ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

E-invoicing Mandate | France 2024 Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Wake Up AP, Before it’s Too Late! It’s already hit most Latin American countries, India, China and Italy, but the next big wave hits France in 2024. And France is not alone in Europe. What are the implications?

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Most recently, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea that saw ocean freight rates from China to Europe by over 190% and saw transit times lengthen, sea-air services offered a strategic advantage for logistics professionals able to remain agile, by watching trends and jumping at opportunities to ensure a resilient supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides highlights and perspectives regarding SAP SE’s 2024 annual Sapphire and North America ASUG customer conference held this week both as an in-person and live streamed event. Following are highlights, observations and summary thoughts involving the three different 2024 Sapphire keynotes.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides key highlights and added supply chain and production perspectives on Tesla ’s recent report of Q1-2024 financial performance. Tesla has further just announced another set of vehicle price reductions associated with China, Europe and the U.S. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

We pointed out that with global shipping volumes expected to contract throughout 2024, this disruption provides ample motivation for keeping rates high. Keep in mind that shares of container lines had previously declined on the news of expected dramatically reduced global shipping demand levels in 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group highlights a 2024 prediction of added labor activism continuing across industry supply chains in 2024. Manufacturing Employment Impacts Across Europe and the United Kingdom , a significant period of production contraction has led to added manufacturing job losses.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The notion presented is that high demand for labor-intensive services translates into tighter labor markets and hence low unemployment levels. With that stated, the agency references concerns for “ the persistent manufacturing slowdown ” as a suggestion that labor markets and activity will soften in 2024. percent in 2024.

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