Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. Upwards of 3,000 rail workers reportedly returned to work yesterday to resume rail operations across North America after a breakdown in labor settlement talks occurred last Saturday.

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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.” The solution?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters blog we provide highlights and insights regarding SAP SE’s 2022 Sapphire ASUG Now customer conference held last week in Orlando, Florida. . Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week. 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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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This action represents a reported 77 percent premium to the company’s closing stock price on November 22, 2022, the last full trading day prior to media reports involving a potential transaction. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. billion in October 2020. All rights reserved.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. Source: Statista.com. Ethical sourcing of goods. A slow-moving crisis.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

This report cited informed sources indicating that the State of Oklahoma is being considered as a location for this facility but that there are no guarantees that an agreement will be reached. Part of Broader North America Based EV Supply Network Investments. based production facility. Paid subscription required).

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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. The average LMI index over the first quarter of 2022 was reported as 74.5, and Warehousing Prices (90.5)

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights an additional strategic sourcing announcement involving the future production of electric powered autos and vehicles in North America. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Announcement. and other global regions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2022

This week, in conjunction with General Motors reporting of Q2-2022 financial performance, the auto maker disclosed that it had secured strategic supply agreements to support one million electric powered vehicles in North America by 2025. or North America presence. Some Broader Context. All rights reserved. .

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ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

Implementation of the project was led by Optis’ expert consulting team with support from Ivalua professional services, allowing TELUS to streamline their procurement processes through a simplified system that manages spend, ensures compliance, provides a rich catalog of products and services, and creates a full digital record of purchases.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, Executive Editor Bob Ferrari pens highlights of the 2022 Crossroads Event recently conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This Editor had the opportunity to attend the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics ( CTL ) 2022 Crossroads Event. Background. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Clark joined the start-up in June 2022 after a long career at Amazon , rising through the operational management ranks to be part of the management committee, as senior executive responsible for all of the online retailer’s retail business. The factors that reportedly influenced this automaker were the U.S. All rights reserved.

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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. Sources indicated to Nikkei that Samsung desires to more closely review its inventory levels to ensure that stocks are manageable. cyberattacks.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

Fast moving forward into 2022 ongoing widespread congestions in ports, container shortages, and volatile shifts in demand for goods from Western economies causing freight rates to skyrocket ended up adding extreme pressure on the main cost drivers of the ocean side of the supply chains and beyond. Source: project44 Monthly report.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Impact: This is resulting in procurement teams scrambling to find new supply sources, while engineers are looking for substitutions alternatives, and other company leaders are figuring out how to bring more in-house for a vertical integrated approach.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we provide highlights of manufacturing and supply chain developments involving electric vehicle automotive producers at the 2022 mid-year point. There are added considerations for expanding this same supply network vertical integration model to North America. Rivian Automotive.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

In a reported effort to cut additional costs and increase needed cash flows, the provider announced intentions to cut upwards of 800 jobs within its North America support teams and eliminate its company operated warehouses. based manufacturing strategy, with a decision to source manufacturing at a CMS provider located in Taiwan.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Background.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

In contrast, performance levels related to North America , Europe and South America were noted as remaining weak, on average, compared to Asia. Taiwan Taiwan’s activity as reflected in the S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® showed its best performance since June 2022, rising 4.7 increasing 3.2

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

percent in the first half of 2022, reportedly driven by price growth of 6.5 percent in North America. All of the above will continue to be on the radar scope of business integrated planning teams, procurement supply management and supply chain leaders over the coming months. Higher costs reportedly have resulted in a 2.8

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

warehouse workers in June of 2022. Background Perspectives In a prior Supply Chain Matters transportation and logistics industry perspectives, we have updated readers on changing developments concerning global and North America transportation and logistics industries. There were 1.96

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. Further indicated was: “ whether or not we have hit bottom of rates is unclear.” Imports among the U.S.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Cotton production in India could dip 4% from 2021, down to 34 million bales in the 2021/2022 marketing year. Consultancy UK). Supply Chain Dive).

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Fast forward to 2022, and Amazon increased its production by nearly 4-times that amount in clean energy. Earlier this week, the company announced that it grew its renewable energy capacity in 2022 by 8.3 The partnership will kick off by first sourcing Walmart’s California stores with Plenty’s leafy greens from its Compton farm.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

Included in this June 14, 2022 edition are updates featuring the following providers: ToolsGroup and Onera. San Francisco -based Onera provides retail technology that connects inventory across siloed systems and transforms them into a single, real-time source of inventory status. GreyOrange. Freightos Limited. Oracle and Cerner.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

As part of LogiSYM Asia Pacific 2022, we had the opportunity to chat with Vittorio Favati, Chief Executive Officer – TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS. The experience stems from the ground up as an operator, then assuming global roles spanning Asia, Europe, and North America and the journey has been incredibly exciting and fulfilling.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Chipotle Mexican Grill says its goal to source and sell chicken that’s certified as humanely raised has been delayed because its suppliers weren’t able to make the necessary changes without disrupting supply. At the same time, the number of suppliers in China that received procurement bids declined by 9 percent in 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

West Coast ports, and data related to increased adoption of robotics for North America production needs. Both sides have not announced major progress since a tentative agreement on health benefits was reached in late July of 2022. Container movements to the U.S. West Coast have been on the decline in favor of alternative U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2023

Earlier this month, Supply Chain Matters highlighted operational performance in the quarter which included total global-wide vehicle deliveries amounting to a 36 percent year over year increase from that of Q1-2022. Sequentially, vehicle deliveries were 4 percent higher than the final quarter of 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

In this update, we note the approval of a significant merger involving North America rail service and an additional development involving Amazon and Rivian Automotive related to an ongoing EV parcel van delivery contract. billion in cash in 2022 and is reportedly seeking to raise $1.3 Rivian burned through $6.6

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 19, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published survey report that provides important observations on the existing state of domestic and international logistics visibility levels in North America. The survey, conducted in March 2022, involved upwards of 350 logistics executives across North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

Procurement managers are now asked to address ESG issues in their sourcing and foreign manufacturing operations. Meanwhile, trade compliance managers are tasked with ensuring that the procurement department is following the rules. Typically, North America and other regions eventually create similar rules.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

18th, 2023, Source: Marinetraffic Since mid-November multiple ships have been attacked in the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen. The Suez Canal is the shortest route for container traffic from Asia to the Mediterranean and Europe, and is also used for some volumes from the Far East or Southern Asia to North America.

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HICX Solutions

JULY 26, 2021

Procurement network and intelligence platform providers, Procurement Leaders, hosted a webinar featuring Supply Chain and Procurement experts, Dr. Elouise Epstein , Partner at Kearney , and Costas Xyloyiannis , CEO at HICX. Digital technologies drive path to strategic procurement. An exciting time for Procurement.

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HICX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Unilever, Mondelez, BAE Systems, Baker Hughes, and Lenovo, among other mega-brands, use HICX as a single source of truth for supplier data and the focal point for supplier interactions. Dr Elouise Epstein, partner at global management consulting firm Kearney commented, “The way we work with suppliers has to change.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chains will be able to procure, source, manufacture and handle logistics across a broad array of players including small to medium businesses. “Quantum computing can crunch through numerous variables and factors, from more sources, across more scenarios, faster and with greater accuracy than ever. ” 4. .

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