Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Background Within our research arm’s previously published industry and global supply chains predictions advisory published at the start of this year, we predicted that manufacturers would up their efforts this year in restoring more direct control and added resiliency in their direct materials component and outsourced manufacturing strategies.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

To enhance their competitive edge, companies across industries are adopting a key tactic: strategic sourcing. Strategic sourcing is a holistic approach to supply chain management that includes tactics for optimizing the total cost of ownership, improving supplier relationships, and ensuring long-term value creation.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 16, 2024

Industry rival Samsung ’s smartphone shipments reportedly fell a mere 0.7 Competitive Headwinds in China As business, industry and Supply Chain Matters have noted, Apple has faced considerably more competition in China from various domestic based competitors such as Xiaomi and others. Reportedly, Apple’s iPhone shipments declined 9.6

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Guinto joined Resilinc this past April as Vice President of Government Affairs—a career move he made after determining that Resilinc’s supply chain mapping, risk intelligence, and communications platforms offer the best and most cost-effective solutions to the supply chain problems weakening America’s security. How can the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Supply chains are in the news, on governments’ agendas, and in the spotlight. Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Interestingly, observing respondents by industry shows that no two industries prioritize their supply chain investments in exactly the same order.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.

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Logility

JANUARY 5, 2021

Under the umbrella of Sustainability, key players in the global fashion industry were talking about implementing lot traceability technologies, but in general the timelines were somewhat “comfortable.” Chinese cotton is extremely important to the fashion industry. As much as 85% of the cotton used in the industry is from the XUAR.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 11, 2023

A recent paper published in the PAR Journal, written by myself, Andrea Patrucco, Zhaohui Wu, Christoper Yukins, and Tanner Slaughter, reveals some insights into the reasons for failure of the federal government response to COVID-19 pandemic. Typically, the state and local governments are responsible for disaster management.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 20, 2018

Such arguments have been made by many over the years, most recognizably by the B Corp movement, but until recently those voices were largely on the periphery of mainstream corporate governance issues. Now, the majority of companies in North America and Europe have committed to responsible sourcing targets.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Sunil Roy , who leads Blue Yonder’s Industrial Manufacturing Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and executive customer events that we prepared for jointly. Sunil: The industry is going through an evolution, specifically in the last couple of years.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 18, 2022

For many years the predominant priority in sourcing has been finding the lowest cost possible. What is the appropriate sourcing strategy going forward? Should you keep work in low cost geographies, establish sources in multiple geographies, or on-shore work into high cost domestic countries? Geographic Sourcing History.

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

The symposium brought together CTO’s, procurement professionals, and industry experts to share insights that will shape the future of procurement. In our recap, we’ll dive into the key takeaways from the event and what they mean for the industry. The answer is simple – automation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. government trade data, the value of U.S.

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Resilinc

APRIL 11, 2023

Overall, EventWatch AI sent alerts for over 15,000 events – pulling data from 104 million news sources across 100 languages and countries. Of these events, nearly 60% impacted Resilinc’s customers and their suppliers which operate across major industries such as automotive, hi-tech, aerospace, and healthcare.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month.

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Resilinc

MAY 31, 2022

Electrical machinery and electronics is Malaysia’s largest export category, and the nation of 33 million people is an important source of assembly, test, and packaging (ATP) for the semiconductor industry. But the country’s fourth and fifth largest export industries—palm oil ($15.4 billion in 2021) and rubber products ($13.9

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ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

Technology: Maximizing Capability Integration Assess the current technology infrastructure to determine how to integrate internal capabilities with external ones, considering scalability, compatibility, security, and data governance. An Analysis by Ivalua Read More : What is Source to Pay Best Practice?

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Where you get these from, or how you source them, can be a huge decision. Sourcing can seem overwhelming if you’re a brand or retail buyer not entirely sure what you’re doing, but it can significantly impact the quality, cost, and availability of your products. What is strategic sourcing? What is procurement?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Monopolistic supply is extremely rare, especially in the freight industry where service providers have varying strengths in the different markets. Block Chain Enablement: Over the past few years, there have been an increasing number of blockchain use cases in the shipping and international trade industry. b) Within each service pillar.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Two commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published at the beginning of 2022. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing.

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Logility

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Many would agree that the life sciences industry has been overlooked in global efforts to combat climate change. It’s Time the Life Sciences Industry Made Sustainability Commitments. Generally, the push for sustainability is being driven by governments and NGOs, who over the years have made the environment a priority.

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Synovos

JULY 24, 2023

This has been made possible through modal shifts from air to sea or air to road and optimizing its supply chain to source, store and ship more products locally. RS Group plc provides product and service solutions that help our customers design, build, maintain, repair and operate industrial equipment and operations, safely and sustainably.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 28, 2020

In many cases the use of single sourcing, or sole sourcing, Procurement strategies has limited the ability for Supply Chains to access alternate sources of supply and more rapidly support higher than normal demand levels. What is Single Sourcing or Sole Sourcing?

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

The latest updates on shipping delays in the Red Sea in January 2024, including which businesses and industries have been impacted. As a result, many industries, companies, and products have been impacted—threatening global supply chains. Which industries and companies are currently impacted in January 2024?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

In these times of global turmoil, there are five (5) important megatrends shaping supply chain innovations in the coming years, namely in e-fulfillment, sourcing, food and agriculture, labour intensive operations, and halal supply chain management. From global to local and regional sourcing. Marco Tieman – CEO, LBB International.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 20, 2018

Such arguments have been made by many over the years, most recognizably by the B Corp movement, but until recently those voices were largely on the periphery of mainstream corporate governance issues. Now, the majority of companies in North America and Europe have committed to responsible sourcing targets.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Improve cross-government data sharing and analyze resilience. Source: Supply Chain Insights ASCM defines resilience in the SCM Supply Chain Dictionary as the ability of a supply chain to anticipate, create plans to avoid or mitigate, and to recover from disruptions to supply chain functionality.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group highlights a 2024 prediction of added labor activism continuing across industry supply chains in 2024. According to the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Labor Action Tracker , as of the end of October 2023, there were over 350 labor strikes involving over 490,000 workers.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The controversy has led Tesla and others to use blockchain technology to ensure (and prove to human rights groups) that they use only ethically sourced cobalt. There are new investments underway—many of them underwritten by the automotive industry.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 20, 2022

Executives are beginning thus to consider development of policies for either development of a domestic capability, or a means for managing the supply of these items from global sources. The post Recommendations to the US government for domestic alignment of supply chains in 2022 appeared first on Supply Chain Resource Cooperative.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Supply Chain 2022 Predictions — APEJ Implications. The importance of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) continues to grow. Things are changing, and supply chains participants are feeling pressure from customers, consumers, financiers, and governments to take action on these changes.

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Industrial Symbiosis is a phrase not often used, if ever, in supply chain circles. So what is Industrial Symbiosis? Conversely, circular supply chains, by design, have waste designed out by adopting a product design, material sourcing, and production processes which, by design, do not generate waste. Source: [link].

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Unleashed

JULY 25, 2021

From reducing the quantity of on hand foodstuffs to JIT inventory control – or less food delivered more frequently – optimising inventory control assists businesses to better manage food waste and reduce it at the source. Industrial food waste management. Commercial composting.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Department of Defense released four days ago its inaugural National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS), which is intended to guide the Department’s engagement, policy development, and investment in the industrial base over the next three to five years. adversaries and meet the production demands posed by evolving threats.

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QAD

APRIL 14, 2022

The answer just might be controlled environment agriculture or “vertical farming” to assist in solving potential future food shortages and as a means to re-invent the food industry as a whole. It could quite possibly be to the food industry what the electronic vehicle is to the automotive industry; a game changer.

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Exiger Perspectives

MAY 16, 2023

May 16, 2023 — Exiger , the SaaS company revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks manage supply chains, today announced that it has acquired Ion Channel , a best-in-class software supply chain risk management platform. C-SCRM completes market’s first comprehensive, centralized supply chain solution NEW YORK, NY.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 18, 2022

While this utopia sounds far-stretched for some, it also illustrates the possibilities presented to manufacturers and distributors by Industry 4.0. The term ‘industry 4.0’ In a nutshell, Industry 4.0 The World Economic Forum goes on to highlight two elements that make industry 4.0 Task Force and even set up Industry 4.0

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