Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a further installment in our global supply chain assessment in the highlights on reported December 2023, Q3-2023, and full year global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Production Continues to Contract Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. declined 0.3

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Unpredictability is undoubtedly the major issue manufacturers face when dealing with fragmented supply chains. As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. So, how can manufacturers respond to these challenges?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight quantitative data related to global and regional supply chain production activity levels in May 2022, as depicted by the reported PMI indices. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Again Decline. China’s Specific Impact. reported for April. reported for April.

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USC Consulting Group

MARCH 27, 2023

What’s on the road ahead for consumer goods manufacturing? Economic uncertainty paired with rising costs. Here are some trends affecting the consumer goods manufacturing industry today: Consumer Goods Manufacturing Trends Challenges remain on the road ahead, but the ride is getting smoother. Supply chain woes.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

The overall takeaway from the July data was that global production momentum had begun to stagnate and in some regions such as the Eurozone, Taiwan, and to some extent , certain manufacturing regions of China, PMI values had reached contraction levels. . This index was reported as 1.84 reported for June, and 2.59

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Currently, companies struggle with rolling electric outages in China. These teams are also more advanced in the use of planning and more advanced analytics concepts. Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity.

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Logility

OCTOBER 6, 2021

For fashion companies, for example, supply chain traceability solutions document the chain of custody of your goods and inputs from the cotton source to the importer of record. They want to be confident that they are not hurting the environment or supporting unfair labor practices with their purchases. Import Status.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The two recent crises in global trade – the outbreak and the US-China trade war – show how vulnerable small and medium size businesses (SMBs) can be to shocks to the supply chain, but also point to ways to mitigate that risk. The (Digital) Rise of SMBs. Coronavirus Impact. million freight containers each year.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

According to PLS Logistics , global companies will install procurement managers in China for entire organizations by 2025. There was a time when buying a computer was considered a once-in-a-decade purchase, if not once-in-a-lifetime. Globalization Will Become More Important in Everyday Decisions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Resilinc’s Rick Freeman weighs in on the future opportunities for high-tech and semiconductor companies Despite the stabilization of the high-tech and semiconductor supply chain, the industry still faces pressure due to ongoing import/export restrictions and changing regulations governing semiconductor production and sourcing.

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Pivot88

APRIL 17, 2017

For many years, many strategic sourcing and procurement professionals have been using the cost reduction playbook as a guide for all of their sourcing and procurement activities. THE GAME CHANGER…VALUE PROCUREMENT. Procurement officers are under pressure to deliver value added performance.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Special thanks to Lars Jensen, CEO at Sea Intelligence Consulting and Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos Group for their input and insights for this report. . Shipping containers are like scotch. . It’s hard to predict what demand will be like for products like these ahead of time. Enter COVID-19.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases.

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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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Resilinc

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Reuters reported that several suppliers to Tesla and Apple suspended production for four to six days because of the crisis. Reuters reported that several suppliers to Tesla and Apple suspended production for four to six days because of the crisis. But China is the top concern for supply chain managers. year-on-year in August.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. Container shipping to hit bottom in mid-2023, forecasts HSBC. <[link].

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Special thanks to Lars Jensen, CEO at Sea Intelligence Consulting and Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos Group for their input and insights for this report. It’s hard to predict what demand will be like for products like these ahead of time. More home purchases and home offices meant new home furnishings. Enter COVID-19.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. Container shipping prices skyrocket. New aircraft purchases are focused around twinjets such as the Boeing 767 and 777. Rob Spilman Jr.,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

In many critical supply areas, such as biopharma, the now famous PPE, and high technology medical devices, not just calls, but screams for re-examining supply lines and explicitly, our reliance on China. With calls to shorten our supply lines and to become less reliant on China, comes tough questions. China’s impermanence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. In one article , Mr. Sorenson points out that IBP works better for small manufacturers than large ones. The company has 11 production facilities across North America and China.

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Logility

APRIL 9, 2020

ERP systems do a great job managing transactional data but do not have the capabilities to provide an early warning to a disruption or analyze the situation through advanced analytics like simulations and what-if scenarios. Change purchasing and manufacturing plans days or weeks sooner. Divert inventory on the fly.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In today’s Wall Street Journal , I was interviewed regarding a case that was just filed against Amazon by a large robotics , claiming that the e-commerce giant backed away from promises made early in the Covid-19 pandemic to support the supplier with millions of dollars in new purchases.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 15, 2020

”[1] He adds, “Dependence on China for their manufacturing has put small and midsize businesses in jeopardy. China tariff fight.” ” What Chaturvedi doesn’t address is the fact that the increased use of the digital path to purchase comes with a dramatic increase in consumer returns.

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USC Consulting Group

JULY 7, 2020

From rising unemployment rates to businesses large and small struggling to stay afloat and entire industries in virtual standstill due to social distancing measures and shutdown restrictions, most reported news was pretty bleak. In fact, the company chose to take a hit on profit margin s in order to expedite shipping.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2022

An example of supply chain resilience A basic example of supply chain resilience is building in redundancy through dual sourcing: having an alternative supplier for important parts or ingredients. Their Head of Supply Chain, Daniel Bull-Clearie, initially sourced their raw product entirely from their own coastal farm.

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EMERGE App

APRIL 5, 2024

The picture of wholesale distribution industry in 2024 The report from Research and Markets forecasts that the wholesale market size will reach $68,092.65 Everyone has more or less the same suppliers or manufacturers, how low do you think you can price your product? But that thought is no longer valid!

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Elementum

JULY 6, 2022

Executive Summary In Part One of this blog series we ’ re going to discuss the phenomenon that seems to be at the center of every economic advisor’s latest report: recession. The procurement team orders those goods — and as the supplies arrive, the manufacturing team builds the product.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Developing end-to-end supply chain management software, Gravity optimizes operations, mitigates risk, and controls costs. Clients can get precise evidence about maritime traffic, including the exact location of a ship carrying what they need and when it will get to where they need it to be. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86

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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

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Define your procurement response strategy. Many countries have closed shops for non-essential and discretionary purchases, and even where they are open, consumers may be cautious about venturing to the high street, preferring to shop online. Adapting to the present and future challenges of COVID-19.

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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 .

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. Since 1990, the size of ships increased 3X, but the design of the west coast ports remained largely unchanged.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

A naval ship at sea loses navigation abilities. According to the Department of Justice, he conspired with suppliers in China and Hong Kong to sell over 12,000 counterfeit ICs for millions of dollars. Permitting contractors to recover costs as a result of their own failure to detect counterfeits was counterproductive to DOD’s goals.

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Elementum

AUGUST 24, 2015

Monday saw a market panic unlike any in recent years, and it comes down to China's own market problems. We examine the manufacturing and supply chain implications of the Dow's fall. China's Huge Losses are Seeing Global Repercussions. Both China and the United States, as of Monday, lost their 2015 growth. imports, as U.S.

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