Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , provided a banner headline of global manufacturing output edging only slightly higher. The reported April value of 45.8 declined 1.5

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined. The Global Manufacturing Output sub-index reportedly dropped to a contraction value of 48.5 According to the J.P. value, up from 53.1

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

Following an unprecedented downturn, the freight market has posted an almost full calendar year of impressive growth spurred by demand from a few sectors of the domestic economy. The second half of the past quarter was highly atypical and posted freight volumes that vastly exceeded those generally seen during peak season.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

Google a phrase like “sourcing products from China” and you’ll instantly be faced by almost 39 million results! This underscores the importance of China being the world’s manufacturing hub in the past decade, and most likely for the next few decades. Introduction. Products are the lifeline of your business.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Our specific prediction was that manufacturers and retailers will exercise considerable pressure on carriers for re-negotiating existing transportation and logistics contracts.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

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. That stated, the swift restocking that expected has not materialized. Further reported was that volumes of U.S.

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Silvon Software

JUNE 4, 2019

While the 2 percent increase doesn’t seem like much, mid-sized or smaller manufacturers may have a tough time stepping up to the higher standard. Because it requires pulling data from several sources to try to determine why a delivery missed its window. Why aren’t they investing in root cause analysis?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

In our prior published Supply Chain Matters commentary, we reviewed and provided some added insights on July’s global manufacturing PMI indices which are pointing to declining global supply chain production momentum. Chinese manufacturing output had reportedly dropped by upwards of 30 percent as consumers shifted spending to services.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 19, 2021

It was the uncertainty of whether the product would be available that drove my purchase decision. However, in this case, the retailer missed a sale due to lack of inventory visibility at the distributor site. New sources of revenue and increased staff productivity await logistics service providers.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

But the largest source of cost increases for most companies have been driver wages and benefits. Currently, there are more than 500,000 over-the-road drivers delivering goods across the U.S. As diesel prices tick up and the costs of keeping drivers rises, freight companies are taking action to protect their earnings.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Flatbed shipping is an important contributor to the overall economy as several key industries leverage this solution for the movement of their critical freight. However, flatbed freight can be an often-overlooked element to the success of key industries , including: Energy – Oil, gas, and power generation (e.g.,

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Consider the demands placed on retailers, hotels, restaurants, and the stadiums themselves as they attempt to meet the very specific, time-sensitive demands of millions of tired, hungry, thirsty consumers. To earn the win, companies also need rapid, accurate capabilities in inventory availability and commitment, as well as order promising.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Global consumer product goods provider Nestle in its latest report of quarterly financial performance indicated that despite being able to raise prices for a wide variety of marketed products, higher costs for commodities, freight and energy continue eroding profit margins. Higher costs reportedly have resulted in a 2.8

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs. Transportation. Conclusion.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs. Transportation. Conclusion.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. Sourcing The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. Sourcing The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

So, what must manufacturers and policymakers do to ensure that we have secure and resilient supply chains? Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. About Andrew Lynch.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Reopen safely – Manufacturing still represents 11 percent of U.S. Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations. economic growth and eight percent of employment.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Reopen safely – Manufacturing still represents 11 percent of U.S. Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations. economic growth and eight percent of employment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

It was with the use of inventory models such as EOQ, Safety Stock, Fixed Lead-time and Demand Forecasting to ensure that Operations is not interrupted. I had the opportunity to be in China in the 1990s till the early 2000s to see the expansion of manufacturing of Electronics and Consumer goods.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

IoT supports operational efficiencies in areas such as asset tracking, inventory management and forecasting, improving productivity and aiding decision-making across the supply chain. Should supply chain delays occur, companies can more easily identify the source of bottlenecks and take action to improve processes.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Supply Chain Challenges: Freight Volume Rising, Driver Shortage Growing The shipping industry plays a critical role in world economics. Most notably, earlier this year when freight volumes hit records levels while at the same time, the number of available drivers fell by more than 50,000.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. Bank of America sounding the alarm on collapsing freight demand. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. Earth Day roundup: companies announce sustainability goals.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

Inventory carrying costs increased 10.3 percent last year due to higher costs for taxes, obsolescence, depreciation, and insurance, which were offset by a further drop in the inventory carrying rate and warehousing costs. Business logistics costs rose to $1.2 trillion, an increase of $114 billion from 2009. percent the year before.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

Labor shortages abound for road freight. The Freight Rates for a 40 foot container from China to the west coast of the United States is quadruple the price of a year ago. The supply chain leader is struggling with increased cost and delayed on-time deliveries in ocean freight. Price Increases. Political Unrest. Focus Outside-in.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

and European companies may last longer than expected as they try to sell off their bulging inventories in an economic climate where demand is stalling. Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. That’s all for this week.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

and then planning your inventory orders accordingly. Developing an agreement – For CPFR to work, manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers should agree on how communication will be carried out. Production and inventory planning should be accounted for when making this forecast. seaonal demand , holidays and peak season , etc.)

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Supply challenges arising from the war will hit many industries, with electronics being a prime example, since Russia and Ukraine are both sources of materials such as palladium and neon , vital for the manufacture of semiconductors. Rapidly rising fuel prices will bring about even more widespread supply chain disruption.

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Supply Chain Digest

MARCH 6, 2009

Consumer Goods and Retail Supp. Inventory Management/Optimizat. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Manufacturing Technology. Content Being Accessed: Supply Chain Question: How to Calculate Discount for Customer Freight Pick-Up? Select Topic. Bar Coding/Label Printing. Compliance Networks. Distribution/Centers.

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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. In the procurement space, what I want to be able to assess is risk management. He and his business partner Dan Dershem have been looking at procurement from several angles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

He has lost approximately $182 billion since November 2021, as estimated by Forbes, although other sources suggest that it could actually be closer to $200 billion. Parcel carriers made good on peak delivery commitments. Frozen dairy manufacturers reduce packaging footprint. US container imports tumbled in December.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 4, 2021

Freight rates rose throughout 2020, and we have yet to see the trend reverse with any consistency. Consumer spending during COVID has propelled the freight market to previously unseen highs. Because of increased freight volume, CPG shippers have been subjected to tighter than typical capacity and rising freight rates.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Resilinc’s President of Government/Defense/Aerospace, Peter Guinto, joins CNBC’s “Last Call” to discuss the supply chain impact of the cargo ship attacks in the Red Sea along with the freight stuck at two Texas border crossings that are temporarily shut down. Which industries could be impacted by the Red Sea attacks?

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