Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2022

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. The direct impact of this phenomenon is weakened purchasing power of other currencies relative to the Dollar. How did we get here? First, poor policy choices around requirements for organic farming cut Sri Lankan food yields in half. Now, the Euro is at $1.02.

Sri Lanka 78

Sri Lanka Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Procurement Analytics 78

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

According to a recent report, the company canceled, closed, or delayed 99 fulfillment facilities, impacting nearly 32.3 Analysts say Amazon’s service can help the company retain users of its $139-a-year Amazon Prime subscription, which also provides streaming, discounts at Whole Foods Market and other perks.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 200

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Cost Reduction Strategies 200

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

But the single most important Supply Chain is the Food Supply Chain! Our very survival depends on there even being a Food Supply Chain. On one hand there is a horrendously large amount of Food Waste. The Food Supply Chain, the most important Supply Chain in the World, is BROKEN! Food Waste. The Problems.

Waste Reduction 59

Waste Reduction Food Supply Chain Planning Software Video 59

Resilinc

MARCH 26, 2024

In our second AI blog of the series, Predictive AI vs. Generative Supply Chain AI , we looked at the difference between predictive AI and generative AI. Currently, Resilinc uses several predictive AI models in tracking purchase orders (POs) and commodities, autonomous mapping, risk-scoring models, and simulators.

Modeling 114

Modeling Supply Chain Risk Management Modeling Software Risk Management 114

QAD

JULY 7, 2022

In April 2022, allegations arose claiming children as young as 10 in Ghana , West Africa were harvesting cocoa beans for food industry giant Mondel?z In Bangladesh in July 2021, a fire at a food factory claimed the lives of at least 52 people, some of whom were children. z International, which owns Cadbury. United States.

Purchasing Skills 98

Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Cost Reduction Strategies Procurement Analytics 98

USC Consulting Group

JUNE 3, 2020

This includes food and beverage suppliers, packers, and manufacturers. Indeed, the pandemic and resulting economic downturn have impacted several major organizations, and as a result, led to a domino effect resulting in back orders and food shortages. “The food and beverage industry is ramping up efforts to adjust and adapt.”

Inventory Reduction 64

Inventory Reduction Sourcing Strategies Material Savings Beverage 64

Enterra Insights

JULY 13, 2023

Brad Cook and Steve Hewitt , partners at Wipfli, report, “Consumer spending accounts for nearly 70 percent of U.S. Consumers are looking for higher quality foods and goods, more ESG-friendly options, and bigger values. ”[5] • Increase in private label purchasing. .” economic activity.”[1]

Packaging 130

Packaging Trends Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Enterra Insights

APRIL 9, 2020

”[1] This three-part article examines just how differently consumer behavior is changing the food sector. In part one , I examined five of fourteen food sector areas being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic as identified from numerous sources by Jim Dippold, Senior Vice President for Category Management Strategy at Enterra Solutions ®.

Food 100

Food Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction 100

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

World growth for 2022 is forecast to grow at 3.9%; growth across all mature economies is forecast to be up by 3.9%; and the US and China are forecast to grow at 3.8% The discussion was more interesting than the report they released. Deglobalization has been occurring since Trump was elected President and the US-China trade war began.

Supply Chain Planning Software 181

Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning 181

ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. China slowed production of aluminum and other energy-intensive metals in 2021 in an effort to reduce carbon emissions, leaving primary production in the country 1.2 Chain Store Age ).

Material Savings 207

Material Savings Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 207

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

Chile has long been a hub of second-hand and unsold clothing, made in China or Bangladesh and passing through Europe, Asia or the United States before arriving in Chile, where it is resold around Latin America. Some 59,000 tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 198

Logistics Network Optimization Software Material Savings Logistics Chile 198

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

A report also found that a fifth of the 2,000 largest publicly-listed companies in the world have pledged to pursue a net-zero strategy. Headquartered in Singapore, YCH’s network of DistriParks and supply chain hub are located in more than 100 key cities in Asia, including China and India.

Sustainability 246

Sustainability Singapore Cost Reduction Strategies Vendor Strategies 246

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC defines the warehouse automation market according to a number of qualifications and dimensions to deliver a well-defined measure, with numerous segmentations, allowing those that purchase the research to understand what is being measured, and to easily extrapolate the findings to support their strategic planning needs.

Supply Chain Software 270

Supply Chain Software Warehousing Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 270

GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2017

After decades of jobs moving overseas, the tide has turned in favor of reshoring , reports the Reshoring Initiative in its latest annual report. added 77,000 jobs in 2016, with an additional 13,000 reported for the previous six years, for a total of 338,000 manufacturing jobs reshored since 2010. By pulling back to the U.S.,

Manufacturing Procurement 216

Manufacturing Procurement Retail Manufacturing United States 216

Unleashed

JANUARY 18, 2021

Typical firms will use nutraceutical software to support their own manufacturing, or to manage the process via contract manufacturers – handling purchasing, distribution, and sales and marketing in-house. Sales of Australian products overseas are forecast to rise over the next few years, particularly to countries like China.

Trends 59

Trends Procurement Analytics Industrial Industry 59

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. Carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers that were dealing with the China to North America trade lanes were already operating in crisis mode. Food inflation is a risk from a supply chain disruption. Oil Prices Jump.

Price Reduction 207

Price Reduction Ukraine Russia Logistics Network Optimization Software 207

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

New aircraft purchases are focused around twinjets such as the Boeing 767 and 777. Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GreenMile, a provider of cloud-based mobile route execution solutions for food, beverage, and broader distribution verticals.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 165

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Price Reduction Finland 165

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 21, 2023

Q3 revenues will include the reported very successful two-day Prime Day shopping promotional held in July. reported a 6.4 The retailer indicated increased market share in groceries as shoppers seek lower costs in food purchasers in the current period. Operating income is forecasted to be between $5.5

Pricing Training 52

Pricing Training Purchasing Training Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction 52

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Instacart to close Whole Foods delivery operation next year (Reuters). Economic misery, gridlocked ports, shortages of medicine and food, disrupted flights and a potential rekindling of violence in Northern Ireland are all very real threats. E-Commerce Companies Get Creative in Quest for ‘Last Mile’ Space (WSJ – sub.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 101

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Food Scenario Planning 101

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

According to the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics Super Bowl survey, 184.5 Total spending on food, drinks, apparel, decorations, and other purchases for the day is expected to reach $14.6 million US adults said they planned to tune into the big game. million last year, and another 13.7

Logistics Network Optimization Software 190

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Supply Chain Planning Price Reduction 190

Logility

JANUARY 28, 2022

A 2021 McKinsey report suggests that COVID has put supply chain risk on everyone’s radar. That’s all well and good, but the report goes on to say that “significant blind spots remain.” Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO ) on cotton products sourced from China and south-east Asia.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Strategy 130

Tompkins Blog

MAY 8, 2014

By one measure, China will soon take the United States’ spot as the world’s largest economy. China’s GDP is fast approaching that of the U.S., based on GDP figures that have been adjusted for purchasing power. The Economist says that the PPP for China rose by 20% since the last report. For instance, one U.S.

China 68

China Logistics Network Optimization Software United States Purchasing Skills 68

Enterra Insights

AUGUST 4, 2020

In the short-term, Cecere recommends investing “in new forms of analytics to improve visibility and prescriptive analytics.” As people learn more skills, they could feel more empowered to purchase equipment, ingredients, and parts versus products.”[4] Stop planning in isolation. ” Footnotes. [1]

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 113

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Strategy 113

Logility

MARCH 30, 2020

For the first time in history, shelves of stores across the globe that sell food, beverage and other fast-moving consumer goods (including toilet paper, hand sanitizer and cleaning products) are nearly empty. Looking back a few months, no one could have predicted the current state of the global supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Supply Chain Disruption 130

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

Last week’s quarterly financial performance reporting among major U.S. The retailer had reported a big earnings miss as higher inventories and supply chain related costs dragged down expected profitability. This week’s report of Target’s financial performance reflected that action, but operating margins actually declined to 1.2

Inventory Management Software 52

Inventory Management Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Inventory Management Inventory Reduction 52

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

While many might fixate on the size of the impact on the United States, what is important to me in this chart is the conspicuous absence of China, North Korea, and Japan. The lingering impact of the costs of healthcare of COVID and the decimation state/local government budgets for testing/contact tracing lay before us.

Supply and Demand 219

Supply and Demand Modeling Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Design 219

Locus

MAY 16, 2023

A Redseer report states that the last-mile delivery market will touch $6 – $7 billion by 2024. The same report says that e-commerce shipments will grow to over 5000 million by 2025 from 1364 million in 2018. Businesses are bullish about the future of last-mile delivery in India, and the numbers reflect it.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software India Optimization Software Analytics Software 52

Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

The reorientation, even reinvention, of the industrial supply chain over the past 50 years has transformed the way things are made: your toaster, your car, your computing devices, your food. Developing end-to-end supply chain management software, Gravity optimizes operations, mitigates risk, and controls costs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Procurement Solutions Supply Chain Software Predictive Analytics Software 52

NC State SCRC

AUGUST 24, 2019

The Journal identified at least 157 items for sale that Amazon had said it banned, including sleeping mats the Food and Drug Administration warns can suffocate infants. Our study, funded by the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies, explored how this is likely just the tip of the iceberg, as counterfeiting is pervading multiple sectors.

Pricing Training 65

Pricing Training Expense Reduction Purchasing Training Pharmaceutical 65

Unleashed

JANUARY 16, 2023

Meanwhile, the US and China generate the largest revenues in the 3PL market by country. If your industry has special requirements – for example, if you’re a food retailer that requires cold storage – it can be difficult to find a 3PL with the right tools and facilities. Enquire about shipping times when procuring 3PL providers.

Third Party Logistics 98

Third Party Logistics Logistics Network Optimization Software 3PL Inventory Management Software 98

Zipline Logistics

MARCH 13, 2020

The report goes on to state that, “ We predict that the peak of the impact of Covid-19 on global supply chains will occur in mid-March, forcing thousands of companies to throttle down or temporarily shut assembly and manufacturing plants in th e U S and Europe. ” . Coronavirus Impacts US Imports from China .

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Manufacturing Procurement Los Angeles 52

NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

Yung-Yun’s algorithm scanned tens of thousands of targeted news and company reports to develop the ratings in each category. Secondary data sources are published available databases, reports, websites, and so on. Category strategies are well communicated & drive local purchasing behavior & local supplier relationships.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Resource Reduction 98

Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Define your procurement response strategy. Yet with the autobahns, motorways and highways largely free of traffic apart from freight, goods are generally getting through and we are yet to see long-term shortages of food and other essential items. Adapting to the present and future challenges of COVID-19.

Supply Chain Disruption 52

Supply Chain Disruption Europe Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings 52

Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2021

A Nielson poll found that 66% of adult consumers are willing to pay more for eco-friendly products and 50% of purchasing decisions are influenced by sustainability claims.[3] The BCG/WEF report identified nine key actions companies can take to become more sustainable. ”[6] The study also found that social issues (e.g.,

Gartner 147

Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy 147

Elementum

AUGUST 24, 2015

Monday saw a market panic unlike any in recent years, and it comes down to China's own market problems. China's Huge Losses are Seeing Global Repercussions. Both China and the United States, as of Monday, lost their 2015 growth. Copper, generally considered a good metric for the health of the global economy, is doing poorly.

Material Savings 60

Material Savings Manufacturing Procurement Supply and Demand Purchasing Skills 60

Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

The diamond and gold, tea and coffee, beverage, food, and automotive industries all have participants with blockchain applications under test, operating as pilots, or implemented as digital solutions to improve supply chain operations. Examples of Blockchain in Food Supply Chains. Other Food Industry Blockchain Initiatives.

Supply Chain Planning Software 69

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Procurement Solutions 69

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

These architectures are evolving and will be deeply rooted in the evolution of prescriptive and cognitive analytics. Charter a team and test and learn to understand the potential for cognitive and prescriptive analytics. When we ask companies to Imagine Supply Chain 2030, the first response is a focus on analytics. Action Item.

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Prescriptive Analytics Software 195