Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group announces the general availability of our newest published Research Advisory – 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains. Bob Ferrari Founder and Managing Director © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Jeff was recently appointed chairman of the Transportation & Logistics Steering Committee for BSMA. Jeff’s commentaries have appeared on CNBC and in The Wall Street Journal, Journal of Commerce, Logistics Management, Transport Topics, Defense Transportation Journal, and many others. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

It’s the decade we’ve decided to call the “Decade of Supply Chain”, because we truly feel that the next ten years will see supply chain take its rightful place at the heart of business organizations and at the heart of discussions about business optimization world wide. Digital twins.

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QAD

MAY 30, 2023

If you haven’t yet listened to or read about them, take a look at our wrap-up blogs covering past episodes of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast. Season 2 of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets is underway and I can’t even begin to tell you how good that feels. And that’s why we created the Auto Supply Chain Prophets.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology column reflects a number of significant recent announcements that depict an ongoing active cycle of tech developments. Coupa’s stock trended down 7 percent on the news of this acquisition. Trimble to Acquire Transporeon. billion in October 2020.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Let’s take a look at some of the manufacturing automation options available, their benefits, and current trends to consider. Recent supply chain disruptions and a squeeze on labour markets means automation has now become more important than ever. In some cases, they can track parts or products along the entire supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues with our annual listing of our most read blog commentaries that were published and of keen interest to our readers during the year 2021. The years of 2020 and 2021 presented unprecedented pandemic and other related challenges to industry and global supply chains. Number Fifteen.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

The Experts’ Choice of the Top Online Logistics Resources. If you’re like me, staying up to date on supply chain news is critical. So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

If you are a regular reader of the Cerasis blog, you know our goal is to educate and inform those in the manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, logistics, and transportation space with best practices, trends, and industry news so that we can create a community of people.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Today’s supply chain and logistics management executives are tasked with managing multiple supply chain configurations, maximizing flexibility and incorporating complex technology systems into the mix. Today, RFID is building a new era for process automation and supply chain transparency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. The Supply Chain Function The argument for having the global trade department report to the supply chain function is threefold.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Manufacturers are racing to digitally transform their supply chains to gain needed insights to reduce risks to their employees, customers, partners, and the business itself. The pandemic accelerated digital transformation across manufacturing supply chains faster than the most convincing business case ever could.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2022

On this Friday , the Supply Chain Matters blog provides our global supply chain news capsule follow-up, a revisiting of prior developments related to supply chain management as well as themes that we have highlighted for readers. . EV Start-Up Rivian Encounters Order Fallout From a Price Hike Decision.

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IQMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Bottom Line: Unpredictable demand swings caused by the pandemic are stress-testing supply chain management software systems across manufacturing, helping many manufacturers discover new strengths they hadn’t realize they had before. Stanley Black & Decker’s Supply Chain Management Challenges.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

by Alexa Cheater This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting , a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management. That post discussed the trend of companies looking to the Supply Chain function when hiring for the most coveted role at any company: CEO.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest news capsule follow-up relative to updating readers to prior supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. January PPI Points to Persistent Inflation Over a year ago at this time, Supply Chain Matters published a commentary focused on the U.S.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Bottom line: Machine learning makes it possible to discover patterns in supply chain management data by relying on algorithms that quickly pinpoint the most influential factors to a supply networks’ success, while constantly learning in the process. How Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A Three Part Article Series from QAD DynaSys – Supply Chain Organizations Concerns in a Post-Pandemic World. Read Part One 10 COVID-19 Lessons for the Resilient Supply Chain. Discover Part Two The 6 Greatest Challenges to your Supply Chain if you missed them. Global or local supply chain bottlenecks.

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RFgen

MARCH 22, 2023

The supply chain landscape is continually evolving. As we venture further into 2023, supply chains must adapt to these ever-changing dynamics. With new technologies, global disruptions, and shifting customer demands, supply chain managers face numerous challenges.

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RFgen

JULY 21, 2016

Collaborating with corporate leaders and hearing professionals speak on relevant topics is one way to stay on top of industry trends. Keeping abreast of current best practices and innovations allows companies to create more efficient strategies, which is especially important in supply chain management.

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RFgen

JULY 21, 2016

Collaborating with corporate leaders and hearing professionals speak on relevant topics is one way to stay on top of industry trends. Keeping abreast of current best practices and innovations allows companies to create more efficient strategies, which is especially important in supply chain management.

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Resilinc

APRIL 11, 2023

Supply chain disruptions are (unfortunately) here to stay. In 2022, Resilinc’s 24/7 supply chain disruption monitoring platform reported a 32% increase in disruptive supply chain events year over year: geopolitical events, bankruptcies, factory fires, extreme weather , and leadership transitions contributed to much of the chaos.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Read about all this and more in our roundup of recent logistics industry headlines. . FedEx Severs Contracts with Patton Logistics Amid Contractor Complaints. As perhaps the final volley in the ongoing industry battle between Patton Logistics and FedEx Ground, Ground has canceled all agreements with the Midwestern delivery provider.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule format follow-up relative to the updating of our prior supply chain management published developments we have shared with readers. Supply Chain Driven Inflation Moderates in July. Our previous edition of this series was published on July 28 th.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

We continue to see increasing adoption of cloud-based supply chain transformation solutions, resulting in accelerating backlog growth as measured by our Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO), which increased 63% to $122 million in the first quarter when compared to last year. Logility, Inc. and Demand Management, Inc., Logility, Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a further negative drop in the New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index ( GSPI ). In our prior Supply Chain Matters commentary highlighting data indicating conditions of a U.S. Hence the very noteworthy decline in supply chain volatility.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 16, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary we highlight yesterday’s action by the U.S. Federal Reserve to initiate heightened interest rates in the coming months, and the implications to industry supply chains. Industry Supply Chain Implications.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 2, 2024

Resilinc’s President of Government, Defense, and Aerospace, Peter Guinto, provides insight into what’s top of mind for Aerospace and Defense supply chains. In 2023, there was a resurgence in demand within the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry, according to Deloitte. Number two is rapid geopolitical change.

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

Labor shortages, inflationary pressure, recessionary risk and supply chain disruption will all persist, at least to some degree, through 2023 and we all know there’s no sure way to safeguard your operations. Manufacturers can also use RFID to work effectively with suppliers and minimize supply chain disruption.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Global Supply Chains: Bridging The Capability & Human Capital Gap From 2021 To 2023 Opinion Editorial by Brian Cartwright , Client Partner, Global Supply Chain Solutions at Pedersen & Partners What has changed over the past two years, and what is next for supply chain leadership hiring?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Aerospace and Defense. Logistics and Distribution. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Business success depends on decisions – decisions that range from target market selection to vendor engagement, production and sales targets, logistics routes, and even talent hiring. Businesses, however, need real-time, relevant, and actionable intelligence to effectively manage increasingly complex supply chain networks.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 27, 2014

NC State kicked off classes last week, and as usual our incoming group of MBA students were lined up with projects as part of their entry class into supply chain management, MBA 541. I have been teaching this class, called Supply Chain Relationships, for the last 15 years at NC State.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Aerospace and Defense. Logistics and Distribution. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 7, 2013

Aerospace and Defense. Logistics and Distribution. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Billion Deal for Ceva Logistics (WSJ – sub. Billion Deal for Ceva Logistics (WSJ – sub. Billion Deal for Ceva Logistics (WSJ – sub. NEMF Files for Bankruptcy, XPO Warns on 2019: Is the Party in Transportation and Logistics Ending? But we have the movie to look forward to. What should we watch next?

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