Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting, we highlight a rather significant reports indicating that Apple is considering sourcing of the chip fabrication of its advanced design semiconductor processers within the U.S. within a period of two years, and the industry implications from such a move. . Background. based fabrication facility.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 25, 2023

The inflation rate in Germany reportedly persisted at 7.2 percent decline in industrial output in March, compared to February. Germany , however, had a stronger dependence on natural gas supplies from Russia. Thus, Germany is experiencing a manufacturing recession as well. percent in April. and other generative regions.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 19, 2023

The material handling industry is the backbone of globalized supply chains. According to the 2023 MHI Annual Industry Report , 74% of supply chain leaders are increasing technology spending. A prime example of a logistics company that excels in worker safety is DHL, based in Germany.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

The Eurozone remains a drag on global manufacturing output with reportedly steep downturns again occurring in Germany and Austria. Business sentiment has reportedly remained close to a nine-month high with noted added optimism in the intermediate and investment goods industry sectors. along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The Global Procurement & Supply Chain Management for Oil And Gas Industry 2016. Venue: Intercontinental Berlin, Germany. Date: 11-12 April, 2016. Organizer: Magvoy Energy – MagVoyages ltd. Url: [link].

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2023

One prominent area has been that of semiconductor design, fabrication, and assembly needed to support deemed strategic domestic industries and national defense needs. In essence, a shift toward regionalized semiconductor design, fabrication and supply networks are underway. legislation, hence the delay.

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QAD

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This October, I was invited to take part in a discussion panel, Leading a Sustainable Supply Chain Transformation at Speed at the Industry IoT SCM Leaders Forum in Germany. At the event, many supply chain leaders were frustrated by their inability to make great commercial decisions through one industrial transformation platform.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The four largest European manufacturing economies, namely Germany, France, Italy and Spain , collectively remained at production contraction levels. The reported HCOB Germany Manufacturing PMI® for August was headlined with output levels falling at the fastest rate since May 2020, the height of the past global wide Covid-19 pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

The company has faced sourcing constraints as a result of the war in Ukraine, causing the company to rely on second sourcing capabilities for its mustard procurement. west coast, according to Germany-based Container XChange, a technology firm which tracks container movement trends worldwide. With vacancy rates as low as 1.6

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

The future of global freight data lies in real-time information, contextual insights, and aggregated data that can help companies make better decisions and adapt to a rapidly changing industry. As more data sources get legible, whether it’s container ship movements, eAWBs or carrier rates , it can have incredible ramifications.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 14, 2024

This annual gathering serves as a platform for sharing ideas on supply chain innovations and attracts repeat attendees from the automotive industry community. These goals align seamlessly with the broader industry’s emphasis on enhancing efficiency and agility.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

While some industry observers can view EV automaker Tesla as having an existing labor cost advantage in shunning organized labor across its factories, or in the automation of such factories, one report would indicate a brewing challenge. Tesla’s decision to source its major European EV manufacturing presence within this country.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. The lowest production performance and associated supply chain activity levels were reported as that of Germany , Austria , Czech Republic , United Kingdom and Poland. in August compared to 57.7

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ZF is a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry. This technology company is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany. No industry has been more committed to lean practices than the auto industry. The auto industry is now making the transition from being lean to becoming resilient. The Path Forward.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 8, 2023

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , sizable changes to data from Germany, Ireland and Finland prompted the revision. Besides Germany , Greece , Lithuania , Malta , Ireland and the Netherlands experienced quarter on quarter GDP declines. pharmaceutical companies cutting back on production.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

Corporate Restructuring In conjunction with the formal reporting of both Q4-2023 and full year 2023 financial performance results, the Germany based technology provider announced what was described as a 2024 Transformation Program.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

I can claim to have been a nuclear rocket engineer for a couple of years, looking after nuclear rockets in West Germany during the end of the Cold War. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. Where are your products coming from?

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Resilinc

APRIL 19, 2023

Resilinc’s 24/7 risk monitoring platform EventWatch AI reported 3,821 total disruptions and alerts across all industries and risk events monitored by Resilinc: up 8% QoQ. In recent weeks, airport strikes have hit France, Portugal, Britain, and Germany causing major delays.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 31, 2024

Supply chain management is a rapidly growing industry. Ranging from the lowest amount of $31,000 for a newcomer in the industry to the highest-paying job of $91,568. Salary estimates are based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Germany.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

You can read more about it in the FT , CNBC , and many other sources or listen to Goldman Sachs’ podcast. Image source: New York Times. This is already starting to happen in Germany, which recently passed a law called the “The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Law” (effective January 1, 2023). Get your Free Playbook ?

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Reportedly, with the exception of Greece , all other EU countries registered PMI declines, with Germany and Austria having the fastest rates of production declines. Specifically related the Germany, the HCOB Germany Manufacturing PMI® registered a September value of 39.6 average of the three months of Q3, declined 1.5

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

South Africa is the world’s largest producer of platinum, gold and chromium, making mining a key industrial sector. Industrial production is growing at about 1.2% Industry currently equals about 29.7% Industry currently equals about 29.7% Other Important Industries. Service industries make up about 67.5%

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

South Africa is the world’s largest producer of platinum, gold and chromium, making mining a key industrial sector. Industrial production is growing at about 1.2% Industry currently equals about 29.7% Industry currently equals about 29.7% Other Important Industries. Service industries make up about 67.5%

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

We now include added updates related to ongoing production disruptions amid population lockdowns across China, increasing concerns related to European supply chains, and added signs for a product demand slowdown within segments of the semiconductor industry. He further indicated that the industry downturn may well extend into 2023.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2022

He notes, “The combined chocolate and candy industry saw an 11% sales increase in 2021 compared to the year before. Last year consumers in the United States spent an estimated three billion U.S. dollars on trick-or-treat candy for the Halloween season.[3] It was the second year in a row more people were buying candy. ”[6].

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Location: Tulip Berlin – Hotel Hamburg, Berlin, Germany. Establishing reliable and transparent supply chain, developing a responsible sourcing initiative and a sustainable business model of the future, managing Conflict Minerals compliance. Conflict Minerals Supply Chain Compliance and Transparency. Organisation: BIS Group.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The industry which previously showed largely low levels of commitment to engage in the COP agenda, showed the world that it exists and can take a seat at the COP table to actively contribute to fight climate change – but the sector also expressed its need for support. We also indicate what each action may mean for the sector.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 16, 2024

Arena PLM and Yook help ProGlove improve their carbon footprint Headquartered in Munich, Germany, ProGlove makes smart wearable barcode scanners for modern supply chains. ProGlove’s product portfolio aims to improve productivity, safety, and ergonomics in various industries.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Combined with more activity at their regional hub in Germany , Amazon has clearly become a major global cargo airline. Flexport in the US, Beacon in the UK, Forto in Germany, K-Log in Latin America). Increased competition across forwarders, tech companies, and carriers should continue to help introduce more innovation to the industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule edition follow-up relative to updating our readers to prior industry supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. based automakers Ford Motor , General Motors and Stellantis , that the implications would ripple across the industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2022

Employees have had to deal with more than two years of the impact of the pandemic on the auto industry, including the ongoing global wide shortages of semiconductor devices and select high tech components along with double-digit increases of supplier parts. Tesla reportedly did not respond to press requests for added comments.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In Europe, the Green Deal Industrial Plan will require all new cars sold in the EU to be zero-emission starting in 2035. Lithium—sometimes called “white gold” due to its color and high value— is an essential and reactive metal widely used in various high-tech industries. Here is an overview of each: What is Lithium? What is Cobalt?

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QAD

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

And with it is coming a new league of industry influencers and innovators who will take the lead in the rapidly growing market. . Innovators from the consumer and industrial electronics market are taking advantage of their tech background and high scale to sweep the lead in the newly emerging (and very lucrative) automotive battery market.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

The EU is working on a due diligence law, and Germany has already passed one. As worries of a new cold war mount, the business challenges resulting from the invasion are vast and affect industries right across the globe. When this happens, you need alternate sources in different regions that can deliver the parts.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

Product Sustainability Begins in the Field and Factory Sustainability has become a priority for businesses of all shapes and sizes and across every industry. With statistics like these, it’s clear that ethical sourcing isn’t just important from a legislative and trade compliance perspective, but is simply the right thing to do.

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QAD

AUGUST 3, 2023

Incorporating APQP is highly beneficial, particularly in industries under constant pressure to innovate and enhance products, even if you already have a robust quality management system and quality program in place. Since then, the APQP process has gained momentum and piqued the interest of manufacturers across various industries.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The latest report indicated that rates of expansion slowed in consumer, investment and intermediate goods industries, the latter for the third time in three months. Of added concern, manufacturing powerhouses of France, Germany, Spain and Italy each had contraction level PMI values. from the 51.7 value reported for June.

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