Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. economy in 2022 have been ratcheted down to just over 2 percent. Economic Outlook Significantly Changed.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.

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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 from the 51.7

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

A further data point to these notions can be found in a newly released C-Suite Outlook Mid-Year survey report, published by The Conference Board. 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. cyberattacks.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This article provides an overview, based on a survey of over 1,200 small businesses, of how small and midsize businesses have weathered the storm, and how a changing – and potentially recessionary – market is impacting their outlook. By the time they peaked in June 2022, they were over 30% higher than pre-COVID.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 23, 2022

“Demand was greater than available inventory” was a common theme in many retailers’ earnings announcements in early Q1 of 2022. After a strong start to the quarter in inventory receipts and product sell-through, we experienced unexpected inventory receipt slides in key categories due to extended port and transportation delays.

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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. The September surveys offered a few silver linings, including signs of improving supply chain conditions and resilience in the labor market.”. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a recent technology provider survey indicating that there appears to be little signs of traditional second-half peak period demand for container shipments. This survey was conducted in May among participants in the global freight forwarding community. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Will the environment improve in 2022 or get worse? Let’s look at the three megatrends shaping supply chain innovation in 2022 and beyond – resilience, through technical capability and consistency; optimisation of the omnichannel experience; and sustainability with a focus on Scope 3 emissions.

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Logility

JANUARY 25, 2022

ATLANTA – January 25, 2022 – According to PWC’s December 2021 Global Consumer Insights Pulse Survey , about half of respondents consciously consider factors related to sustainability when making purchasing decisions.

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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. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Logility

MARCH 16, 2023

In June 2022, U.S. Higher interest rates and materials prices are increasing the costs of carrying inventory. And rapid shifts in market demand always leave someone holding excess inventory. This is where we must venture outside our own databases and see what clues we can gather from various corporate and government sources.

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Logility

MARCH 21, 2023

According to Deloitte’s Q4 2022 CFO Signals survey , only 29% of CFOs believe now is a good time to take on greater risk, which lags far behind a two-year average of approximately 50%. This information allows CSCOs to react to real-time differences between inventory levels, budgets, and fiscal projections.

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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

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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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 Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In our recent survey on analytics, today 74% of companies are attempting to improve supply chain visibility (as shown in Figure 1). Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. Survey existing suppliers, third-party logistics providers and customers. What Is Visibility?

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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. The PMI surveys are now clearly signaling that the manufacturing economy is in recession.”. . Global Wide Production Activity. United Kingdom.

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Vinculum

JULY 18, 2022

Such a platform gives an awful experience to mingle with other social media websites like Facebook, Instagram, and another relatable online source to attract a huge crowd. As per the survey, 65% of consumers buy packaged products, whereas 29% avoid plastic packaging. According to a report, mobile commerce will grow to 42.9%

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Almost seven-in-ten (68%) of organizations view suppliers as a source of differentiation, while 66% now collaborate with suppliers to increase supply chain resilience. The study was conducted by Forrester Consulting in March 2022 on behalf of Ivalua. About the research.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

For example, according to a recent PwC survey, acquiring and maintaining talent is one of the top two risks for business executives. 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.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

The authors of this report noted that manufacturing output fell at second-steepest rate since this survey began in early 2004. For the first time since 2020, survey data related to Germany indicated that new orders and output slipped into contraction values. in March to 46.0 Added Supply Chain Matters Observations and Insights.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. percentage points higher than the average value of Q4-2022 which was 48.9. as contrasted with the Q4-2022 average quarterly value of 49.5. A Bloomberg survey of economists were anticipating a consensus value of 47.5,

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

Japan farm exports in 2022 1st half hit record high as more dine out. will begin imposing 2022 peak-season surcharges on Labor Day and will apply certain ones based on weekly calculations that begin around mid-October and run until early December. In June 2022, Americans spent $2.5 And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 31, 2023

The exact percentage of grocery sales coming from e-commerce depends on the source and method of analysis, as well as whether the researcher includes non-consumable items in its category definition.” In 2022, the firm [expected] the market to expand 32.4%, supported by ‘pandemic-induced online shopping stickiness.’

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The increased cost of working capital and supplemental inventory levels to mitigate fulfillment risk is likely to revert back to just-in-time inventory management. percent in 2022, to 3 percent in 2023, and consequently contract to 2.9 trillion (or five percent) compared to a record high level in 2022. percent in 2024.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 18, 2022

11-12 to officially kick off the 2022 holiday shopping season. With inflation rates still above 8% at the end of September and excess inventory continuing to be an issue, Amazon has joined the trend of retailers offering early discounts to maximize the holiday shopping season.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.) Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Mistake #3. My challenge?

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

That adds to the uncertainties in product demand planning for the remainder of 2022. merchants held a total of nearly $643 billion in inventories, described as being below pre-pandemic level, while the closely watched inventory to sales remained near its lowest point in 30 years. The report observes that in December 2021, U.S.

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Taulia

MARCH 15, 2023

We surveyed 550 senior stakeholders at companies with revenues of more than $750 million USD across the USA, UK, Germany, and Singapore. 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% Global inflation went on to hit 8.8%

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

From balancing costs to reliability, sourcing the right PPE to developing maintenance strategies, data on total cost of ownership to evidence of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), their concerns represent both longstanding issues and newer ones. “I I have learned a lot about the challenges they face.” Balancing costs.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Census Small Business Pulse survey. The software allows them to track shipments, monitor inventory levels, and understand where money is being spent. It helps companies ensure they have enough raw materials and components to keep their production lines running, and it allows them to plan ahead for growth in demand. Automotive.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Our 2022 Digital Inventory Report captured key decision makers’ mindsets, challenges, and planning initiatives as it relates to digital automation technologies. They also ably perform repetitive manual tasks which can be a source for human error. In fact, 87% of our survey participants acknowledged rising input costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

percent in 2022 and 9.7 The value of the US Dollar consistently increasing during 2022 against other global currencies, providing added headwinds to counties and businesses globally in the form of added inflationary cost pressures. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® which began 2022 at an expansionary conditions value of 54.2,

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NC State SCRC

MAY 30, 2022

We surveyed 53 procurement and supply chain executives and managers about their organizations’ strategic priorities. The increasing difficulties in obtaining material supplies for nearly all material classes and services emerged in the latter part of 2021 and has continued well into 2022.

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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. Supply-side risk and disruptions are taking many forms.

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