Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

Nvidia, Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, PCA (Packaging Corporation of America), ResMed, Rockwell Automation, Ross Stores, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company, Tempur-Pedic, TJX, Toro, Toyota, West Pharma, United Tractors, and Urban Outfitters. The performance in 2022 is almost the same as that in 2013 (note the circular pattern).

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights recent manufacturing milestones achieved by electric auto and truck maker Tesla. Tesla Q1-2022 Vehicle Deliveries. Manufacturing output amounted to 305,407 vehicles. Goals and Challenges for Remainder of 2022. Grand Opening of New Austin Texas Assembly Facility.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The automotive industry is a complex ecosystem comprised of dealers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), multiple tiers of suppliers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). The post 5 Key Insights From the 2022 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference appeared first on Supply Chain Nation.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

“In 2022,” she explains, “I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. Even during so-called “normal” times, supply chain planning can be difficult. For example, manufacturing may be tasked to fill all orders which requires having inventory on-hand in distribution centers. 2] Robert J.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 11, 2022

When our research arm published its annual predictions at the start of 2022, given the sheer magnitude of disruptions that occurred in the prior two years, our stated theme for industry supply chains was a reexamination of business and supply chain strategies would dominate as the various implications were assessed.

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Logility

JUNE 2, 2022

Logility chosen for delivering pioneering technology solutions that power today’s supply chains. ATLANTA – June 2, 2022 – Logility, Inc., a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today was announced as a winner of Inbound Logistics’ 2022 Top 100 Logistics IT Providers award.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The ability to ramp up and sustain manufacturing output is a further challenge in order to generate needed cash to sustain operations. Rivian Automotive Last week, Rivian Automotive reported on the fourth quarter and full year financial performance that disappointed company investors. billion in 2022. billion in 2022.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Performance over the Period of March 2020 to July 2022. Supply chain leaders self-assessment of performance during the pandemic period of March 2020-through July 2022. Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

As we approach the final month of 2022, the realities of a far different picture of global-wide transportation and logistics demand levels are bringing sober awareness to carriers and services providers. © Copyright 2021, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

She reports, “Retailers like Best Buy, Party City, Walmart and Wayfair announced layoffs in 2022. ” In addition to leveraging advanced digital technologies, both ToolsGroup and McKinsey & Company analysts insist that retailers must improve their supply chain performance to survive.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

The answer, quite simply, is through a relentless focus on resilience across the entire supply chain. As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

Five winners from this analysis are speaking at this year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. In the 2022 analysis, twenty-two companies meet the Supply Chains to Admire Award criteria for Supply Chain improvement, performance, and value. The winners include Apple, AbbVie Inc.,

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 16, 2023

In a mid-January posting , we alerted our readers to reports that Rivian fell short of its 2022 vehicle production goal and that several top executives had departed the company, including the company’s purchasing head. The company’s original commitment at the start of 2022 was to produce 50,000 vehicles, but that was cut at mid-year.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2024

The approach is one of flexible manufacturing, practiced by other global manufacturers including Toyota Motor. Specifically observed: “ BMW’s approach could show a path to other automakers that have been manufacturing automobiles for decades but have made little headway in the transition to battery powered vehicles.”

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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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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

Supply Chain Matters readers are well aware that the looking glass for an organization’s overall supply chain performance is intense right now, especially when C-Suite executives feel the heat from investors and board rooms. Rivian Automotive. Thus far, $13.7

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate, Supply Chain Matters blog unveils part two of a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. percent GDP growth for 2022, followed by 2.7 Global Economic Themes.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 4, 2023

Electric auto maker Tesla announced both Q4 and full 2022 vehicle performance over this past weekend and the results appear to again be providing implications for changes in operations leadership. . Q4 and Full Year 2022 Operational Results. million vehicles in 2022. million vehicles. million vehicles. million vehicles.

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2022

If resilience is the panacea to today’s supply chain challenges, it seems that everyone has a different prescription. Every industry article, news segment, analyst research paper, and boardroom conversation offers varying perspectives on the real issues impacting supply chain performance and the best way to fix them.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

This funding is reportedly contingent on preconditions which include a delayed filing of its 2023 annual report with regulators and continued negotiations with an established auto maker on a joint manufacturing agreement related to North America based production. billion reported for 2022. Operating losses amounted to $736.9

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

The July numbers signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions with output and new order rates reportedly falling at faster rates. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Manufacturing production reportedly decreased for the second consecutive month.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. Pivot Toward Internal Manufacturing Presence.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 15, 2024

Tesla ’s last significant headcount reduction occurred in 2022 but at the time, was focused on salaried positions. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the cutback in company-wide communication to employees. He pointed to job cuts as necessary to reduce costs and increased productivity.

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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. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Achieving this level of agility in fulfillment and manufacturing requires robust processes, effective communication, and a supportive culture. This helps strengthen the supply chain, allowing shippers to handle a changing market better. This helps build strong relationships and optimize supply chain operations.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 1, 2023

This is Part 2 of the learnings and insights from the discussions with supply chain leaders and from additional sessions by Gartner analysts about new technologies that will be beneficial to long-term supply chain performance. Read Part 1 to gain additional insights.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The report authors indicated that this decline was the largest since the start of the ongoing logistics industry downturn that that occurred in April 2022. What supply chain management and line-of-business teams should take special note of were the stated reasons for November’s significant decline. declined a significant 7.1

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

In our prior published Supply Chain Matters commentary, we reviewed and provided some added insights on July’s global manufacturing PMI indices which are pointing to declining global supply chain production momentum. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

While global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably, the data points to a number of warning signs that would suggest added contraction in the months to come. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. in April to 58.7 value in April to 58.2 value in April.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

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. Prediction Background. Parcel Segment.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In our recent Supply Chain Matters highlights of August PMI production and supply chain activity reporting , we observed reinforcement that global production levels are declining at a more accelerated rate and could conceivably reach contraction levels by the end of this year. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

billion operating loss reported for 2022. billion in 2023 revenues, a 30 percent increase compared to slightly over $28 billion reported for 2022. Loss from operations declined considerably to $773 million compared to a $3.5 For the commercial aircraft business segment, the company reported $33.9

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during the past year, in this case 2022. companies have been increasingly moving supply chain closer to home. percent of nominal GDP , rising 20 percentage points in 2022 and the highest growth ever seen.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 29, 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 view the remainder of 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2024

billion, reflecting a 15 percent year or year increase compared to 2022 auto revenues of $71.5 percent margin in 2022. Financial Highlights- Full Year 2023 Total 2023 automotive revenues were reported as $82.4 Automotive gross profit in 2023 was $17.6 billion, reflecting a 15 percent year-over-year decline.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In recent Supply Chain Matters commentaries focused on automotive industry supply networks, we have focused on how the ongoing global wide shortage of semiconductor logic devices continues to provide noteworthy manufacturing, supply chain as well as financial impacts. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 19, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an added update to reports of airline industry executives publicly calling for a management shake-up at commercial aircraft manufacturer Boeing. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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