SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

2020 has been a defining year for transparent supply chains. On the contrary, companies seem to be more focused than ever on driving sustainability in supply chains. And in order to do so, you need to drastically increase transparency in your supply chain. 2021 Supply Chain Transparency Checklist.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of B2B, and ERP Cloud based software provider SAP SE’s formal reporting of Q4 and fiscal full year 2023 financial performance. Total Cloud and software revenue growth of between 8 percent to 10 percent, or between €29 billion to €29.5 billion at constant currencies in 2023.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The atoms and electrons of the supply chain are changing. I am passionate about the topic of the digital supply chain, and I apologize in advance for the length of this article. The third Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over. It is an agenda designed by supply chain leaders for supply chain leaders.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key industry supply chain bellwether firm Samsung Electronics reported Q4 and full year 2023 financial performance, headlined as being the weakest profitability levels in a decade. Component demand and supply response constantly expand, and ebb driven by either anticipated market demand or supply needs.

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SupplyShift

JULY 6, 2021

But only a handful of businesses are looking at the supply chain as another opportunity to advance diversity. For both of these reasons, companies need to look beyond their four walls and into the supply chain to truly advance DEI within their business. Why Supplier Diversity?

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters Covid-19 News Capsule follow-up, we update readers on ongoing global product demand supply network developments that are of special interest to our readers. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved. .

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Proxima

MARCH 22, 2021

One of the key areas of change has been an increase in social value policies across supply chains and supplier networks. The CPO and procurement teams will play a critical role here in navigating the complex supplier landscape and driving positive social change alongside business results. Supply chain scrutiny is increasing.

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Claritum

JANUARY 8, 2017

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. We’ve compiled a list of some of the best must read procurement white papers and analyst reports (in no particular order of importance or preference) covering a variety of topics such as supply chain management, tail spend and the future and digitization of procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights two significant developments related to consumer electronics and smartphone provider Apple that occurred last week. The move is characterized by Bloomberg as an effort to: “ reduce its reliance on technology partners like Samsung and LG and bring more components in-house.” All rights reserved.

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SupplyShift

JULY 6, 2021

But only a handful of businesses are looking at the supply chain as another opportunity to advance diversity. For both of these reasons, companies need to look beyond their four walls and into the supply chain to truly advance DEI within their business. Innovation: new talent, new technologies, and new insights.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China. Reportedly, the current goal is to have upwards of 25 percent of iPhones assembled in India by 2025.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 20, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights latest reports indicating that global parcel carrier FedEx is planning a major restructuring of ground and air last mile delivery networks. The established goal is to save $4 billion in costs fiscal 2025, and a cumulative $6 billion in costs by 2027. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we provide highlights of manufacturing and supply chain developments involving electric vehicle automotive producers at the 2022 mid-year point. Reportedly, new tooling that can produce vehicles with smaller battery packs has been delayed in China. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides another update on ongoing strategic sourcing and operational developments occurring among electric vehicle focused supply and production networks. Included in this update are Tesla , Rivian Automotive and Mercedes Vans , along with recycling technology start-up efforts.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In the previous article, we covered the Future of Digital Supply Chains, Agile, connected and sustainable and the QAD DynaSys senior product management team’s vision of Digital Supply Chain Planning. . We now are the group EssilorLuxottica. . Could you tell us a bit more about Essilor’s supply chain organization?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Most of those emissions are associated with corporate supply chains. Clearly, companies need to begin to more fully consider their supply chains, working to make them more resilient, sustainable and ethical.” He writes, “Promoting sustainability throughout a complex supply chain is incredibly challenging.”[2]

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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. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. That stated, there are some new signs of optimism.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2021

I am wrapping up my Transportation Management Systems market study which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, and customer size. Better Technology. These technologies include: Visibility Tools.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 9, 2015

Industrial customers also demand a continuous flow to operate the many robotic and computer-driven technologies that drive their business and create uptime. Universities are all about innovation – and the amount of technological change in the industry is critical to continuing to improve. Second is innovation.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It remains the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy, with a plan of powering its operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025 – a full five years ahead of its original target. Nearly three years ago to the day, I wrote that vertical farming was going help with supply chain efficiency. That’s all for this week.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

One crucial area of business that all companies can address to achieve better sustainability is the supply chain. Yet according to McKinsey , a company’s supply chain accounts for far greater social and environmental impact than its own operations (80-90%, by some accounts).

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

One crucial area of business that all companies can address to achieve better sustainability is the supply chain. Yet according to McKinsey , a company’s supply chain accounts for far greater social and environmental impact than its own operations (80-90%, by some accounts).

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The Jetsons” invited its viewers to envision the incredible possibilities that the current wave of technological innovation could one day materialize—from robotic maids, flying cars, smartwatches, and video calls, to flat-screen TVs—all commonplace by today’s standards. Arena debuts at BAM Forum. That’s where Arena can help.”.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. One of the most popular articles we’ve ever done is our look at analyst group Gartner’s annual ranking of the Top 25 Supply Chains. Printer-friendly version.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 8, 2024

Before today’s announcement, TSMC ’s prior plans were to invest $40 billion consisting of two facilities, one of which would include 4-nanometer process technology. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo that the global leader in semiconductor chip production will be producing cutting-edge 2-nanometer advanced chip technology in the U.S.

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Precoro

AUGUST 15, 2022

Today, managing an effective enterprise requires experience, skills, and business acumen, but above all, intelligent management of business processes and the help of technology. billion by 2025. Let's take a look at them: On-premises ERP Software. Cloud-based ERP Software. What Is ERP, and How Does It Work?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s commercial aircraft industry news that Boeing has landed a significant new order for 787 Dreamliner wide body aircraft. The new international air carrier is to be named Riyadh Air, which is reportedly procuring 39 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, with an option for 33 more.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

How important is technology to companies? Vivek is the managing director of Global Supply Chain Group and author of three books on global supply chains. In this email interview, Vivek talks about supply chain technology, challenges and how to keep your customers.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights both Airbus and Boeing ’s latest quarterly financial and operational performance and added signs of a widening competitive gap. . It has been a few weeks since Supply Chain Matters has provided a commentary on commercial aircraft product demand and supply networks. Closing Thoughts.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating a controversial step Boeing is taking to slash or outsource staffing jobs amid a need to increase aircraft monthly production. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report where an Airbus senior executive acknowledged that supply network constraints indeed exist for both wide body and single aisle aircraft. Airbus Adds its Warning A published report from Bloomberg this week adds to the state of this industry’s supply networks.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2023

Other supply agreements include Canada based Nemaska Lithium for upwards of 13,000 tons of lithium hydroxide annually with Ford reportedly becoming the first customer for this supplier, backed by Livent Corp. Clearly, Ford is not the only EV producer to pursue supply chain vertical integration. powered EV’s. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 20, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. When people hear about Blockchain technology they think of “Bitcoin” and because of this association – The underlying Blockchain technology has been always been viewed suspiciously due its rather radical approach to data sharing on an open platform using cryptography.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

Today, fewer and fewer supply chain professionals make the event. To make the event profitable, SAP Insider now combines supply chain, customer relationship management, human resource management, and product life cycle management. I remember attendance for the supply chain event was 5,000. It worries me.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s blockbuster announcement of the single highest new commercial aircraft order in industry history. The order not only signals a return to post-pandemic industry demand, but also an imperative to address this industry’s ongoing supply chain resiliency challenges.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog provides perspectives on the latest published IMF World Economic Forecast. The agency in turn forecasts that most countries are not expected to reach their core controlled inflation targets until 2025. percent, with the U.S.

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