Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 29, 2021

The government and the scientific community never actually expect a second wave of this magnitude. Russia sent covid assistance in the form of oxygen concentrators and generators. HLL played a pivotal role as a subsidiary of Government of India in Covid 19 containment efforts.

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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. . In this Part Two posting, we provide highlights to Prediction Three outlined in our advisory.

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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. With globalization, the need to partner with local logistics service providers becomes an imperative.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Our belief was that the year 2021 provided companies as well as government policy makers considerable painful evidence to the inherent vulnerabilities of globally extended and highly complex supply chains and of the needs among businesses to be able to better respond to major product demand and supply shocks.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Low-cost country sourcing is a procurement strategy that falls under a broad category of procurement efforts called global sourcing. Depending on your local government restrictions and exchange rates, it can impact costs and tilt the balance in favour of global sourcing even when considering logistics costs.

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American Global Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

business logistics amounts to 9.1% business logistics reflects the highest percentage of GDP in history. Other geopolitical risks, such as tensions between Russia and Ukraine, along with unpredictable regimes in Iran and North Korea, have the potential to disrupt global supply chains as well. of the country's GDP or $2.3

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 1, 2022

Reportedly the attack came after Japan’s Ministry of the Economy warned the country’s businesses to ramp-up cyber countermeasures against such attacks, amid the geopolitical tensions now surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Growth of the global logistics network is fraught with increasing difficulty. Large BRIC country governments have recognized their power in the channel, and have raised the stakes for import and export requirements and regulation. Global Supply Chain Logistics Retail Logistics Supply chain Relationships'

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 24, 2022

This analysis concludes that supply driven factors such as manufacturing or logistics disruptions are contributing 2.5 percentage points more than the pre-pandemic average. Demand-driven factors related to uncharacteristic demand was noted as contributing 1.4 percentage points to levels of inflation. That would be spot on, as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2022

Last month Musk indicated the company was experiencing “ significant recent inflation pressure in raw material and logistics.” The auto maker’s Shanghai, China facility was reportedly shut down for two days in early March, and the last four days of the quarter, because of COVID-19 restrictive measures instituted by government agencies.

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QAD

APRIL 27, 2023

Earlier this year, QAD hosted a live webinar to explore and analyze the trends that are likely to dominate the procurement world over the coming months. It’s no secret that procurement teams have an amplified role within their businesses and that many are left with questions — our goal was to offer answers.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Reporting on the August government PMI data, Reuters indicated that all 31 mainland provinces have recorded at least one local Covid case and that major cities of Shenzhen and Chengdu have locked down certain areas and imposed continued mobility restrictions. Supply Chain Matters Insights and Perspectives on the August Data. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

As our readers are likely aware at this point, a new Prime Minister has been appointed to lead the government of the United Kingdom , after former Prime Minister Lizz Truss was forced to resign after serving a mere 50 days in office, amid controversial and noted de-stabilizing economic and taxation policies. . percent for 2022.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Since neon gas is used to produce semiconductor chips, both governments and businesses are seeing prices increase. Because Russia and Ukraine are leading exporters of grain, wheat futures in Chicago rose by almost 6% to $9.26 Chain Store Age ).

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Being a former geo-marketing manager, I can tell you that a global view of operations can help you appreciate the people and logistics necessary to get goods from one location to another. On the contrary, you should be exploring all your procurement options globally, nationally, and locally. The only problem: Most U.S. Ali Hasan R.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

The modern supply chain is global and often depends on Russia for production, either equipment or materials. Sanctions make these elements harder to procure elsewhere while preventing many companies from using existing Russian sources. The global impact of sanctions on Russia will hit both global efforts and your local movements.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The government composite survey that includes which factors both manufacturing and services segments fell to 50.9 In its reporting of the country’s official PMI data, Reuters cited local economists indicating that the country’s manufacturing economy is struggling to regain traction after avoiding contraction in Q2. in September from a 51.7

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

China ’s national and local government officials had actively nurtured a relationship with Apple recognizing its worker employment potential. and China and the building geo-political risk landscape involving conflict between Russia and Ukraine , the threat of a potential China invasion of Taiwan. Welcome to the new, new normal.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 10, 2023

Both the COP 26 and COP 27 Global Change Summits held in 2021 and 2022 respectfully, sounded the alarm that businesses and governments face a more compelling timeline for mitigating ongoing warming of the planet. Be prepared for a more urgent yet pragmatic approach by businesses and governments on accelerated global warming evidence.

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E2open

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Companies on e2open’s connected platform can make more accurate, efficient, and autonomous decisions and improve execution for operations spanning channel, planning, logistics, global trade, and supply. Logistics On-time performance is essential to last-mile logistics. AUSTIN, Texas – Dec. 8, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Trade Policy agenda, and where government and global supply chain policies can either collide or align. . This week’s address was overshadowed by the newly occurring and deeply concerning Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the looming risk of a land war occurring once again on the European continent. State of the Union Address.

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