Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group announces the general availability of our newest published Research Advisory – 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains. Best wishes in your 2024 efforts. All rights reserved.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 22, 2024

What a great week at Shoptalk 2024 in Las Vegas! Now that Shoptalk 2024 has wrapped up, we reflect on the wealth of insights and some very clear messages. It’s a powerful tool, but its success hinges on the ethical sourcing and use of data. Overall, the event was a big success. AI is not a panacea.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares excerpts of our fifth prediction that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory. In this posting, we share excerpts of our fifth prediction.

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QAD

APRIL 16, 2024

MODEX 2024, one of the largest supply chain trade shows in the USA, held at the sprawling Georgia World Congress Center, brought together supply chain professionals from around the world to explore the latest trends and innovations shaping the industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights concerns raised by automotive industry interests regarding evolving component sourcing among China based suppliers within Mexico. Mexico and many other nations are the increased forces in protecting market access, consequential jobs and overall domestic industry based competitiveness. reached $1.1

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported March 2024, and Q1-2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. This index closed Q1-2024 at 1.8 Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended March on an optimistic footing.

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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. E-invoicing Mandate | France 2024 appeared first on Ivalua.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Integrated Supply in 2024: Three Trends Reshaping the Industry When it comes to the three biggest trends within integrated supply this year, the need for accurate data is a common thread. AI will continue to make headlines in 2024, but within the world of integrated supply, it is already making a difference on the ground. “AI

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

B2B and ERP Cloud based software provider SAP SE has announced the launch of a 2024 corporate restructuring program. Specifically stated: “ In 2024, SAP will further increase its focus on key strategic growth areas, in particular Business AI. The prior forecast was €11.5 billion and excluded share based compensation.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 16, 2024

This week, business media headlines are citing market quantitative research firm IDC indicating that in Q1-2024, Samsung Electronics surpassed Apple as the designated leader in global smartphone shipments. percent in Q1-2024, to 50.1 Industry rival Samsung ’s smartphone shipments reportedly fell a mere 0.7 million units.

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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 sourcing of retail products, Furner indicated that two-thirds of Walmart products sold in the U.S. The post NRF Forecasts 2024 U.S. percent to between $5.23 trillion and $5.28 trillion to $1.5

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 22, 2024

From a supply chain sourcing perspective, a consistent theme in media reporting has been exploration or hints for added Apple supply chain sourcing. Production currently sourced include products such as iPad , AirPod and the Apple Watch. These latest overtures for new sourcing activities can be interpreted in many dimensions.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 5, 2024

Still, while generative AI can unlock significant value, firms should not underestimate the economic significance and the growth potential that underlying AI technologies and industrializing machine learning can bring to various industries.” ” Deloitte’s managing director and chief futurist, Mike Bechtel , agrees.

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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. The post Tesla’s Q1-2024 Financial Performance- Calling an Audible first appeared on The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group / Supply Chain Management. All rights reserved.

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Unleashed

APRIL 2, 2024

The F&B industry added 1.4 million new jobs last year, while the use of AI in restaurants shot up by 31.61% according to data from the 2024 StartUs Food & Beverage Report. Additionally, sustainability and ethical sourcing will become even more critical in the coming years.” Shopify powers our website and online store.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the availability of our latest recorded podcast episode: Risk Megatrends That Supply Chain Management Teams Should Anticipate in 2024. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the publishing of our latest recorded podcast episode: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Expect in 2024. Podcast Perspective Multi-industry supply chain management teams are now turning their attention to plans for the year 2024. All rights reserved.

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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. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. This week, the U.S. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights the announcement from Airbus setting aggressive aircraft production and delivery targets for 2024. This announcement is noted as again taking an extended industry lead from rival Boeing. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. .

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Unleashed

MARCH 19, 2024

The UK government announced the additional funding for the Green Industries Growth Accelerator (GIGA), bringing the total to almost £1.1bn. Learn more in the latest Manufacturing Health Index report. UK pledges additional £120m to support low-carbon supply chains. Houthi threat softened by pandemic prep. Here’s what he had to say.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We look forward to assisting and informing multi-industry supply chain management teams in areas of supply chain business process, advanced technology, talent management and skills needs along with a variety of other important areas. Episode 23 with our invited guest Radu Palamariu is titled: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Expect In 2024.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With more than 30 years of experience in the supply chain industry, John has lived and worked in eight different countries in a variety of different roles across quality, supply chain, customer service, sales and operations. About John Marrow John Marrow is the President of RRD Supply Chain Solutions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech column has had a brisk start in our 2024 postings, and we have added this supplemental posting. In our initial 2024 posting last week, we highlighted two acquisitions related to supply chain technology providers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Aeronautics engineering innovation is sadly only paddling forward in comparison to the ship building industry. Airlines have began to fuel with SAF blended fuels, but the industry is really waiting for production to catch up, and it is slow to do so. The percentage of electric vehicles was so high that the roads were actually quiet!

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2024

As our readers stemming from aircraft industry would likely surmise, such a statement more than implies that Boeing is definitely under the looking glass to undertake significant quality and operational management changes before any notion of being able to ramp-up 737 MAX model production from current levels. All rights reserved.

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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. With government trade policies favoring more domestic sourcing of deemed strategic supply networks such as semiconductor devices, there are already indications across the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 2, 2024

This trend has represented significant financial loss for retailers, with average annual loss from this source alone exceeding $102,000 for a typical grocery store with 12 self-checkout lanes.”[3] 8] Sommer Stockton, “ Survey: More Shoppers Turning To Self-Checkout ,” The Shelby Report, 15 January 2024. [9]

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The invention of the ocean container as a means for inter-modal sea and surface transportation movements have orchestrated the march toward lowest cost global based sourcing of components and materials. Since that time, quite a lot has occurred. This regulation essentially provides EU antitrust exemption for existing shipping alliances.

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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 Best Demand Forecasting Methods for 2024?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

In the not so optimistic category, the bank revised its 2024 global growth forecast to 2.4 The current forecast for 2024 growth is 0.8 That statement portends stubbornly high interest rates will likely extend into 2024. percent, down from the January estimate of 2.7 China is now forecasted to grow 5.6 percent in 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 6, 2024

ProcureCon IT Sourcing invites leading IT sourcing executives to attend the premier peer-led conference for senior-level procurement professionals in the IT sourcing community.

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crisp

APRIL 25, 2024

And what’s in store for 2024? Like many of his peers, General Mills CEO Jeff Harmening noted inflation is stabilizing, supply chain disruptions are dissipating, and consumer confidence is improving thanks to wage growth and a strong labor market – all of which is good for the CPG industry. How did 2023 look from the CPG C-suite?

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Further, Japan based shipping line Mitsui OSK Lines indicated a belief that this disruption could extend thru the balance of 2024. percent in 2024, but that appears to be rather high given a decline in global production volumes for the past 15 months. Maersk currently estimates container volumes will increase from 2.5 percent to 4.5

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Blue Yonder recently was named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 1 for the 13 th year 2 in a row. Along their journey they provide feedback, which with industry and technological advancements, backs our ongoing innovation strategy.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A paper affiliated with Taiwan’s United Daily News is cited as indicating “ that Foxconn will expand output capacity for iPhones through a new plant, citing an industry source. This facility is further reported to be the equivalent of a $1.54 billion facility, which is massive and implies more than just smartphone assembly.

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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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