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Revisiting of 2024 Supply Chain Predictions – Part One

Supply Chain Matters

In the specific case of Germany , it is both. We predicted that “ direct materials sourcing strategies will continue to include needs for future growth markets for products and services along with business supply network sustainability needs from either a business resiliency or sustainability commitment lens. supply chain activity.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Germany Freezes the Nord Stream 2 Project. Germany responded by halting certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. That’s more than 50% of Germany’s annual consumption and could be worth as much as $15 billion to Gazprom, the Russian state-owned company that controls the pipeline. Russia Attacks Ukraine.

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

Logistics Viewpoints

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility.

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This Could Be Scary: A Halloween Candy Shortage

Enterra Insights

When you boil it down, a product’s shelf life is very short and if you don’t sell it, that inventory will be discounted shrinking already razor thin margins. They explain, “Planning for holidays places significant stress on supply chain planning processes and planning teams. The cost of over forecasting is severe. ”[6].

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. This results in delays that cause material or inventory shortages that affect both manufacturers and retailers Fulfillment centers that are short of workers can’t keep pace with order fulfillment volumes fueled by eCommerce.

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ZF’s Transition from Lean to Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

This technology company is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Lean cuts inventory out of the supply chain. But when things go wrong, lean can lead to large losses in sales because there are no just-in-case inventory buffers. Sourcing from more local suppliers and having shorter supply chains is part of the answer.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. Today, I unpacked my bags.