Resilinc

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In a 2023 survey conducted by EY, 90% of respondents said their organization has directly invested in third-party risk management. Incorporating Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) into your overall business strategy is now more important than ever in 2024. How is ERM different from supply chain risk management?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2024

In this Supply Chain Matters commercial aircraft industry focused commentary, we highlight findings from a rather timely published Accenture research survey report. A recent research survey report from Accenture provides a rather optimistic longer term view of this industry’s supply networks. Specifically.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its Supply Chain Matters outreach blog highlights a recently published survey sponsored by Accenture that provides findings indicating that companies are indeed investing in supply chain resiliency capabilities to mitigate business disruption. In 2022, more U.S.

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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. Of most concern was the tactic of targeting a company’s vulnerable supply chain points in labor stoppages, which was adroitly practiced by the United Auto Workers (UAW).

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported April 2024 global PMI activity levels. Suppliers continue to have capacity but work to improve lead times, due to their raw material supply chain disruptions.”

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 16, 2024

.” He adds, “If this scenario sounds familiar, you’ve likely fallen victim to the ‘decision abyss’ — the disconnect between engineering and product design, supply chain planning and procurement within organizations that hinders quick, informed decision-making and visibility.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers and clients with a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported May 2024 global PMI activity levels. Further indicated was that improved PMI data was seen across the majority of countries covered by this survey.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 21, 2024

The Federal Reserve Bank Of New York has announced that the bank will bolster its data reports to track the state of supply chains. New Supply Availability Index Effective in June, the New York Fed will be introducing Supply Availability Indexes (SAI’s) as part of monthly regional business surveys.

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Resilinc

JUNE 5, 2024

Learn how Resilinc’s ESG Risk Assessment can help your company proactively mitigate ESG Risks hidden in your supply chain. ESG (environmental, social, governance) is becoming increasingly important for supply chains across the globe. So, how can companies ensure their suppliers comply with ongoing regulatory demands?

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 3, 2024

In this special Supply Chain Matters supply network risk advisory, we highlight the initial implications of today’s major earthquake that has impacted the island of Taiwan. Geological Survey , the earthquake was centered about 11 miles south of the city of Hualien and occurred just before 8 a.m. According to the U.S.

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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. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended 2023 on a noted lackluster footing.

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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. The output index from the PMI survey dipped 0.9 percent in 2024. reflecting a 2.3

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

Companies that move fast and act smart now can stay ahead of due diligence legislation, mitigate supply chain risk and gain a competitive advantage in the process. As I explained in a recent article on Supply & Demand Chain Executive , organizations that leverage supply chain digitization will be the most likely to succeed.

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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. Commentary from Anthony Fiore, Chair for ISM’s Business Survey Committee noted in-part: “ The U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added insights on reported September and Q3 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. The report authors especially cited new order declines and: “ at a pace that has rarely been surpassed since the survey began in 1997.” reported for July.

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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. The August numbers once again signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions as output and new order rates continue to fall.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

ESG accountability is closely linked to the concept of “responsible supply chains.” After all, the greatest ESG impacts are found not in direct operations but in the supply chain. The term “responsible supply chains” did not emerge until the late 2010s but became more mainstream in 2020 with the havoc wreaked by COVID-19.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 19, 2021

Busy times for all of us and in particular supply chain managers who are dealing with capacity constraints, delays, the rise of e-commerce, forecasting in this crazy environment, identifying and analyzing data, and putting the data to use in strategies. billion in 2024, a 60% growth from 2019.

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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. computer maker’s first substantial move to diversify its personal computer supply chain beyond China. ” We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 10, 2023

Specifically, the PMI results of the two followed indexes related to China especially caught our attention since they both reinforced a concerted shift toward contraction in production and supply chain activity. reflects broader weakness in the entire chain of global manufacturing.” China ’s imports reportedly declined 12.4

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

ESG accountability is closely linked to the concept of “responsible supply chains.” After all, the greatest ESG impacts are found not in direct operations but in the supply chain. The term “responsible supply chains” did not emerge until the late 2010s but became more mainstream in 2020 with the havoc wreaked by COVID-19.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

Learn the best practices for supply chain risk management in 2024 from Resilinc, the gold standard for supply chain resiliency. As risk managers audit their vendors and programs at the start of the year, it’s also time to clean up old strategies and supply chain practices.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. Supply chain pressures reportedly eased to the greatest extent in 14 years. surveys both indicated that businesses are reluctant to place new orders amid higher material prices and continued economic uncertainty. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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Locus

MAY 2, 2023

Projections indicate that D2C e-commerce sales in the US will hit $213 billion by 2024, which makes up 16.6% A survey states that 82% of shippers rely on third-party providers to procure capacity for at least some of their orders. Apple’s D2C sales grew from 29% in 2018 to 38% in 2022. of total e-commerce sales.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2024

In this Supply Chain Matters Editorial Commentary , Founder and Executive Editor Bob Ferrari addresses the age old saga of spreadsheet use in business and the implications for eventual deployment of advanced AI applications. This condition is not a revelation to this long-time supply chain technology analyst.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights for readers added indications that China Plus materials supply or production strategies are garnering increased attention from businesses large and small. This appears to be evolving with more evidence points appearing across business, industry and supply chain media.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Today the stakes are even higher , with the ever-present ghost of disruption rattling supply chains around the world. The better your understanding and management of seasonal stock, the less the specter of supply chain disruption will keep you up at night. Types of Seasonal Demand. Unforeseen Events and Disruptions.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional published reports and actions that indicate that branded companies such as Apple are actively strategizing a China Plus supply network and production strategy. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 20, 2020

”[4] When survey participants were asked what benefits they expected from implementing cognitive technology solutions, they “named ‘to reduce costs’ as a top reason for innovating or making changes to their organization, while 42% cited ‘to drive operational efficiencies and productivity’.” million in 2024.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Growing global complexity in supply chain management has forced organizations to look towards technology as their silver bullet; serving as the missing link between people (supply chain actors) and the ability to collaborate at scale. especially procurement and logistics?—?in Check out What Exactly is Blockchain?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides readers with a further update on the ongoing Red Sea shipping disruption including added context and implications. Background Just before the Christmas holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption.

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