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. A July edition provided two reports that responded to the question- Are Global Supply Chains Recovering ?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. Added Manufacturing Disruption in China. The aircraft manufacturer submitted an updated plan to the FAA in April that outlined a process for each and every aircraft to be inspected from nose to tail. Supply Chain Driven Inflation Moderates in July.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Operating profit for the global wide shipping services provider fell by more than half in the latest quarter, reportedly a result of sharp declines in ocean and air freight demand. A similar acknowledgement came from the CEO of global shipping and logistics services firm A.P. So, we have to be very cautious on that.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

Leading up to and during the prior labor talks, port operations were impacted by various slowdowns in the processing of inbound and outbound ships. Both parties accused the other regarding the slowdowns as well as the economic impacts. Fortunately. a later three-year extension of the contract was agreed to in 2019.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Previous global materials sourcing and just-in-time driven inventory management policies were laid bear with the realization that supply risk was a more problematic and business critical dimension. He later indicated to media sources that such trends would have an impact on global supply chains. For those businesses located in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The notions of an unanticipated global-wide pandemic, unprecedented disruptions in supplier lead times, global transportation, and the burden of a sevenfold increase in ocean container shipping rates have tested prior product business strategies and supply chain practices.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

There is little doubt that retail industry sales and operations teams have been continually challenged these past two plus years, not to mention supply chain management and procurement teams. According to data from Freightos , the average shipping transit time from China to U.S. As an example, one year ago, Walmart reported a 5.2

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

The most significant news in global transportation and logistics circles late last week and this week are U.S. West Coast dockworkers incurring job actions that are hindering container ship unloading among various port terminals. Labor contract renewal negotiations among the labor unions representing U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

This digitally focused start-up cited falling demand for shipping services in 2023 and the overall macroeconomic downturn that has impacted global businesses as reasons for this action. Clark will take the sole CEO role for Flexport on March 1, while founder Peterson will assume the Chairperson role. Freight broker C.H.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 8, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting, we shared with readers the response from business procurement teams in addressing the ongoing disruption challenges. Global Shipping Disasters And Incidents Abound. billion. . Number Seventeen. March 26, 2021. This concludes Part One of this series.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 3, 2012

“Intelleflex’s new CMR-6100 cellular reader and data services are a remarkable advancement in condition monitoring of fresh, frozen and packaged foods – as well as pharmaceuticals,” said Jack Sparn, CIO of iGPS, a provider of intelligent, cost-efficient pallet-based shipping solutions and an Intelleflex partner. “In

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

He a sought-after author, having written both best-selling books and timely pieces in Industry Week Manufacturing Network and Supply Chain Management Group. His works remain expansive—from procurement through reverse logistics and even facilities management for the supply chain itself. . Steve Banker. and abroad. John Monarch.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In his first week in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in America by All of America’s Workers, launching a whole-of-government initiative to strengthen the use of federal procurement to support American manufacturing.”[1] Procurement must also be considered.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 26, 2022

The second aspect of this movement are media reports indicating that Apple has informed its major contract manufacturers that is wants to boost product sourcing outside of China , preferably India or Vietnam. These concerns involve not only manufacturing and supply networks but also technology, real estate and private equity investments.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 3, 2018

Before we get into blockchain’s potential entry points into the supply chain ecosystem, let’s take a look at the two current trends in SCM *(Supply Chain Management): Dynamism SCM has evolved to become a huge, global ecosystem. Multiple manufacturers, multiple relationships, multiple distribution models, multiple contracts.

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