Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights two additional indices of global and US supply chain volatility relative to July 2022 global supply chain activity levels. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index. Additional Supply Chain Matters Perspectives. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the March Logistics Manager Index which indicates that U.S. That is not good for retailers and manufacturers, each under the looking glass to reduce not only transportation but also inventory carrying costs. freight rates have reached their lowest levels in nearly six years.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues to highlight for readers specific global and regional supply chain indices that depict both trending production activity levels, as well as supply chain volatility. Newly published indices reflecting global supply chain volatility and U.S. in March.

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Logility

APRIL 17, 2017

I care about the environment and do what I can to minimize my impact because living in Beautiful Colorado I benefit from being surrounded by some of Mother Earth’s finest scenery. For more than a decade, supply chain teams have worked diligently to reduce the impact of operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives on the release of the U.S. Similar trends were highlighted in our Supply Chain Matters summary of the May 2023 LMI report. For these reasons, Supply Chain Matters will provide a context for both of these dimensions. The June value of 45.6

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights continued evidence that the U.S. According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. The LMI has now declined 6.7 remains unclear.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two additional May 2022 indicators of supply chain volatility as well as logistics services trending. In an update published earlier this month, we highlighted various quantitative data related to global and regional supply chain PMI indices for May.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s release of the U.S. Other insights pointed out in the May LMI report are that the current rate of contraction is strongest in upstream firms, namely manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, compared to their downstream retail industry counterparts. The reported May value of 47.3

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2020

supply chains face seasonal risks as the hurricane season begins — and it could be a tough season. Nichols explains, “With the right application of intelligent technologies, manufacturers and supply chain partners can more easily make proactive decisions, like diverting vessels and making other route changes.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2016

He was one of my instructors at Northeastern as part of the supply chain certificate program I completed almost 15 years ago. The case studies we analyzed and discussed in his class opened my eyes and mind to the beauty of supply chain management, a field that was still relatively new to me at the time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supply chain network design (SCND) is a powerful tool for improving business operations. It can be used to solve a wide variety of supply chain problems. Simulation techniques can fill those gaps and allow for a more holistic view of a company’s supply chain. But it has gaps.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. Similarly, factories in areas of Shanghai , Shenzhen and Jalin provinces have had to restrict workers to manufacturing campuses in order to maintain operations.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases. Dale Rogers, a business professor at Arizona State, gave a presentation with his son Zachary Rogers, a business professor at Colorado State, during which they said that winter-holiday returns in the United States are now worth more than $300 billion a year. “So

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Quantum Leap to the Top 10 Supply Chain Skills of the Future. Quantum Leap to the Top 10 Supply Chain Skills of the Future! Why is Supply Chain Such a Great Career Path? Here at Supply Chain Game Changer we are certainly focussed on Supply Chain.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail.

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Aera Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The self-driving tractor trailer traversed 120 miles of Colorado’s I-25 while the driver hung out in the sleeper cab , and by all accounts, the ride went smoothly. But it’s the effect that such an innovation has on the supply chains of the future that really boggles the mind. Warehouse 3.0., Warehouse 3.0.,

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Aera Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The self-driving tractor trailer traversed 120 miles of Colorado’s I-25 while the driver hung out in the sleeper cab , and by all accounts, the ride went smoothly. But it’s the effect that such an innovation has on the supply chains of the future that really boggles the mind. Next Stop: The Entire Supply Chain.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

There are many ways to measure supply chain performance in terms of resilience, but there is one that’s easily overlooked even though it is gaining in importance: Detection time. Companies that are quick at detecting supply chain disruptions are more competitive than slower enterprises in a number of ways.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2022

”[1] As discussed later in this article, some large consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are supporting the regenerative agriculture movement. Support from CPG Manufacturers. They might be surprised to learn that many large CPG manufacturers are jumping on the regenerative agriculture bandwagon. ”[3].

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Supply chain disruptions continue to lead to product shortages around the world. The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients.

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EMERGE App

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Penelope makes vegan soaps in Colorado that are friendly to the Earth and animals. Her supply chain is well documented and transparent for all to see. It thus ignores the effect of prices of goods and their purchase dates. Maria is a manufacturer and wholesale distributor of fresh Mexican tamales and tortillas.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 7, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides added perspectives to this week’s announced developments involving planned U.S. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has specifically indicated that the plans for Columbus, Ohio complex include being: “ t he largest AI chip manufacturing site in the world.” sourced capability.

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Turvo

JUNE 8, 2020

Now in Colorado, with baby in tow, we attended a very nice, very quiet, “adults-only” wine tour.which became, for us, an “adults-only with napping baby” wine tour. Interestingly, we all had significant experience in the freight, logistics, sourcing, and supply chain world. Would it decimate the industry or just change it?

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Angenette has more than 24 years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, Lean Six Sigma, and supply chain. So, as we all know, internal teams and their supply chains are more dispersed than ever. And then the final thing I’ll talk about is remote management of global supply chains.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Logistics is one component of the overall supply chain and is impacted by supply chain changes. At the same time, an effective logistics strategy can improve supply chain management and overall supply chain performance. and Design 2 Part.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 24, 2011

According to James Davis, president of Industrial Specialties Manufacturing of Denver, Colo., “We found Summit very informative, the presenters well prepared, and the content relevant to our current business needs. SOURCE Activant Solutions Inc. ” Added William Foster, IT manager at Packard Inc. Back to top. RELATED LINKS.

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