Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The report specifically indicates : “ November’s dip was largely triggered by a decline in Inventory Levels (-9.1) The authors added: “ Essentially, November’s decline seems to have come because firms are selling off inventories quickly. The report authors context these moves as a return to just-in-time inventory management practices.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We believe that these inventory management, customer and last-mile fulfillment strategies will have industry wide implications in terms of competitive stakes and cost-to-serve. Across the United States , Amazon elected to change its former predominant west to east coast hub based inventory and fulfilment distribution network.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

A McKinsey’s report published in 2022 indicates that 32 per cent of people from industries like automotive, consumer goods, and pharmaceutical find demand variability and forecasting responsible for value chain disruptions. Investing in data analytics along with innovations in big data will have a significant impact on the business.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 30, 2024

Supply Chain Investment and Effects From a supply chain lens, the report points to a direct-to-consumer global supply chain process that subsequently increased liabilities that included the shifting of inventory storage and direct to consumer shipping costs from wholesalers and retailers to Nike itself. It’s about your players.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

With output contracting for the fifth consecutive month and business optimism reportedly dipping to an 11-month low, the report pointed to cutbacks occurring in manufacturing employment, purchasing and inventory levels globally. Commenting on the October data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. down from the 49.2 in October.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Factoring PMI reporting for the month of November, the second month of the final quarter of 2023, the various published actual and leading indicator indices indicate some stabilization in consumer goods production but continued contraction in intermediate goods production. reported in October to 56.0 in November.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Despite falling short of last year’s holiday shipping traffic expectations, CEO Carol Tomé predicts a strong peak season in 2023, saying in a late July Earnings Conference Call , “ Inventory levels are good. Cost of Flour, Consumer Goods, Remains High. Retailers are brought in to sell. Where last year, they didn’t.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. Further reported was that contractions in intermediate and investment goods more than offset modest increases in consumer goods manufacturing levels. The inventories index decreased 2.1

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

MARCH 10, 2023

However, manufacturers continued to produce goods and inventories began to rise dramatically toward the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022. Inventories were drawn down over the next several months and without increases in consumption which did not occur, this reduced demand for truckload capacity.

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