Supply Chain Matters

MAY 25, 2023

This week, business media reports indicate that the German economy, the largest in Europe , slid into economic recession as of the first quarter of 2023. A dependence on natural gas supplies from Russia has been buffered by imported LNG supplies from the U.S. and other generative regions.

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Proxima

AUGUST 25, 2022

The threat of sudden lockdowns continues to loom over procurement teams. Supply chains thrive on predictability, yet China’s continued zero-Covid policy is causing uncertainty and taking an economic toll at a time when we are learning to cope with other significant challenges, such as the fallout of the Russia – Ukraine conflict.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 8, 2023

This week, European and international business media is reporting that Europe’ s economy entered into recession in the first quarter of this year. The concern for economic recession was especially focused on Europe with the ongoing hostilities of the Russia and Ukraine conflict and with residual high levels of inflation.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Continued fallout, including transport congestion, limited air freight and rail freight transportation in the Asia-Europe lanes, because of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. QAD SRM delivers the tools to improve real-time communication and procurement processes and to counteract supply risks. Potential U.S.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2022

In his recent blog , Anmol Khurana discussed the immediate effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict for companies shipping products in and out of the region. While Russian cargo sits on loading docks and ships, waiting to be inspected and rerouted, throughput levels are down across Europe — with noticeable effects on product availability.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

This survey of a reported 750 CEO’s and other C-Suite executives was conducted in May 2022, among executives based in North America , Latin America , Asia and Europe. This survey further revealed that how conflict in Europe and other geo-political developments have “ scrambled the landscape of priorities facing CEO’s.”. cyberattacks.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . and other countries where natural gas supplies exceed those in Europe. Prediction Background.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2022

He further stated: “ While the Russia-Ukraine situation isn’t central to any of the supply chains for semiconductors, it just reinforces the geopolitical instability and the urgency around building supply chains that are geographically balanced — U.S., Europe and Asia — and far more resilient for the digital future. ”.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 6, 2016

14th annual Cool Chain & Controlled Room Temperature Logistics Europe. 3rd S&OP in Russia and CIS. Multimodal Europe. ARC Industry Forum Europe 2016. 17th annual Clinical Trial Supply Europe. ISC Europe 2016. The Global Procurement & Supply Chain for Oil & Gas Industry. Fleming Europe.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

The three largest global economies ( Europe , United States , China ) expected to stall. Downside risks that include monetary policy miscalculations, an uncertain outcome to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and further supply network disruptions as a result of more far-reaching spread of Covid variant infection rates across China.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Bloomberg reported this week that more than a million containers scheduled to travel the trans-continental rail link between Eastern China and Western Europe now have to find alternative sea routings because of the conflict restrictions and sanctions imposed on Russia. million containers or approximately 4 percent of global trade.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

to Asia , as well as the European consequences of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict as now driving added index volatility. The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. Readers can dive into the data to ascertain specific increases in volatility components.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

Announced in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the plan would link China’s Silk Road Economic Belt Project in Central Asia—which was aimed at connecting with Europe via Central Asia to increase trade between the Asia-Pacific region and Europe—with its Maritime Silk Road stretching from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

Additionally noted was that panelist 12-month outlook for output slipped to a five-month low amid concerns of Covid-19 restrictions and the Ukraine conflict in Europe. The authors of this report noted that new orders fell for the third month in a row while average supplier delivery times lengthened sharply during May. This index rose to 54.7

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia. The index that tracks ocean container movement from Asia to Western Europe increased by four days to 110 days. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A container shipment from China to Europe is down 42 percent. A further wild card remains ongoing hostilities among Russia and Ukraine , China ’s zero tolerance practices related to ongoing Covid-19 infections, and now hydroelectric generated electrical power shortages brought about by excessive drought conditions.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

While some automakers were once hesitant regarding market demand for EV’s, the latest developments concerning accelerated effects of global warming and the Russia and Ukraine conflict’s impact on global energy markets has changed market behavior.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 23, 2013

In sum, globalization clearly amplifies other trends and leads to an increase in complexity, particularly in regions of growth such as Russia, Eastern Europe,India, and Africa. In the United States and Europe, talent shortages are also a function of demographics.

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CHAINalytics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

By Olga Rissin | Product Manager, FMIC Europe & Russia Regardless of operational size or geographic scope, most shippers around the world are grappling with how to ensure they’re procuring the best freight rates, in all given markets, while maintaining current levels of service, from a network of core hauliers, efficiently.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The top producing nations by notion of highest PMI levels were noted as India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Greece and Russia. Reportedly business optimism has dipped to its lowest levels during the past nine months.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Now, October reporting data reinforces global-wide contraction levels in production and new orders, along with manufacturing recession conditions now acknowledged for Europe. In our summary and perspectives reflecting on all of Q3 monthly reporting, we echoed an increased trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

This coupled with rising geopolitical tensions driven by the Russia / Ukraine conflict as well as China’s ongoing COVID challenges are expected to create further shortages of commodities and goods, leading to further price increases and disruptions to the supply networks. To combat runaway inflation, which reached 7.9%

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

The resulting events relative to severe sanctions placed on Russia , the interruption of critical supplies and agricultural products from the two regions, and the overall impact to ocean, air and rail transport networks across Europe.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 14, 2015

His task – together with his colleagues from procurement, production and logistics – is to simplify the global supply chain while acknowledging that consumers are often very emotionally attached to a particular beer brand. Within the 16 countries in Western Europe I have a very operational role.

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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. Procurement will play a key role in monitoring supply base conditions.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Automotive News Europe ). In response to the Ukraine invasion, Europe’s wholesale gas price surged by 69%. Natural gas prices in Europe and curbs on exports from Russia and China are expected to keep fertilizer in high demand through 2023, which will lower crop yields. Resources and Suppliers Tied to Ukraine and Russia.

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Proxima

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In October 2022, Proxima hosted a briefing with Richard Cockburn, Director at energy specialists Flow&Ebb , in partnership with Odgers Berndtson, to discuss the current energy crisis in the UK and how it is impacting procurement. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. The government should be looking to incentivize these changes.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 18, 2013

In sum, globalization clearly amplifies other trends and leads to an increase in complexity, particularly in regions of growth such as Russia, Eastern Europe, India, and Africa. In the United States and Europe, talent shortages are also a function of demographics. 5. Talent shortfalls. 9. New technology.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2023

Hamilton , a Nonresident Foreign Policy Senior Fellow at Brookings’ Center on the United States and Europe, reports, “The World Bank projects Ukraine’s economy to shrink by 35% this year. 2] Reconstruction Best Practices The challenge facing the Ukrainian people is enormous. Inflation looks to spike to 30%.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This was driven on fears that global economic conditions will weaken further, and demand across key markets across Asia, Europe and the U.S. will continue to decline in the months ahead.”. With Taiwan being a bastion of high tech and consumer electronics supply networks, the above commentary is indeed concerning.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 10, 2023

Background Within our research arm’s published 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published in January 2023, is our prediction that a near-term global energy crisis within Europe would necessitate different short and longer-term supply chain focused decarbonization and climate change mitigation actions.

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EcoVadis

MAY 10, 2019

Following the success of our interview with Shui Mahieu, Sustainable Procurement Manager at Air Liquide , we decided to bring you more profile interviews with CSR professionals from this year’s Sustain. We started with Europe. My next task will be to convince and involve our subsidiaries in the Americas and Russia.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

and China and the building geo-political risk landscape involving conflict between Russia and Ukraine , the threat of a potential China invasion of Taiwan. Culpan argued that Apple’s revenues related to Europe (23.5 All of that changed with the increasing trade tensions built up between the U.S. percent) and the Americas (41.5

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Europe Eyes Emergency Governmental Supply Network Disruption and Friendly Nation Measures. The termed Single Market Emergency Instrument is noted as a response to ongoing bottlenecks caused by global Covid-19 outbreaks along with the Russia and Ukraine conflict. All rights reserved. .

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2022

” He also provided some fascinating views on the Russia-Ukraine war. In general, the Russian equipment is not well maintained, the KGB is not great at carrying out their plans (a lot of messed up poisonings), and there is likely no way that Putin and Russia will get out of this situation with any level of success.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2023

Concerns for economic recession occurring in both Europe and the U.S. along with an uncertain outlook regarding the ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine loom for the industry heading into 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary, we reflect on the ongoing Russia and Ukraine conflict, the implications for industry supply chains, and perhaps right now, a need for all to pause and reflect. Global citizens have been made keenly aware of the significance of the now ongoing Russia – Ukraine conflict.

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