Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. In this posting we highlight our fourth prediction. Prediction Background.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 10, 2023

July is typically a month in which Chinese suppliers and manufacturers have ramped up production levels to support global-wide back-to-school and other holiday related demand for products that peak in the November and December surge period. reflects broader weakness in the entire chain of global manufacturing.” Shipments to the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

”[1] According to McDonnell, “The paper assesses what scientists call the ‘carbon budget,’ which is a way of predicting the amount of warming that will likely be produced by a given volume of emissions. Millions of people in Asia, in cities like Mumbai, Beijing, and Tokyo, would be uprooted and have to move inland.

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Supply Chains Rock

MAY 9, 2012

Analytics Powering the Next Evolution of the Supply Chain. The chart, pasted below, focuses on how IBM is using analytics to not only optimize the supply chain, but to actually predict how issues in the world will impact operations. Analytics has got huge scope to get integrated in supply chain in terms of analysing spend data.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. It is a time of uncertainty that has exposed weaknesses in the supply chain that are both difficult to solve and impossible to predict. It’s been a whirlwind, as manufacturers have been left scratching their heads about what’s going to happen next.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 7, 2017

For analytics to become truly effective in global manufacturing settings, veracity and consistency are critical requirements. Driving consistency in analytic meaning is at the forefront of building a more reliable and predictive approach to capture a defined set of factory incident indicators. Union management issues.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

In 2017 I also assumed responsibility for Field Services and in 2019 Data Excellence & Analytics embracing digital transformation driving our Tailored, Sustainable and Connected 4.0 Spanning Global, Regional, Country Operational/Commercial Roles and General Management in Asia Pacific and Europe. my very structured upbringing.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

To date, most of our content has covered topics related either to logistics or manufacturing outsourcing. Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

” Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) add, “Over the past decade, public and private sources have dedicated impressive amounts of energy and resources to digital agriculture in developing countries.”[2] ”[3] The analytics are most likely to be embedded in some type of cognitive technology (i.e.,

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Followed by focus on big data analytics where companies began leveraging BI (business intelligence) tools for data-driven decision making. As we adhered to shelter-in-place orders from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), each of us were purchasing more products and services online at a faster adoption rate than ever before.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Meanwhile, the downstream supply chain involves activities post the manufacturing process, which would mean getting the finished goods to the end consumer.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 22, 2015

Analytics is the Answer. For example, let’s look at a cloud-based infrastructure company that outsources its manufacturing to two contract manufacturers. while growth is expected in Asia. The company’s product is highly configurable with long lead time components sourced from suppliers in Asia. Lowest cost.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s no secret that manufacturing companies around the world are rethinking their supply chain strategies. One of the ripple effects of the pandemic was that domestic sourcing, where possible, grew as companies could no longer import products for their production line. Australian reshoring strategies for advanced manufacturing .

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Ocean container transport costs as reflected by The World Container Index increased in excess of 134 percent from 2020 to 2021, with the cost of shipping a standard container from Asia to the U.S. Morgan Manufacturing PMI© reporting , which technically would describe a production recession.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. Most of the container traffic flows across the Pacific Ocean or between Europe and Asia. billion metric tons as of 2017. ” An expected global surprise.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

Over the past month, we’ve been posting supply chain predictions, brought to you by some of the most creative thinkers in the industry, including Joel Clum of CarrierDirect , Martijn Graat of LogisticsMatter.com and Steve Brady of Supply Chain Innovations Today. Technology Trend 2: 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2023

has been around since 2011, but it has taken time for manufacturers to understand what it means and what is needed to make it work. can improve the way the factory shop floor works and manufacturers now have all the tools they need to operate a connected shop floor. Industrial development has transformed Asia’s manufacturing landscape.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

American imports of Mexican manufactured goods grew a staggering 26 percent according to the Kearney Reshoring Index.” Lower volumes and declining spot rates continued into 2023, and in Q1, blank sailings reportedly returned in earnest particularly among routes originating from Asia/Pacific regions. Of the total U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Introduction: The Importance of Sustainability in Asia/Pacific Supply Chains. Incorporating circular economy principles throughout, from source to disposal. Incorporating responsible sourcing principles into the supply chain. Reduction in waste and driving cost efficiencies. Reduction in waste and driving cost efficiencies.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 4, 2015

I provided an initial overview based on the work our SCRC Risk Analytics team has been engaged on this past year. This was followed up by a tremendous presentation by David Shillingford from Verisk and Sung In Marshall from Maplecroft, describing the approaches they have been engaged in on risk analytics. In his new role.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

Nike also uses a 3PL integration orchestration solution to integrate and orchestrate its 3PLs, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers network. It also uses predictive and prescriptive analytics to optimize scenarios and trade-offs and identify issues and opportunities for improvement.

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Shipsy

JUNE 20, 2017

Key Trends in Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain Rankings 2017 (Source?—?Gartner) Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and advanced analytics have been some of the most disruptive technologies that leaders are adopting.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Technicians monitored real-time data from sensors on the production line using the plant’s digital twin and applied predictive analytics to assess the impact of filling-process adjustments. During one of its digital twin trials, Mars reduced the rate at which package overfilling occurred.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. Manufacturing Network Diversification. Multi-Sourcing. Feature Article by Anthony Beavis, Managing Director APAC at Körber Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

AI now has the ability to consume data far more efficiently than humans, delivering on the possibility of insights and predictions never before imagined. Coronavirus Impacts Manufacturing Supply Chains in Southeast Asia ; Bob Gill. By 2025, the amount of data will double every 12 hours.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? Still, the manufacturing plants and distribution centers are closed. My response is “Hogwash.”

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In the United States, growing nationalist and protectionist sentiment rests on the hope manufacturing (and associated jobs) will return from overseas. Some of these positivists also claim that rising labor costs in Asia and the creation of U.S. manufacturing jobs since 2010 are evidence of a big turnaround in manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

With the third vaccine authorized, these manufacturers are pressing for more companies to be authorized to ship the vaccine. Drop shipping is where retailers have manufacturers ship items directly to the consumer rather than carrying them in their warehouse. Global transportation is at the forefront of sustainability efforts.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2022

He is a 25-year veteran at the company and his experiences include leadership roles across global regions including Asia and China. Among the announcements made at the conference was a $46 million added investment to modernize manufacturing facilities in both Lexington, Kentucky and Lincoln, Nebraska. Others will follow.

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Requis

JULY 24, 2020

Insiders joke (quite fairly, as it turns out) about billion-dollar procurement-management-disposition cycles that are managed in spreadsheets. Think of something like handling returns, and accurately predicting delivery times. In the procurement space, what I want to be able to assess is risk management. Emerging trends. “If

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

China was locking down hundreds of millions of people and closing manufacturing facilities. As China is the largest manufacturing country in the world the economic repercussions were really starting to be felt. Automotive manufacturers are looking to manufacture ventilators. Supply Chain Lessons.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 21, 2021

They need strong alternatives, with clear processes and sourcing adaptations. Successful management improves planning in operations, materials-sourcing, production, and distribution. Machine learning and advanced analytics will highlight new trends, opportunities, and decisions directly related to the market. Back to top ?.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively.

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Vinculum

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The incorporation of the latest technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and other analytics are intended to further enhance the catalog management solution capabilities, thereby offering significant growth feasibility to the catalog management market. Sigma Systems, Coupa Software Inc.,

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

From raw materials sourcing to warehouse operations , logistics technology , order fulfillment and beyond, there are dozens of points throughout the supply chain, all of which contribute to overall supply chain efficiency. I think when your business is self-reliant, you never have to deal with lost shipments, late shipments or anything.

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Arena Solutions

AUGUST 29, 2023

These three quality pioneers have significantly impacted how businesses and organizations approach quality in product development and manufacturing today, as well as in modern quality management methods. is a personalized platform transforming patient care through precision fluid management and analytics.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

MAY 27, 2019

Digital transformation is transforming your decision-making processes with technology — utilizing new sources of innovation and creativity such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things, virtual reality, to enhance customer experience and employee productivity and ultimately improve business performance.

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