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Chinese Lockdowns and the Future of Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

According to supply chain expert Richard Howells ( @howellsrichard ), “To increase resiliency across global supply chains companies will need to rebalance on-shore, near-shore and off-shore strategies for manufacturing locations.”[7] A key to making supply chains more resilient, is improving visibility.

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Toyota Changes Supply Strategy for New Battery Facility

Supply Chain Matters

Production within this facility is scheduled to begin in 2025 with a capacity of 30 gigawatts-hours of batteries annually. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Why having your head (and business) in the cloud is a winning strategy

o9 Solutions

SAP APO is sunsetting in 2025. In our previous blog , we outlined the reality that APO users are missing out on significant strategic and competitive advantages because of their continuing reliance on outdated, on-premise technologies to do supply chain planning.

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Labor Activism Turns to U.S. Automakers

Supply Chain Matters

Backdrop Existing labor contracts among these three manufacturers and the United Auto Workers ( UAW ) labor union representing upwards of 146,00 workers are set to expire on Thursday of this week at midnight. based auto assembly and supplier production sites where foreign based manufacturers have elected to primarily locate in U.S.

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The Future of Digital Supply Chains

DynaSys

By 2025, more than 50% of supply chain organizations will have a technology leadership role reporting directly to the chief supply chain officer. Gartner’s survey, February 2021 ) This percentage will rise with the progression of digital supply chain initiatives.

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Supply Chain Management Challenges All Businesses Need to Understand

USC Consulting Group

In fact, 62% of logistics, supply chain, and transportation executives say their companies are undergoing profound supply chain transformation , according to a 2019 report from Forbes Insights.

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Battle Strategies for Today’s Digital World

BlueYonder

Technology has become the equalizer, trampling once unique selling propositions and strategies, as customers wield great power among retailers, distributors and manufacturers alike. People – Invest in talent to support the vision of 2025 and beyond, looking at ways to engage next-generation workers. Image Source: [link].