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. Northvolt Raises $3.4

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. I am currently doing research on inventory management.

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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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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2024, the logistics and supply chain industry will continue its transformative journey, driven by technological advancements and growing consumer expectations. Ignoring industry trends poses the risk of being left behind by more agile competitors. Let’s see the most common trends in 2024. And we know that numbers don’t lie.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

” One of the responsibilities with the council has been tasked is to complete a comprehensive review of the supply chain by the end of 2024. Creating a smart manufacturing plan. In its announcement, the White House staff observed, “The Council … will support the enduring resilience of America’s critical supply chains.”

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Read the Q&A with Inna Kuznetsova for her latest insights on AI, innovation, 2024 supply chain trends, and women in supply chain HERE. About ToolsGroup ToolsGroup’s innovative AI-powered solutions enable retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to navigate through supply chain uncertainty. 14-15, 2023 in Atlanta.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights for the recently released Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report. Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report Global commercial and specialty insurance provider Allianz Commercial has released its annual review of trends and developments in global shipping and safety. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech kicks off our 2024 series with two acquisition announcements related to multiple supply chain providers. The company was one of the first to deploy MIP solvers in daily and weekly planning applications and pioneered integrated transportation routing algorithms with network design.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Healthcare Supply Chains: The Defense Production Act Title III To manufacture more essential medicines within U.S. Developing a Plan for Smart Manufacturing A new study by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine will be created to develop a nationwide plan to improve smart manufacturing.

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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

APRIL 3, 2024

Reportedly, United Microelectronics Corp , Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. The state of this island’s public utility infrastructure including supply of electricity, water, transportation and other services so important to island residents and production facilities will be the concern of many. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

The commentary provided added perspective regarding the Covid related population restrictions in late 2023 that led to meaningful production disruptions occurring with Apple’s largest contract manufacturing facility producing the latest generation of iPhones. and an expanding ban on the use of foreign technology in the workplace.”

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QAD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here packaging is so much more than a vessel for transporting goods; it prevents spoilage and waste, promotes health and safety, represents your brand identity and delivers peace of mind to increasingly informed consumers. Many of the trends shaping our industry in 2023 will continue in 2024, and there’s a lot you can do to prepare right now.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Hapag-Lloyd: Shipping and container transportation company. Shipping and container transportation company. Will stop transporting cargo to and from Israel (Dec 17). Nippon Yusen : Transportation and logistics. Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation: Container transportation. Will reroute shipments.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. 95% of supply chain executives report having a formal supply-chain risk-management process following Covid-19. McKinsey ).

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 11, 2023

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. percent in 2024. percent in 2024. percent in 2024. percent in 2024. World economic growth will reportedly slow from 3.5

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Risk Management Provider Avetta Acquired Stockholm based private equity firm EQT has reportedly agreed to acquire supply chain risk management software technology and managed services provider Avetta from existing private equity owners Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ( WCAS ).

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. Cybersecurity Risk Management Will Grow More Important in Omnichannel E-Commerce.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports indicating that Europe based Airbus will double China based aircraft final assembly output by 2024. The Announcement Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Airbus announced plans t o double the production of the company’s final assembly production capabilities within China.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

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

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also indicated last week that regulators “ won’t be rushed ” into clearing the 737 MAX 9 model to fly again. Inside Boeing’s Manufacturing Mess ( Paid subscription ), was far reaching in the implications of the latest incident. Hopefully, it will be positive when the dust settles.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2022

In January, Supply Chain Matters highlighted an announcement from electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive disclosing plans to invest in a second volume manufacturing facility be located near Atlanta, Georgia with production operations being planned for 2024. Yesterday, the company indicated in a filing with the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With the closing of the third quarter, the numbers once again signal added contraction in global manufacturing output as product demand levels weaken. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. This index has now remained below the 50.0

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

MARCH 10, 2023

If manufacturing didn’t continue to have supply chain interruptions, if labor had been more available, 2022 truly could have been full throttle. Companies like Morgan Stanley, FTR Transportation Intelligence and others do a very good job of forecasting. The depth and length of this slowdown will most certainly impact 2024.

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