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Supply Chain Risk Management Highlighted by a Tiny Computer Chip

Enterra Insights

.” Aside from national security implications, the main lesson to be learned here is how vulnerable companies are to risks associated with their supply chains. Smith insists, “The business case for supply chain risk management investment needs to be made convincingly and robustly to justify investment.”

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Are Global Supply Chains Recovering- One Perspective

Supply Chain Matters

Regarding ocean container freight rates, spot rates are noted as dropping across the board on both Asia-Europe and Asia-US The implication is that if spot rates drop way below contract rates, shippers will likely seek to renegotiate contract rates recently consummated earlier this year.

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A Time for Unfiltered Straight Talk

Supply Chain Matters

Responding to various questions from equity analysts, his comments were noted by some in financial media as being brutally honest about the state of supply chains: “ Everybody thinks supply chains are getting better, I don’t think they’ve gotten better at all.”. Everything is a little out of sync right now. ”.

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Red Sea Ocean Transport Disruption Update

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest update regarding the Red Sea Transport disruption impacting transport movements to and from European and Asian ports. Our prior published update was on January 19 th.

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Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S.

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Peloton’s Supply Chain Strategy Turnabout

Supply Chain Matters

The attention of the company’s most senior management, as well as its investors became center stage. Containers of fitness equipment shipped from Asia were delayed by major port and inland logistics disruptions. The company was eventually forced to transport its bikes and equipment by more expensive air freight to avoid congested U.S.

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

ToolsGroup

In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. McKinsey ).