Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. The company reported a cash balance of slightly over $325 million at the end of 2023. billion reported for 2022. billion, compared to $2.6

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

According to this industry group , retail sales are expected to increase 3.5 The 2024 forecast compares to the sales growth of $5.1 The 2024 forecast compares to the sales growth of $5.1 are now sourced to domestic providers. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2024

Let’s start with definitions: Self Service Planning: Decision support technologies designed for business leaders to use analytic techniques on a collaborative platform to improve business planning. Outside-in Planning: Modeling based on channel and supply network signals. This week, I was at Informs Analytics Conference.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

is advanced supply chain analytics. Advanced supply chain analytics is turning the current uncertainty into strategic foresight. In this blog, we’ll delve deeper into the potential of advanced supply chain analytics and understand why it is the need of the hour.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 2, 2024

Data Analytics and Automation The use of artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning within warehouses thanks to tools such as robotics could increase to optimize your supply chain and reduce operational costs. Machine Customers to Automate Purchases Machine customers are programs equipped with AI that buy or sell products.

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Cognira

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A 2024 Outlook into the Future of Retail Promotions February 12, 2024 Promotions Home As we step into 2024, the retail landscape is undergoing significant transformations, with technology, data, and customer expectations playing pivotal roles. Collaborations aligned with sustainability goals optimize supply chains.

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Unleashed

MARCH 19, 2024

Learn more in the latest Manufacturing Health Index report. The UK government announced the additional funding for the Green Industries Growth Accelerator (GIGA), bringing the total to almost £1.1bn. A quick fix when funds are low is to lease instead of purchase for large investments that would otherwise decimate your cash reserves.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 25, 2024

Demand forecasting is a critical component of supply chain management, especially in the complex and unpredictable market landscape of 2024. Our 2024 guide provides supply chain managers and planners with the latest tools and insights to refine their demand forecasting processes. What are the Benefits of Demand Forecasting?

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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. value reported for September.

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Synovos

JANUARY 24, 2024

RS Integrated Supply Joins Minority Supplier Development UK WARRINGTON, UK / RADNOR, PA 23 JANUARY 2024 – RS Integrated Supply, a global MRO supply chain management services company, announced it has joined Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) as a corporate member as part of its commitment to growing a diverse supplier base.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlights and added insights on reported November 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. reported in October.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In addition, the Council will conduct a supply chain review by December 31, 2024, to evaluate the impact of the supply chain on National Security Lora’s Take I think that we need to be skeptical without getting political. Maximize the value of the purchase order flow data already in the existing networks. (A

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives to retailer Walmart’s report of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. Specifically, high inflation and economically stressed consumers have been more selective in their purchase decisions. Net income was reported as $30.4 billion in 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2023

On June 30, word came that UPS provided what was reported as counter proposal “ with significant movement on wages and other economic language.” A reported tweet by the Teamsters Twitter account on Friday indicated that the union was poised to reach a deal no later than July 5, which is today. The question will be timing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Infor’s CEO, Kevin Samuelson Infor’s strategy for differentiating their business from competitors like SAP and Oracle rests on a truly differentiated approach to ensuring that their customers get ongoing value from the business applications they purchase. Infor, with anticipated revenues of $3.4 Infor does as well.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 28, 2024

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) within different segments of the Food Industry, including transportation and logistics, production planning, quality control, and others has kicked off revolutionary transformations. The market size of AI in the food industry , including the beverages sector is set to cross USD 9.68

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights report that Volkswagen luxury branded vehicles were impounded by U.S. Background Supply chain ethical and social responsibility, that which umbrellas ESG conformance, have increasingly become a concern for businesses, large and small, along with their procurement organizations.

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Synovos

JULY 24, 2023

RS is also aspiring to grow this range to 100,000 products globally by 2024/25. RS Group plc provides product and service solutions that help our customers design, build, maintain, repair and operate industrial equipment and operations, safely and sustainably. A short video explaining RS’ ESG solutions is available here.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

Retail returns occur when a customer returns the purchased items to a seller in exchange for a refund, store credit, or a similar product. Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. 83% of consumers with a household income of over $100,000 report that returns are important.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a further installment in our global supply chain assessment in the highlights on reported December 2023, Q3-2023, and full year global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. With the December 2023 report, global PMI levels have remained below the 50.0 The reported December value of 47.9

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The halal industry is a fast-growing industry. According to the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020-2021 a USD 2.4 trillion industry by 2024 , consisting of not only food, but also cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, modest fashion, media & creation, and Muslim friendly travel. Developments.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the big “buzzwords” of 2024, which is a shame because the technology’s analytical capabilities have a lot to offer supply chain planners – if you can cut through the hype. Predictive analytics, demand planning and business forecasting have always been core functions for supply chain planners.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

With reports of retail layoffs and overstaffing at companies (such as Walmart and Amazon) to cover Omicron-related staffing shortages, it would appear the shortage of workers may be abating. As per a recent report by CNBC , the labor department in the United States has 5.5 million existing employees, for the industry to thrive.

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Logility

JANUARY 21, 2022

Companies must file annual reports that detail efforts to identify risks and any efforts to address them effectively, and should be comprehensive enough to withstand government and public scrutiny. But by 2024, smaller companies with as few as 1,000 employees will also be required to comply. Which Steps Should Be Taken Now?

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives of Amazon’s recently reported Q4 and full year 2023 financial performance. Amazon for one, has provided compelling indications for the industry. The reported profitability for the holiday quarter of $10.6 Net income was reported as $30.4 percent to $276.8

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Vinculum

JANUARY 30, 2024

According to recent industry reports, the expected addressable market in India is likely to be around $100 billion by 2025.The To succeed as a D2C brand in 2024, brands must: ● Build Omnichannel capabilities : Increasingly, a customer demands seamless interactions in all the channels they shop and return goods. trillion by 2025.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 18, 2021

He observes, “The good news is that, given our research suggests a lack of understanding rather than a complete lack of interest, the industry redoubling its efforts to educate and inform manufacturers should be able to turn this situation around. ” Today’s customers expect to know when their purchased products will be delivered.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

Product Sustainability Begins in the Field and Factory Sustainability has become a priority for businesses of all shapes and sizes and across every industry. The International Labor Organization reports that 27.6 Compliance appears to be a significantly larger driver for sustainable procurement than ethics or consumer demand.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 30, 2024

According to recent industry reports, the expected addressable market in India is likely to be around $100 billion by 2025.The To succeed as a D2C brand in 2024, brands must: ● Build Omnichannel capabilities : Increasingly, a customer demands seamless interactions in all the channels they shop and return goods. trillion by 2025.

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

Supply chain due diligence is a critical topic for manufacturers and enterprises in all industries, especially given three major impacts of recent high-profile abuse cases, new due diligence laws and consumer buying trends. . found that consumers would stop purchasing brands with ethics issues. Let’s break it down.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. The August reported value rose to a three month high of 49.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace. Sellers can only purchase a shipping label through Walmart for orders that are in an unshipped status, it noted. Ship with Walmart (SWW) was previously available only for cross-border orders.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery. Business Solutions: Amazon Business – Marketplace offering tailored products and tools for businesses, including bulk purchasing and business pricing. Billion US Dollars), followed by Europe and potentially Asia.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Feature Article by Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp). A report also found that a fifth of the 2,000 largest publicly-listed companies in the world have pledged to pursue a net-zero strategy. To ensure that these commitments are met, companies from different industries around the world are pursuing strategies that promote sustainability.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to major supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. Last week, the industry publication Aviation Week published its report, Pratt GTF Repair Plan Jolts Beleaguered Airline Industry.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Labor disruptions, including strikes, are one of the top 5 disruptions impacting the automotive industry this year—and on the list of megatrends for 2024. Since 2017, the auto industry has consistently ranked in the top five most disrupted industries (of the industries that Resilinc tracks.)

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Cognira

MARCH 26, 2024

Discover the Leading Retail Media Networks Of 2024 March 26, 2024 Promotions With the rise of online shopping, brands are seeking innovative strategies to captivate the attention of consumers navigating the digital marketplace. What are the top performing RMNs in 2024 and their innovative features? Table of Contents 1.

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