QAD

MARCH 16, 2023

More than 600 attendees registered for 2023’s event – 200 more registrants than last year’s. QAD’s core mission at NAATBatt was simple – to inform today’s EV and battery manufacturers, startups and recyclers that its solutions make it the premier technology partner for getting them from prototype to mass production quickly.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

As we go into the first week of 2023, many are wondering what’s ahead for global commerce and supply chains. 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. Chinese manufacturing is of such scale, that moving it to the US or Mexico is unlikely.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2024

Among the upcoming plans is the establishment of manufacturing capabilities for megawatt-scale polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers dedicated to producing green hydrogen. The seven-story center, spanning 86,900 square meters, has been operational since early 2023. Currently, PEM electrolyzers are approximately 1.5

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. In March 2023, the level of disruption fell to a level seen in November 1998.

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Resilinc

APRIL 19, 2023

Resilinc’s supply chain disruption data for Q1 2023 is here — while overall disruptions are leveling off, there are some new risk types experiencing major shifts. Resilinc data shows a 55% jump in alerts about bankruptcies from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and a 90% increase in corporate restructuring alerts.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

So far in 2023, Resilinc’s supply chain disruption monitoring platform EventWatch AI sent 7,422 disruption alerts for the high-tech industry—up just 1% from the same time period in 2022. In this blog, we dive into Resilinc’s exclusive supply chain data to uncover the top five disruptions to high-tech and semiconductors in 2023.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Global Manufacturing PMI Global Trade as a Barometer Clearly domestic business activity is much larger than international trade. I decided to take a look at quarterly changes in worldwide merchandise export volumes from 2016 to 2023. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Indexes The J.P. Source: J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published January 2023 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Our previous posting in this series of global wide manufacturing PMI highlights was in early January summarizing both December and Q4-2022 reported indices data.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 29, 2024

Technology is becoming a major focus for Asian manufacturers. Many governments are incentivising companies to invest in new manufacturing technologies, and the manufacturing sector in Asia has undergone significant change in recent years. Significant trends are emerging that manufacturers should be watching.

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E2open

JANUARY 19, 2023

Latest report highlights how lessened demand for goods from Asia has continued to reduce port congestion, resulting in an average eight-day decrease in total time from booking to receipt compared to the year-ago period. AUSTIN, Texas – January 19, 2023 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. Vancouver, Canada, and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Background. Higher cost levels will need to be mitigated or reduced. billion in September.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported 50 value for February was up 0.9

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on reported June 2023 and Q2-2023 quarterly global and regional PMI indices. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

On a regional scale, the bank anticipates that growth among emerging market and developing economies will diverge this year, picking up in East and Central Asia , Pacific as well as Europe while moderating in all other regions, particularly Latin America , Middle East and North Africa countries. percent in 2023, compared to 4.1

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog unveils a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. We will then proceed into what we expect major themes to be in 2023. . seen as a likely alternative.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

These events have highlighted a need for agility and have led to significant changes and approaches to managing supply chains across the Asia Pacific region. . By the end of 2022, half of all manufacturing supply chains will see the benefits of supply chain resiliency, resulting in a 10% reduction in disruption impact.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. These efforts will have broader Amazon and industry deployment trials in 2023 and beyond.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

BOSTON – September 19, 2023 – ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F About ToolsGroup ToolsGroup’s innovative AI-powered solutions enable retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to navigate through supply chain uncertainty.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. Much of the world’s fabric is produced in Asia, for example. BOMs are critical for sourcing and manufacturing. But it affected VF less than many.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This new tax credit could help to drive EV prices down, increase EV adoption, and give automakers the demand they need to transition to a BEV-heavy vehicle lineup—but that’s only if they can quickly regionalize their supply chains to meet the new “manufactured in North America” clause. How Does the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit Work?

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A report by Nikkei Asia Technology indicates that Apple contract manufacturing services provider Foxconn is planning to incrementally expand iPhone production capacity within India. All rights reserved.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In this comprehensive guide for 2023, we’ve compiled a list of essential procurement synonyms, shedding light on the subtle distinctions that set each term apart. An example of procurement could be a manufacturing company sourcing raw materials from different suppliers to create their final product.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

Only early industrialization made set hours for work a standard for efficient manufacturing. At DHL eCommerce’s first Asia Pacific Head of Go Green, he put in place carbon footprint management, sustainability training, illegal wildlife smuggling monitoring training, and employee engagement.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

APAC is a rapidly growing $7+ Billion business – the end-to-end network encompasses over 1000 suppliers; 50+ manufacturing operations; over 25 Distribution Centers and 1000+ customers in 20 markets.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

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. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Sustainability is definitely coming of age in Asia. In fact, IDC predicts that manufacturers across Asia who digitally transform and accelerate sustainable innovation to improve supply chain operations, will increase their revenue by 20 percent in 2025. Making Asia a Leader – One Green Initiative at a Time.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2023

Background Within our research arm’s January 2023 published advisory, 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , we included a prediction that manufacturers would seek more direct control and added resiliency of their component or outsourced production supply networks in 2023. All rights reserved.

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Resilinc

APRIL 17, 2024

For example, Mattel moved production of Barbie toys from Asia to Mexico. For example, companies like Apple, General Electric, and Ford have moved some manufacturing back to the US. This provides benefits like shorter transportation times and improved inventory efficiency. What if sole sourcing is the only option?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Our featured guest is Graham Scott, Vice President of Global Procurement for global based manufacturing services provider Jabil. He has amassed over 25 years of experience and insights in the EMS industry and in global manufacturing trends and capabilities. He has lived and held leadership roles in Europe , Asia and the U.S.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2023

1 Manufacturing Disruptions The biggest news in CommodityWatch AI ’s 2022 data is that Higher Consumption played a much smaller role in 2022 than it did in 2021. Additionally, protests and labor actions by workers and consumers in Latin America and Asia disrupted manufacturing and logistics for many commodities. #2

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlighting and added insights on reported October 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. it’s lowest level for three months.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Now, with September and full Q3 reporting available, global manufacturing activity has officially fallen below the 50.0 Global Wide Production Activity. represented a 0.5

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Most developed economies followed suit, establishing new industrial booms across eastern Europe, South Asia and the Indo-Pacific regions. ” Although many companies are looking at near-shoring or reshoring manufacturing to mitigate some of these risks, Luttner understands that globalized supply chains are not going away.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Global trade is reportedly set to contract by 5 percent in 2023 compared to 2002, amounting to upwards of $30.7 Prevailing IMF Economic Forecast In a Supply Chain Matters commentary published in October , we highlighted for readers the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) forecasts for 2023 and 2024. percent in 2023 and a forecasted 4.8

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

The report was scheduled to publish in the summer of 2023, but life got in the way. No company in either the household non-durable (consumer goods) or the food manufacturing group beat their peer group on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for 2013-2022.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Despite higher inflation, the EIU predicts that recession is highly unlikely in 2022, due to the fact that many economies (including the US, Asia, and the Middle East) are experiencing solid growth and are in rebound mode. The greatest risks looming ahead are concentrated in 2023. percentage points, shrinking to 2.7% Not likely.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2023

In conjunction with the company’s report of disappointing Q2-2023 financial performance , TSMC has elected to push back the start of a planned $40 billion U.S. When semiconductor manufacturing first exited the U.S. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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