Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of both December 2022 and full year reported global PMI indices that at the close of 2022 present a far different picture from the start of the year. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® which began 2022 at an expansion value of 54.2, Sources; S&P Global and ISM, 2022. has fallen 5.6

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

Nearshoring to Mexico is gaining traction among shippers at a rapid rate. To keep up with the demand, Mexico will open 25 new industrial parks by the end of 2023, spurred by the $35 billion in total foreign direct investment from 2022. On top of that, 88% of US-based small and medium-sized businesses are reshuffling.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Atlanta, GA, February 22, 2023 – Stord , the leading Cloud Supply Chain provider, has been awarded Veritiv’s 2022 Truckload Carrier of the Year. and Mexico, and team members around the world helping shape the success of its customers. Additionally, Veritiv provides print and publishing products.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Company paid shareholder dividends of approximately $3.6 Key first quarter of fiscal year 2022 highlights: Customers & Channels. million compared to $0.8 Trinseo S.A.,

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Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. Key Fiscal 2022 Year to Date Financial Highlights: Subscription fees were $20.1 During the second quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Company paid shareholder dividends of approximately $3.7 million compared to $0.5

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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 17, 2022

China has Its Factory Eyes on Mexico. Target Profits Crumble on Inventory Sell Off. US Manufacturing Rises in July. US Warehouse Vacancies at Record Lows

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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 blackberries you eat today could be from Mexico, and the ones you buy next week could be from California. Nearly eight in 10 (78%) consumers consider food waste, likely out of a desire to minimize spending.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

in November [2022], up from $1.72 from Mexico. “From California to Texas,” she writes, “border agents are increasingly seizing a surprising type of contraband from Mexico: eggs.”[6] 4] Greg Iacurci, “ Here’s why egg prices surged in 2022. ” How precious have eggs become? Not Exactly.

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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. In addition, the company is increasing its sourcing in Mexico and Central America and undergoing what it describes as an “end-to-end supply chain transformation.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. For 2022, we see $7,000-$8,000 as an early indicator,” said Berglund. In the first half of last year, the average Asia-West Coast long-term rate was around $3,000 per forty-foot equivalent unit.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The September 2022 J.P. Separately, Bloomberg reported last week that China’s industrial profit levels shrank during the first eight months of 2022 adding to economic as well as manufacturing financial challenges. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. reported for July.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2023

About Werner Enterprises Werner Enterprises delivers superior truckload transportation and logistics services to customers across the United States, Mexico and Canada. With 2022 revenues of $3.3 Greenscreens.ai

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

The subsequent rankings in the 2021 Production Statistics revealed that South Korea had overtaken Germany and Mexico, and Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have moved up the world ranking for car production. In 2022, mainland China’s vehicle production was approximately 26.1 million cars.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 15, 2022

Thieves Steal 10 Valuable Ocean Containers Near Mexico City Retail Sales Fall in May. Amazon Delaying FC Openings. FedEx getting Shareholder Friendly.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2022

Located in Mexico but close to the California border, it serves as a vast hub of industrial jobs, making significant contributions to the production of products that ship all over the world. For Mexico, it’s a big boon, offering the community an enormous number of stable, well-paying jobs. The Problem. for the new year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

million people in 2022 to 121.4 homes in 2022 than UPS, after eclipsing FedEx in 2020, and it is on track to widen the gap this year, according to internal Amazon data and people familiar with the matter. The number of people shopping online rose to 134.2 million this year, up from 130.2 million people this year. The U.S.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He reports, “Over the past 18 months, Chinese companies have leased up to 80% of industrial parks space in Mexico. ”[6] He adds, “The latest [Kearney Reshoring] Index suggests that as many as 96% of CEOs are evaluating re-shoring as a strategy, an increase of 18% on 2022. Take a good, hard look at your operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

in March 2022 from March 2021. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in March amounted to $141.9 Walmart and DroneUp Partner to Bring Drone Delivery to US Households. Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool. North American Transborder Freight up 23.8% billion, up 23.8% compared to March 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2023

These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. Marijuana is legal, at least from a state perspective, in 21 states as of this writing.

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All Things Supply Chain

JULY 15, 2022

Mexico’s beer shortage worsened due to supply and demand problems In recent times, beer makers have struggled to source cans and glass bottles for their products, but now, robust demand…

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All Things Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Supply chains put at risk due to ongoing trucker protests Concerns are growing as the protests led by Canadian truckers continue on the American border. The demonstrations that are being…

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2022

square feet of retail space per person, according to The Berkeley Economic Review; the most of any other country, 10 times more than Germany or Mexico, and 40% more than Canada.”[5] 7] Journalist Harriet Torry ( @HarrietTorry ) reports, “[In May 2022], big-box, department stores and grocery stores all cut staff.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2022

square feet of retail space per person, according to The Berkeley Economic Review; the most of any other country, 10 times more than Germany or Mexico, and 40% more than Canada.”[5] 7] Journalist Harriet Torry ( @HarrietTorry ) reports, “[In May 2022], big-box, department stores and grocery stores all cut staff.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 11, 2022

NOAA’s outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which extends from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 65% chance of an above-normal season, a 25% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. 4] Doyle Rice, “ The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season starts today. .” Denial of risk.”[6]

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. Hurricane Ida struck the Gulf of Mexico in August 2021, destroying industrial installations for pharmaceuticals and plastics. The post Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022 appeared first on Locus Blog. A slow-moving crisis.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2023

These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. Marijuana is legal, at least from a state perspective, in 21 states as of this writing.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S. In early April 2022, economists at Goldman Sachs indicated that supply chain resilience was a top-of-mind topic for manufacturers and retailers and observed that three main strategies were being undertaken. This Nikkei reporting further indicates that the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

participation in global value chains over the last four decades in terms of partner countries, products and modes, with a focus on the last five years (2017-2022).” percent in 2022. As an example, the authors point to Vietnam gaining ground in electronics, apparel and textiles, while Mexico has been increasing U.S.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

As I’ve done in prior years, I’ll make a few predictions based on what happened in 2022 – and what I think it means for 2023. Implication: the best-case scenario I see for the price of finished goods is that their prices stay relatively unchanged from the 3rd quarter of 2022….we More importantly, the supply chain isn’t there yet!

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In 2022, Amazon shipped 11 percent of items globally without any added packaging by the company. In 2022, 260 million delivered packages were stolen, and nearly 80 percent of Americans were victims of porch piracy. Earlier this week, I wrote an article highlighting that cargo theft is on the rise. is planning to escalate the dispute.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The company stated that Intelligrated experienced growth of approximately 50 percent in 2021 but expects 2022 sales to be roughly flat. In 2022, it was announced that MHS and Fortna will combine to form a multi-billion dollar company. As a publicly-traded company, Honeywell reports its financial results on a regular basis.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

In April of 2022, British American Tobacco, headquartered in the UK, agreed to pay $508 million in fines for selling their products to North Korea. For example, it can look like imports from China are cheaper than the same goods imported from Mexico if a company is not relying on analysis produced by an advanced global trade system.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

Business and supply chain focused media reports already point to increased supplier and manufacturing investment in regions such as Mexico, Eastern Europe, India, Vietnam and other regions as responses to added supply network resiliency or agility. A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 3, 2023

Total global-wide vehicle deliveries for the quarter were 422,875 amounting to a 36 percent year over year increase from that of Q1-2022. Sequentially, vehicle deliveries were 4 percent higher than what was reported in the final quarter of 2022. A soon to be announced new concept vehicle will supposedly be produced at this facility.

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QAD

MARCH 7, 2023

The level of investment would equate to 10% of the world’s GDP in 2022 or.5% The projected investment in fossil fuels for the next 20 years at the rate of spend in 2022 is $14T, 40% more than Tesla’s plan. To put this in context, 66M cars were sold globally in 2022. This would require a $10T investment and use less than.2%

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2022

Canada-Mexico supply chain can monitor and respond to changing needs quickly and accurately. 2] Lora Cecere, “ Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button ,” Supply Chain Shaman, 30 June 2022. [3] 4] Adrienne Zepeda, “ Why Reshoring is the Right Path Out of the Supply Chain Crisis ,” DesignNews, 24 March 2022. [5]

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