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This Could Be Scary: A Halloween Candy Shortage

Enterra Insights

Journalist Mehr Bedi reports, “Hershey Co said on [28 July] it would fall short of meeting demand for the all-important Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons this year, blaming a scarcity of raw ingredients and difficulties in securing suppliers.”[1] The cost of over forecasting is severe. ”[6]. ”[8]. Footnotes. [1]

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

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. Geo-Political and Hybrid Government Policy Dimensions.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up September 9 2022

Supply Chain Matters

S upplier BYD has reportedly been scrambling to secure additional production staffing at its Shenzhen facilities, where most of the region’s production facilities have been operating under closed-loop measures since the start of September. This week, Russia again cutoff the major natural gas pipeline to European countries including Germany.

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Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part One

Supply Chain Matters

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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Parcel Carrier Fuel Surcharges Expected to Rise, Here’s What Shippers Should Know

Intelligent Audit

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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Winning strategies for distributors and manufacturers during an economic downturn

EazyStock

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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Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

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.