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

JANUARY 24, 2024

The news came in conjunction with the global technology provider’s reporting of Q4-2023 and full-year 2023 financial performance which was highlighted in our prior Supply Chain Matters posting. The latest Ambition 2025 guidance calls for: Non-IFRS Cloud gross profit level of approximately €16.2 The prior forecast was €16.3

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

supply chain is squeezed, with industry reports stating that the country needs to add at least 330 million square feet of warehouse space dedicated to e-commerce by 2025 in order to keep up with the current rate of demand.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 27, 2015

The group held workshops in 2013 at several locations, and spent eight hours over two days discussing them…a team of academics from Auburn, Florida, Georgia Tech, Clemson, and MHI worked on the report. Again the magic time frame is 2025 – which seems to be the magical year when all of this will come to fruition!

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

For a microcosmic sampling, the CMAP report published by the Illinois government (widely reputed as a resource for broader industrial indicators), reveals an acute shortage of qualified candidates to fill essential manufacturing positions in the Chicago region, including CNC Programmers, CNC Operators, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, and Welders.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 6, 2023

The Ultium CAM joint venture will reportedly support the annual production of 360,000 Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC, Buick and BrightDrop vehicles in North America from 2025 to 2030.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 20, 2022

Several years before the pandemic erupted, Roei Ganzarski ( @RoeiGanzarski ), currently CEO of Alitheon, asked, “What will our cities look like in 2025?”[1] billion connected IoT devices by 2025, over 7.33 1] Roei Ganzarski, “ The evolution of smart tech: What will our cities look like in 2025?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 22, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights enterprise systems and supply chain software technology provider SAP SE ’s most recent report of Q2-2022 and half-year financial performance, along with added perspectives for this tech provider’s supply chain management focused customer community. billion, up 13 percent from the year-ago quarter.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Economics reporter Ann Saphir explains, “Americans borrowed more than ever on their credit cards in the [second quarter of 2023], with balances surpassing $1 trillion for the first time even as overall household debt loads were largely unchanged. Fortunately, the deep recession that many economists predicted didn’t emerge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

Amazon on path to reach 100% renewable energy by 2025. While Amazon may be lagging on drone efforts, it is making headway in its pledge for renewable energy by 2025. Currently there are 181 counties in the United States where confirmations of avian flu in commercial and backyard flocks are reported.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Körber’s Supply Chain Benchmarking 2022 report reveals the global perspectives on supply chain complexity and performance. The report revealed that the majority of businesses are struggling with the rapid expansion of e-commerce and the increasing interconnectivity of the global economy. Sustainability is a key priority.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

By 2025, to improve long-term supply chain profitability, 60% of manufacturers in global supply chains will invest in software tools to support sustainability and circular economy business models.”. To enable this companies are turning to technology support to scale, monitor, and report on outcomes.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 11, 2021

Analysts from Statista report, “The total installed base of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices worldwide is projected to amount to 30.9 billion units by 2025, a sharp jump from the 13.8 ” He also notes that edge computing can ensure only important data is reported via the IoT. ” 2.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In his recent Supply Chain Digital Magazine article, Future-proof your supply chain to 2025 and beyond , Brent posits seven ways shippers can make decisions now to improve operational efficiency in the next couple of years. His recommendations to future proof the supply chain for 2025 and beyond focus on seven essential steps to take now.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Last month, the company released its third annual “Brand Protection Report” and said it disposed of over 6 million counterfeit goods in 2022. Most recently, the tech company filed a joint lawsuit with camera maker Canon against 29 companies who tried to promote, market, and sell camera batteries and chargers on Amazon.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

We noted in our update that while the Boeing 737 program is reportedly stabilizing at a production rate at 31 aircraft per month with plans to ramp production to approximately 50 per month in the 2025/2026 timeframe, the wide body 787 Dreamliner program continues to experience challenges. Labor Department has now reported that U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Just prior to the Christmas holiday, global transportation and logistics services provider FedEx formally reported fiscal second quarter financial performance that fell short of expectations. The news of this latest FedEx quarterly financial performance precipitated a reported 9 percent decline in the company’s shares.

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Resilinc

MAY 23, 2023

These findings come from a report published in December 2022 by a team of researchers at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU). The report, titled “ Driving Force ” investigates automotive supply chains and forced labor in the XUAR. From the report “Driving Force” 2022. The success of this plan is mainly due to the XUAR.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 29, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that Honda Motor and LG Energy plan to jointly invest in a U.S. In our prior published Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlighted a published report indicating that Panasonic Holdings , a prime battery supplier to EV automaker Tesla , was in discussion to build a third U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2024

Reports of Talks to Acquire Spirit AeroSystems Likely the most significant added development occurred late last week with reporting by The Wall Street Journal (Paid subscription) and other financial media that Boeing is in talks to acquire major aircraft fuselage component supplier Spirit AeroSystems.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives to retailer Walmart’s report of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. Bloomberg , in its reporting equated such performance to the strongest online sales growth since the early days of the pandemic. Net income was reported as $30.4

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Proxima

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With many PFIs set to expire, we take a look at the steps to tackle this shift According to government data, there are over 700 Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs), and the majority will expire in 2025. A National Audit Office report in 2020 revealed the capital value of the estimated 700 PFI was around £57bn.

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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. For the full year of 2023, the company reported KRW 258.94 For the quarter that ended in December 2023, the supplier posted KRW 67.78 percent to KRW 2.82

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GlobalTranz

MAY 3, 2017

According to Louis Columbus of Forbes magazine , the IIoT is estimated to unlock manufacturing savings more than $11 trillion by 2025 globally, boosting overall economic value by 33 percent. trillion by 2025 as well. In the U.S., the IIoT’s value could easily surpass $3.7 IIoT Deployment Provides Significant ROI. percent since 2015.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

By 2025 there will be 30 – 64 billion devices worldwide. IoT has the potential to generate US$4 – 11 trillion in economic value by 2025. The IIoT market is predicted to reach US$124 billion by 2025, with the discrete manufacturing industry projected to spend $40 billion on platforms, systems, and services.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Electric vehicle start-ups Rivian Automotive and Lucid Group having reported Q4 and 2023 full year financial and operational performance, continue to show signs of supply chain and production challenges. Full year operating expenses were reported as $3.70 For the fiscal year 2023, net loss was reported as $5.43 billion in 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2023

In conjunction with the company’s report of disappointing Q2-2023 financial performance , TSMC has elected to push back the start of a planned $40 billion U.S. advanced chip fabrication complex in Arizona until 2025, a year later than previously planned. The report further indicates that the fix relates to U.S.

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Stord

JANUARY 9, 2020

Almost 28% of warehouses globally are expected to be using commercial robots by 2025, up from just 3% in 2018. Friday, January 10, 2020 Warehouse Automation Startups Gaining Traction High consumer expectations for fast deliveries are prompting retailers to turn toward automation to help speed up distribution. Since 2015, $1.2 billion in U.S.

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Roambee

JANUARY 23, 2020

in 2025 as per a recent report. The market for Digital Twins is estimated to grow from $3.8 billion in 2019 to $35.8 But are you fully acquainted with the concept of Digital Twin and how to leverage it in your supply chain system?

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

According to a report published by Nikkei Asia ( Paid subscription or metered view ), the chemical and electronics provider signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of Tennessee involving a 420 acre facility to be located in Clarksville, Tennessee. South Korea based LG Chem announced this week a planned $3.2

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Provenance

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Last week Futerra and The Consumer Goods Forum released a report showing how product transparency is the most important factor for building shopper trust. Yet 86% of business leaders already think they are doing enough – this report highlights this huge disconnect. . Source: Futerra ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

According to the CBRE Global E-commerce Outlook 2021 report , e-commerce growth will require another 330 million square feet of warehouse space in the United States by 2025. Construction backlogs are also taking 18-24 months to clear. Meanwhile, e-commerce is booming more than ever.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 21, 2021

Trillion USD, reported in 2018 ( wto.org 2019 ). That’s why 37% of CPOs who responded to Ardent Partner’s 2019 CPO Rising Report said that better visibility & analytical capabilities were the #1 needed area of improvement to reach ‘next level procurement performance’. Get Our EBOOK HERE. Global Trade has grown to a value of 25.3

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Logility

MAY 12, 2021

The Chinese government plans to double manufacturing capacity in the XUAR by 2025, with a focus on apparel and textiles. Brands report increasing challenges in engaging their Chinese suppliers, which tend to be supportive of the Chinese government’s policies. XUAR Facts and Figures. This has already begun.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The reported strategy is to construct 14 assembly lines that can produce batteries for either hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fully electric powered vehicles. Production within this facility is scheduled to begin in 2025 with a capacity of 30 gigawatts-hours of batteries annually.

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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. Mr. Faury indicated to reporters that the expansion of Tianjin capacity is an important part of the strategy for producing upwards of 75 of the A320 family aircraft on a monthly basis by 2026.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Last week, the industry publication Aviation Week published its report, Pratt GTF Repair Plan Jolts Beleaguered Airline Industry. Specifically noted in the report: “ The effect on the airline industry will be profound.” There were plans to have 12 GTF engine overhaul shops globally and add an additional seven by 2025.

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