Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

Such indications are increasing being interpreted by various economists to indicate that the consumer goods demand boom that fueled the post pandemic recovery could be shifting amid higher prices and inflation levels. The global product demand picture was expressed as relatively weak and the end of Q2. percentage points from Q1 to Q2.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Texas freeze and the power outages brought the world’s largest petrochemical complex to a standstill, forcing more plants in the Gulf of Mexico region to shut down than during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. A month later (March), many remained offline, and analysts said it could be months more before all are fully back.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Further reported was that contractions in intermediate and investment goods more than offset modest increases in consumer goods manufacturing levels. According to the report authors: “ Rates of decline for production, total new orders and new export business all slowed and employment edged higher.”

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BlueYonder

APRIL 14, 2015

According to the latest annual CEO survey conducted by PwC on behalf of JDA Software ( Global Retail & Consumer Goods CEO Survey: The Omni-Channel Fulfillment Imperative ), CEOs expressed confidence in revenue growth in 2015 compared to last year. growth rate of 14.6 percent for ecommerce sales in 2014.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

On the other hand, the latest report points to consumer goods production rising at the quickest pace in five months. As we have noted in our many prior commentaries, such segments contracting are not a positive sign for future supply network momentum in the weeks to come. This index rose from 49.8 in September to a value of 52.1

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 1, 2015

He joined Unilever on the Executive Board in September 2009, following roles at global management consultancy AT Kearney and Nestlé SA, where he was Vice President of Corporate Operations Strategies in Switzerland and Vice President of Supply Chain and R&D in Mexico.

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Synovos

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Cattanea has extensive business development experience in equipment and components used in various industries, including pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and consumer goods. Synovos provides services globally with locations in Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Singapore and Europe. Based in the U.S.,

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

mostly due to consumer goods consumption. . New Mexico . The governor of New Mexico extended the stay-at-home order through May 15. Vendors need to ensure whether their partners in New Mexico are operational. . This pullback indicates a slowdown in production. . Zipline operates with a unique? New York

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Similar to Hurricane Harvey , Katrina also impacted the Gulf of Mexico before hitting the United States. Aside from causing massive evacuation, Hurricane Katrina caused around US $96B in damage which included housing, business and government properties, and consumer goods. Three million people were left without power.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The retaliatory tariffs from Canada, Europe, China and Mexico include not only steel and aluminum but a wide variety of other products including agricultural products and consumer goods. began by imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum. The retaliatory tariffs are intended to be a dollar for dollar match against the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

After causing long wait times for thousands of trucks, Texas officials have reduced the number of inspections for tractor-trailers arriving from Mexico at two border crossings, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 22, 2015

That was one of the interesting shifts uncovered by the latest annual CEO survey conducted by PwC on behalf of JDA Software – Global Retail & Consumer Goods CEO Survey: The Omni-Channel Fulfillment Imperative. China’s top threat was volatile energy and raw materials costs.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Increased near-shoring in Mexico and elsewhere as companies seek shorter supply chains. However, the longer the conflict continues, the greater the likelihood of severe impacts for a broader range of manufacturing industries, potentially including automotive, consumer goods, healthcare , and other sectors.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In the survey we asked more than 350 retail and consumer goods CEOs from the world’s largest and smallest players, across different segments in both mature and emerging markets around the world to share their views of the key trends shaping their business. Investment Priorities.

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Locus Robotics

JULY 5, 2019

Amazon’s delivery network is a logistics marvel that allows room for the delivery of virtually any consumer good to the doorstep in a matter of days or even hours. A 2018 study found that 43 percent of consumers surveyed expected “much faster” delivery times, a sharp increase from 2017.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

I also had a great additional experience working for some brand owners in office products, electronics and consumer goods. One of the proudest achievements I recall is related to fixing a warehouse operation in Mexico. My perspective about Supply Chain is that the skills required to be great at it are very transferable.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 26, 2014

We’ve gone through several iterations of how to effectively balance supply and demand in the retail/consumer goods supply chain. Historically, a consumer goods firm did forecasting based upon historical shipments. Various forms of retail/consumer goods forecast collaboration have emerged to help cure the disease.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 8, 2020

From the woman director controlling over a half a billion dollars worth of global spend in the fast moving consumer goods industry in the ‘big city,” to the little guy ordering replenishment stock for a small chain of regional tire repair shops in Piqua, Ohio.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 11, 2013

As chief supply chain officer, he heads a global operation consisting of 270 factories delivering €23bn of cost of goods sold. He is accountable for Unilever’s end-to-end value chain and tasked with creating the best supply chain in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) industry.

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QAD

MARCH 21, 2019

It is bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Products include petroleum, steel, high-tech, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications equipment, electronics, chemicals, consumer goods, food, lumber and mining products. Primary trading partners included Canada, Mexico, China and Japan.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. New Mexico. Spring and summer months tend to be more cost-effective for inbound freight shippers in New Mexico. Rates are typically affordable and routes are frequent. This is due to the influence of the produce industry.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. New Mexico. Spring and summer months tend to be more cost-effective for inbound freight shippers in New Mexico. Rates are typically affordable and routes are frequent. This is due to the influence of the produce industry.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. New Mexico. Spring and summer months tend to be more cost-effective for inbound freight shippers in New Mexico. Rates are typically affordable and routes are frequent. This is due to the influence of the produce industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Walmart will begin the deliveries at select stores in New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas in the next few weeks, and then expand to other markets across the country before the end of the year. The US trade deficit widened to a record in August, reflecting a pickup in the value of imports of consumer goods and industrial supplies.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

For the canal authority, the stakes are high too, with Mexico and other countries flirting with creating alternative routes as gas demand booms. What rankles LNG companies is that they’ve been awarded just the single reserved slot, with the rest going to container ships that carry consumer goods from sneakers to refrigerators.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

For the canal authority, the stakes are high too, with Mexico and other countries flirting with creating alternative routes as gas demand booms. What rankles LNG companies is that they’ve been awarded just the single reserved slot, with the rest going to container ships that carry consumer goods from sneakers to refrigerators.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2019

Case in point: on August 1, President Trump announced new 10% tariffs on $300 billion of mostly consumer goods to take effect September 1. Soon after, realizing the damaging impact on retailers and consumers during the holiday shopping season, he backed the start date off to December 15. Who will be impacted most?

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2019

Case in point: on August 1, President Trump announced new 10% tariffs on $300 billion of mostly consumer goods to take effect September 1. Soon after, realizing the damaging impact on retailers and consumers during the holiday shopping season, he backed the start date off to December 15. Who will be impacted most?

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 6, 2018

If items aren’t imported before any possible tariffs go into effect, it will lead to “higher prices, a cut into consumer spending and a cut into consumer confidence -- and we are very concerned about it.”. Hopefully, our product line never shows up on one of those list of tariffs.”. Negotiating Tactic.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

Now differentials in workers’ pay are disappearing as countries like Brazil, Russia, India, and China (the BRIC countries) grow richer and develop into consumer giants. Pampered by extraordinary choice in consumer goods, customers expect the same quality and devotion from their business suppliers too. IT is a case in point.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2016

Terra Technology’s customers include large multinationals in the fastmoving consumer goods sector such as Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Luxembourg. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of. Madagascar. Marshall Islands. Martinique. Mauritania. Micronesia, Federated States of. Moldova, Republic of. Montenegro. Montserrat.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

billion of goods stuck waiting in Mexico. Absurd” safety inspections are causing wait times as long as 24 hours in lines that stretch for 14 miles, Mexico’s biggest trucking group said in a statement October 8. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Daily market prices to move cargo from Asia to the U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 1, 2018

Manufacturers and business groups slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico, warning of promised retaliation and calling it a tax on U.S. companies and consumers. It hurts our efforts to create good-paying U.S.

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