisel fuel on March 7, 2022, was $4.85, up a whopping $0.75 on February 25, 2022, to $3.24 on March 4, 2022. Meanwhile, FedEx began charging international shipping surcharges effective March 7, 2022. Leverage Domestic Inventory Before Ordering More Overseas.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

percent in 2022 before contracting to one percent in 2023. percent in 2022 and by 2.3 A caveat clearly stated is a high degree of uncertainty associated with this latest forecast due to shifting monetary policy in advanced economies along with the unpredictable nature of the Russia-Ukraine war. . percent).

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Current Year 2022. The basis of our Ferrari Consulting and Research Group 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains in 2022 was the theme of ‘ Reexamination ’ which was a spillover of the escalation of global wide disruptions, supply chain driven cost inflation and critical parts shortages leading to lost revenue growth.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 29, 2022

Economic order quantity is one of the “most commonly used inventory-control techniques”. The objectives and advantages of Economic Order Qty (EOQ) are to minimize inventory carrying costs and ordering costs while simultaneously limiting the probability of stock out to avoid any lost sales or customer loss. S = Cost per order.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S. firms are expected to reshore upwards of 350,000 jobs in 2022 alone. Bloomberg reported in November 2022 that shipments of motor vehicles, computer parts and boats, manufactured in Mexico and destined for U.S. billion in September.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 28, 2022

Bloomberg reported t hat the retailer, operators of the Zara , Bershka, and Massimo Dutti fashion brands, made a conscious decision to increase overall inventory levels by 27 percent among suppliers located across Spain , Turkey and Morocco to provide added business agility. Business Outlook. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved. .

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EazyStock

MARCH 14, 2023

As the global world economy has continued to recover completely from the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, and with a subsequent war with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising inflation, many stock-holding companies are having a hard time. There are several advantages to keeping inventory costs down and lowering inventory value.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

We also concluded that there would not be a peak shipping season this year because of both muted production levels as well as the high levels on inventory that exist in warehouses across the globe, and especially across the United States. © 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. Steep transportation cost increases and shipping delays added to inventory management challenges.

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Taulia

MARCH 15, 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine compounded this difficult situation in early 2022. in November 2022 3. in the year to December 2022, compared with 5.4% However, inflation was already at 30-year highs at the beginning of 2022 – before the war began. In September 2022, the pound fell against most major currencies.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 24, 2022

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell who has stated that: “ What [the Fed] can control is demand, we can’t really affect supply with our policies…so the question whether we can execute a soft landing or not, it may actually depend on factors that we don’t control” (Marketplace 2022). That would be spot on, as well. Bob Ferrari.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 10, 2022

The consequences of weather-related strains on supplies of corn, soy, and other food commodities—on top of existing inflation trends and rising shipping prices—means that food prices will stay at or near their record highs thought 2022, according to analysts interviewed by UK-based grocery trade journal The Grocer.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While demand volatility was a primary risk factor over the past two years, today supply-side uncertainty is a fast-growing concern, causing supply chain disruptions and resulting in product shortages for some companies and excess inventory for others. Unfortunately, supply-side risk is a fact of life in 2022.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Cotton production in India could dip 4% from 2021, down to 34 million bales in the 2021/2022 marketing year. Material Handling & Logistics ).

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