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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

I am the most worried about the chemical sector. The cash-to-cash impact for debt-laden chemical companies with 2% growth and 4% margins offers little room for error. The cash-to-cash impact for debt-laden chemical companies with 2% growth and 4% margins offers little room for error. I welcome yours.

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Trends 2022: Quantum Computing

Enterra Insights

This may be a reaction to the ongoing supply chain crisis, which quantum could help relieve through its potential to solve complex optimization problems common in shipping and logistics.” ” It wasn’t long ago that quantum computers existed only in the minds of computer scientists and physicists. New States of Matter.

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

Most companies cannot get to data by customer on orders shipped incomplete to understand root cause analysis. In Figure 1, we show the aggregate trend of the chemical industry in an orbit chart format showing year-over-year results at the intersection of two metrics operating margin and inventory turns. Imagine Supply Chain 2030.

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Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking

Resilinc

This period of high prices and margins coincided with—and was partly supported by—supply chain disruptions, including the February 2021 deep freeze on the Texas Gulf Coast and port and shipping congestion in much of the world. The company “is also looking to develop opportunities in refining and petrochemicals. …

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Retailers, Shippers, Manufacturers to Reduce Fashion Supply Chain Emissions

Material Handling & Logistics

Industry suppliers will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 and will phase out coal-fired boilers in their own companies and direct suppliers from 2025. The fashion industry took a large step on Dec. 10 to address climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Puma SE, PVH Corp.,Target;

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). And this week ShippingEasy announced its integration “with Amazon Alexa to ship with your voice!” Deliverr raises $7M to help e-commerce businesses compete with Amazon Prime (TechCrunch). Loadsmart Announces $21.6

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Due to petrochemical producers cutting production following Covid-19, and a variety of storms and hurricanes, base chemicals are in short supply, leading to slower production at paint makers including Sherwin-Williams and PPG.