FLEXE

JANUARY 5, 2024

Gartner® describes key supply chain technology trends in the latest report.

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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.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 23, 2024

In this special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology , we provide a follow-up on a prior announcement of added capabilities being planned for Amazon Web Services, Inc. AWS) Supply Chain. All rights reserved.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Episode 23 with our invited guest Radu Palamariu is titled: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Expect In 2024. Our conversation focuses on what characteristics will make for impactful supply chain leaders within continually challenging industry supply chain environments. 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. Our podcast conversation focuses on business C-Suite expectations of supply chain leaders in the coming year. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the publishing of our latest recorded podcast episode: Assessing the Business Value of LLMs and Chat GPT- What Should Businesses and Supply Chains Anticipate in 2024 and Beyond.

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Supply Chain Digest

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Highlights from Gartner 2024 Supply Chain Technology Predicts

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As we head into 2024, it’s important to remember (and apply!) One of the key lessons learned is the importance of creating a resilient supply chain. the important lessons learned from the past few years, especially those in response to the Covid pandemic.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Learn More About The Life Science Supply Chain John Marrow | LinkedIn RRD Supply Chain Solutions | LinkedIn RRD Supply Chain Solutions RRD’s Diagnostic Drivers Report Leveraging Nearshoring for Resilient Operations Leveraging a Hybrid Approach to Nearshoring and Offshoring RRD Facility Spotlight: Brno Engage and Retain Health Plan Members with (..)

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The advisory indicates that global enterprise and ERP technology provider SAP SE has announced yet another increase to annual software maintenance fees that takes effect in the beginning of 2024. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

For all its unpredictable ups and downs, the supply chain technology sector remains an attractive target for investors.

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Stord

APRIL 10, 2024

Stord’s Warehouse Management System (WMS) Also Named Market Leader Again ATLANTA, April 10, 2024 – Stord , a leader in high-volume fulfillment services and supply chain technology for omnichannel mid-market and enterprise brands, announced today that its Order Management System (OMS), Stord One Commerce , has been named a Leader in the Order Management (..)

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 17, 2023

Courtney also shared plans for Manifest 2024, which is going to be even more epic that Manifest 2023. Register early and save big: Manifest Registration Manifest Vegas brings together the most comprehensive ecosystem of innovation and transformation in supply chain and logistics.

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Stord

APRIL 5, 2024

Acquisition broadens Stord’s DTC and B2B fulfillment capabilities for high growth omnichannel brands ATLANTA, April 5, 2024 —Stord, a leader in high-volume fulfillment services and supply chain technology for omnichannel mid-market and enterprise brands, announced today its acquisition of ProPack Logistics , a renowned provider of fulfillment services. (..)

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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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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

Financial Outlook for 2024 Highlights of SAP ’s 2024 financial guidance included: Cloud revenue growth of between €17.0 The business outlook for 2024 indicates an expected customer net promoter score of between 9 to 13. We have published a separate follow-on commentary regarding this 2024 effort, so look for that.

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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. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2023

At the same time, teams are turning their attention to plans for the year 2024 and beyond. Our thought leader guest for this second in this upcoming episode is Frederic Laluyaux, a thought leader on the future of work and the CEO of Aera Technology, a technology provider transforming the future of work leveraging Decision Intelligence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. How Can CIOs Accelerate Supply Chain Transformation? That’s our list of most popular logistics stories for 2023.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

New Offering Utilizes Proprietary Data Models to Optimize Inventory Management ATLANTA, February 15, 2024 – Stord, a leader in high-volume fulfillment services and supply chain technology for omnichannel mid-market and enterprise brands, announces its Inventory Planning capability for omnichannel businesses to optimize their inventory levels with unprecedented (..)

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Management Commentary In conjunction with this latest performance, Kinaxis President and CEO John Sicard indicated: “ We finished the year with a record number of customer wins, a record backlog that provides strong visibility into 2024 and beyond, and record free cash flow.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Specifically indicated was that Mr. Renjen has chosen to resign his mandate on the SAP Supervisory Board with effect from the end of SAP’s Annual General Meeting on May 15, 2024. Recent Executive Board Changes In January, Supply Chain Matters highlighted for readers two SAP Executive Board level changes. 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. Continued Labor Activism Labor activism in the form of labor contract negotiations will continue in 2024, and include spillover from actions that occurred in 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 30, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights added reports of headcount reductions occurring across various supply chain industry services sectors. UPS guidance for 2024 revenues of between $92 billion and $94.5 The company’s share price declined over 8 percent on the news of financial performance and 2024 guidance.

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Stord

MARCH 13, 2024

Purpose-built for high volume e-commerce brands, Stord’s WMS now supports standalone 3PL operations with new billing capabilities, omnichannel support, and other features ATLANTA, March 13, 2024 —Stord—a leader in high-volume fulfillment services and supply chain technology—announces expanded features of its warehouse management system (WMS), Stord (..)

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 25, 2024

Courtney Muller and Joe Lynch discuss reflections on Manifest , the premiere conference that unites the entire eco-system of Fortune 500 global supply chain executives, logistics service providers, innovators and investors at the forefront of logistics tech and supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This development parallels the report of the technology provider’s Fiscal 2024 Q2 quarterly financial performance that included lackluster growth in revenues and profit levels. The company further updated full year fiscal 2024 guidance previously reported in May to reflect Total GAAP Revenues growing on a 3.4

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2024

The closing of this transaction is reportedly subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent in transactions of this type, including necessary regulatory approvals, and according to the parties, expected to occur in either Q2 or Q3 of 2024. Today’s announcement marks the third acquisition announced by Blue Yonder since Q4-2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2024

According to the announcement, Thomas Saueressig, the existing head of SAP Product Engineering, will take on this new role on April 1, 2024, based on his success in transforming the company’s engineering organization. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology support. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The best guess on when we might see autonomous trucks delivering loads without drivers in the truck to take over in case something goes wrong is 2024. But even in 2024, these trucks will not be running across all lanes nationwide. That is what the folks at TuSimple are projecting and they seem like straight shooters.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Journalist Ben Unglesbee reports, “Extreme weather events are the top risk facing supply chains in 2024, according to an annual outlook report from Everstream Analytics. The firm attached a risk score of 100% to the possibility of extreme weather causing supply chain disruption.”[4]

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Amazon ’s aim in 2024 is to expand same-day delivery services globally to service more geographies with the goal of continuing to reduce the cost-to-serve metric. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. after an order was placed. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 19, 2024

We would add the observation that such staffing augmentation included business and supply chain technology providers along with large businesses with complex supply chain management needs. Yes, IT support resources can be contracted for transitional periods, but the tribal supply chain and systems knowledge cannot.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2023

After this supply chain platform provider reported its Fiscal Q2 2024 financial performance in conjunction with the CEO change announcement, the stock of the tech provider plummeted by a reported 50 percent to an all-time low. Deliberations are at an early stage and Elliot could still decide against pursuing a buyout.”

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

According to a published report by Bloomberg , The Osaka -based manufacturer will invest 400 billion yen in growth segments including electric-vehicle cells, and another 200 billion yen in technology such as hydrogen devices over three years through fiscal 2024. The multibillion-dollar plant could begin operating as soon as 2024.

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