The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

For the study, Coyote worked with a 3rd party research firm to survey over 500 supply chain decision makers. Industries included manufacturers, retailers, automotive, food & beverage, CPG and healthcare shippers. Businesses ranged in size from $250M to over $5B in annual revenue. 81% were from the U.S., and 19% were from Canada.

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IQMS

JANUARY 21, 2021

From automotive components and parts manufacturing to producing recyclable plastics packaging and industrial products, achieve sustainable manufacturing excellence is proving to be a sure catalyst for driving greater revenue, reducing costs while making a positive contribution to the environment.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Survey results in a new study by Forrester , commissioned by Ivalua, reveal several important lessons for procurement leaders to keep in mind as they adapt their departments for success. Forrester’s latest survey shows promising signs of procurement improving it’s ability to enable organizational agility, but also warnings.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

For the second year, a company called Preperly conducted a survey on corporate buzzwords, and what they found was that more than 1 in 5 people say they dislike these words, yet 7 in 10 say they use them. Salim Shaikh , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Automotive AI/ML. The words we love to hate.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In recent Supply Chain Matters commentaries focused on automotive industry supply networks, we have focused on how the ongoing global wide shortage of semiconductor logic devices continues to provide noteworthy manufacturing, supply chain as well as financial impacts. Background. Broader Industry Perspectives.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2016

As you would expect in this day and age, the automotive technician has a complete checklist of what needs to be done for the car based on the service milestone. The automotive technician failed to check the headlights and noted that everything was operative. In the automotive example, the quality check gave 100%.

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LevaData

AUGUST 7, 2020

GlobalAutoIndustry.com interviewed LevaData's Richard Barnett on the impact of the USMCA on the automotive industry. The results of our survey of leaders in the industry are put into the context of the legislation and its terms. One of the key points was the impact of the $16 proposed production wage under the USMCA.

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Logility

MARCH 16, 2023

A flurry of Google searches for “do it yourself car repair” may change your strategy as an automotive parts supplier. Evaluate alternative suppliers According to a recent KPMG survey , 71 percent of global companies highlight raw material costs as their number-one supply chain threat for 2023.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

In a recent Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) survey with McKinsey , business operations and supply chain emerged as weak points in the areas of risk and resilience. Resilience through technical capability and consistency. There’s a lot of room for improvement to make supply chains more resilient.

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QAD

MAY 20, 2021

A recent survey showed that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected 48% of respondents’ supply chains. Here’s what Tomorrow explored: QAD customers, INEOS Automotive and ANCA, shared recent challenges in strategic sourcing, managing supplier relationships and navigating disruptions in complex, global supply chains. Tomorrow Overview.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The protests—especially the blockade of the Detroit-Windsor border crossing—have caused delays and bottlenecks in production across the automotive industry in the U.S. and Canada. Toyota, Ford, GM, Honda, and other major automakers have been forced to curtail production due to parts and materials shortages.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 15, 2022

Yesterday the Census Bureau released the Q4 2021 Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization, and my colleague Jason Miller was able to update the MSU Supply Chain Pressure Index. The reading jumped to 494.6, up from 436.6 in Q3 2021 (13.3%). The increases that really stood out to were chemicals, rubber, and electrical equipment.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As 2023 came to a close, the overall implications were manufacturers with non-unionized operational workforces in the automotive and other sectors initiating added hourly wage hikes to stave off labor union targeting efforts as a result of these prior successful wage gain actions. automakers Ford Motor , General Motors and Stellantis.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 8, 2021

A global survey led by the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index, has identified logistics workforce shortages at four levels – operative workforce, administrative workforce, logistics supervisors and logistics managers. The survey concluded that these skill gaps were prevalent in both developed and developing countries.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

A McKinsey’s report published in 2022 indicates that 32 per cent of people from industries like automotive, consumer goods, and pharmaceutical find demand variability and forecasting responsible for value chain disruptions. Technology and automation are major enablers towards this. Demand Sensing for Accurate Planning and Forecasting.

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QAD

JANUARY 27, 2022

In the PWC article, manufacturers surveyed indicated that supply chain disruption, threats to intellectual property protections and quality issues were the top challenges when adopting additive manufacturing technologies.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

Food processors, automotive plants and other large-scale operations had to deal with closures and workforce shortages. In a survey commissioned by GlobalTranz, 59% of supply chain decision-makers reported being concerned about not having the proper workforce to meet customer demand.

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ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This research stated that, among the respondents, all automotive and nearly all (97%) industrial products companies said the pandemic has had a negative effect on them. Many Supply Chains faced comparable negative issues because of COVID-19. According to this research, many Supply Chains were hit hard by the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A survey carried out by one of the Big Four accounting firms , Ernst & Young, had some interesting findings. The E&Y survey found that businesses are prioritizing efficiency in their supply chain and looking to invest in their workers, to ensure they have the right skills to boost productivity. How Bad is the Impact?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

The operating margin for the medical device industry is 4X that of the automotive manufacturer and 2x the margin of the hospital. And finally, our survey on supply chain planning is closing. If you are questioning where you are on your journey and how you compare to others, this survey is one that you do not want to miss.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In a prior Supply Chain Matters Global Supply Chain Assessment commentary earlier this week , we surveyed reported global wide PMI indices for August 2023, along with implications. In late May we noted for readers that the German economy and manufacturing sector slid into a recognized state of economic recession. percent in Q4-2022.

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Unleashed

APRIL 14, 2020

This special Roy Morgan Snap SMS Survey of 1,148 Australian businesses finds 60% of Australian businesses report being affected by the Covid-19, up a 45% points from a month ago. Article: CBI monthly industrial trends survey findings (25 February – 13 March). Automotive industry. All industries. March 16, 2020.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In the case of Apparel and Automotive industries there are slight improvements, but they have shifted inventories to suppliers. When we ask business users open-end questions in quantitative surveys, shown in Figure 2 are the most common responses. Days of Inventory Pre and Post-Recession. Why Have We Not Made More Progress?

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Stord

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Several recent surveys show that automotive supply chains are highly susceptible to cyber attacks. Finally, the length and complexity of the automotive supply chain means there are many different processes, locations, and data sets that are potentially vulnerable. Others can’t enforce security standards on providers.

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QAD

MARCH 10, 2022

SaaS Survey: Business Capabilities. Remember the marketing manager from the Automotive company we talked about in my last blog ? There is functionality that has been developed by looking at best in class processes, by understanding new industry requirements, etc. What don’t you know about your business?

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 7, 2022

In a November survey , 87% of merchants shared that they already were affected by increased freight costs. The automotive industry, for example, has famously relied on a JIT manufacturing strategy (or lean manufacturing) since the 1950’s. At that time, 31% had raised prices on end consumers to offset the negative impact.

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Resilinc

MAY 17, 2022

Then, identify suppliers and sites that are essential to the firm’s highest revenue products, and initiate risk assessments focused on those sites with surveys and a dive into historical climate and supplier performance data to uncover the extent of previous weather-related disruptions and the climate trends for a particular site or region.

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

Only 2% of companies felt completely prepared for the pandemic and 57% reported serious disruption in a recent survey. Automotive and industrial product companies were among the hardest hit. Everything changed when the pandemic began and virtually no enterprise was left untouched.

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OptiProERP

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Adopting digital solutions to drive supply chain efficiency A recent Deloitte study indicated that 86% of surveyed manufacturing executives believe smart factory solutions will be the primary drivers of competitiveness in the next five years. Billion by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 13.02% between 2016 and 2024.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In a recent global survey conducted by our team, shippers reported congestion and capacity as their main pain points in today’s ocean environment. LCL shipping provides shippers with cost and time savings as they face longer wait times at ports along with more last-minute-change needs, based on disruption and delays.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 15, 2023

Industries impacted include semiconductors, high-tech, automotive, aerospace, and telecommunications. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), gallium and germanium are critical to the production of highly specialized circuits and transistors needed to make high-speed computers and smartphones.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

When you consider Kenya is a Food & Beverage skewed economy this means sectors like Fabricated Metals , Automotive Supply, and other manufacturers were even more severely impacted by disruptions. 41% of surveyed companies have not enumerated their ROI from digital investments. You could say companies are using ERP as Covid-relief.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

Semiconductor shortages across multiple tiers of the automotive industry led to huge losses of revenue. Supplier collaboration through the solution includes workflow collaboration for action planning, risk assessment surveys, and data sharing via the supply chain network. But solving the multitier visibility problem is difficult.

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o9 Solutions

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

“There’s been a big shift in how the younger generation think about things and what they expect from products, and that finds its way all the way back into the value chain, with automotive OEMs in particular. A digital transformation that provides a competitive advantage In the metals industry, there is a drive to continuously improve.

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o9 Solutions

JUNE 21, 2021

vTradEx has delivered a TMS platform to support the transportation ecosystem as well as a WMS for highly automated warehouses for more than 1200 of the world’s leading companies, including CPG, retail, pharmaceuticals, apparel and fashion, automotive, high-tech, manufacturing and logistics companies.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2015

automotive industry: “Ford, General Motors, FCA US and Nissan collectively would have earned $2 billion more in operating profit last year had their supplier relations improved as much as Toyota’s and Honda’s did during the year.”. (PPI) , an independent auto maker-supplier consultancy, answers that question for the OEMs in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

Commenting on the March data, Timothy Fiore, Chair of ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee indicated in-part: “ Demand remains at the early stages of recovery, with clear signs of improving conditions. The 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® reported a March value of 50.3, an increase of 2.5 in essence a 0.6

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