Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 1, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights reports of a cyber-attack incident impacting a supplier to Toyota Motor and resulting in a one-day suspension of the automakers manufacturing operations across Japan. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2017

Japan to subsidize pickup lockers to reduce parcel deliveries (Nikkei Asian Review). Japan firms shifting to trains to move freight amid dearth of new truckers (The Japan Times). The WSJ also reports that “Chinese conglomerate Cosco Group is in talks to acquire smaller rival Orient Overseas Container Line Co.

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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. The Japan based labor union representing production workers at Toyota Motor are reportedly seeking the equivalent of a 7.6 The UAW has further indicated active actions targeting Tesla’ s U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2022

The need for the price increases were attributed to exploding supply chain component and transportation costs. Last week, Supply Chain Matters highlighted reports that a cyberattack involving a plastic parts supplier resulted in the one-day shutdown of domestic production across the company’s 28 Japan based production lines.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. percent in June.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Even more concerning is that the death toll has spread outside of mainland China and ships outside of ports in Hong Kong and Japan are being quarantined. . This will impact manufacturers and retailers who rely on these products and labor, the logistics haulers expecting to transport the material, and ultimately the end consumers. .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

In 2023 as well I predict that Japan will put into action efforts to rapidly increase their production capacity for SAF fuels. 2022 saw logistics and transport news full of investment, expansion and even supply chain angst associated with EV vehicle and battery production. I spoke to Mr. Voo Wei Keong, Director of Woodlands Transport.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. As I wrote following the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in March 2011, the reality is that there is relatively little companies can do right now to minimize the impact of these disruptions.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2022

Shopify Fulfillment Network , 6 River Systems , and Deliverr will reportedly form a broader logistics unit under the group’s newly appointed CEO , Aaron Brown, who has led Shopify Fulfillment Network since 2020. . © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. billion.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2022

The plan further indicates intent to expand Blue Yonder ’ s technology within Panasonic Group along with increasing customers in the Japan market, growing horizontally to other geographic markets by leveraging Panasonic’s customer base and power in the Asia Pacific region. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Answering the question was the genesis of the network of networks share group. The Story of the Network of Networks Share Group. A share group is a joint initiative between manufacturers and technologists to work together to solve a supply chain problem that does not have a clear answer today. None had the answer. I was wrong.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

Closely held Geneva, Switzerland based global ocean container shipping firm MSC Mediterranean Shipping has reportedly agreed to acquire the African transport and logistics business of Bollore SA for a reported 5.7 Last year, the Japan based company i nvested $7.1 MSC Acquires Bollore’s Africa Logistics Unit. billion euros.

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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. We especially take note of where there have been significant developments and noteworthy shifts in areas of predictions.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 3, 2020

Logic would say that a visible American tech startup should be staying put in Silicon Valley, cancelling all international commitments with Italy, Japan and other international contacts, and waiting to let the coronavirus situation play-out. I’ll start with Japan. So I took a red-eye flight from New York City to Tokyo.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Lee Partners , an investor in automation and supply chain; and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 , which is part of the SoftBank Group. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. This concludes our latest edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Commenting on the reported June data, Dr. Wang Zhe, Senior Economist at Caixin Insight Group noted in-part: “ Manufacturing supply surged, and demand improved. Higher costs related to energy and transportation reportedly led to Vietnamese manufacturers incurring further increases in selling prices. percentage points from Q1 to Q2.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Holds a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and holds a Global MSc. Working with Dr. John Gattorna to deploy the Dynamic Alignment model in Japan, Taiwan and to DHL’s Strategic Account/Global Account Management Front and Back Office Operations, was a great experience.”. Synopsis: IQAX Webinar 29th Sept 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

The overall theme depicted in the December 2022 reporting was an intensification of a global manufacturing downturn, with continuing output reductions across the Eurozone , Japan , China and the United States. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. A relatively new index is The Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI) , developed by a group of researchers at the U.S. Bob Ferrari.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

Robinson , Descartes Systems Group , and Elemica are sponsoring this year’s team and employees to participate in the ride, which will be September 14-16 in Saratoga Springs, NY. warehouses from Chinese merchants selling on its site—taking on a role it previously left to global freight-transportation companies.” Europe and Japan.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Other significant report highlights in this developed economies grouping was the index for Japan indicating that in September, new orders fell at the sharpest rate in two years, while a weakening Japanese yen drove manufacturing inflationary pressures higher. Japan, Taiwan ) the average PMI value for Q3 was 49.0, Bob Ferrari.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2014

The last time I really got dressed up for Halloween was more than twenty years ago, when my friend Ralph and I transformed ourselves into members of the Blue Man Group. Port Logistics Group Adds to Omni-channel Capabilities with EventPick. DHL launches North Asian multimodal service linking Japan to Europe. Con-way Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Commenting on the July data implications, a compelling observation by Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Amazon Buys Thousands of Its Own Truck Trailers as Its Transportation Ambitions Grow (Re/code). October 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Following the transaction, the combined group would hold market shares from 7% to 19% on the routes on which it operates. Paragon Software Systems Introduces Route Control.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

What would prevent from the Japan carriers NYK, “K” Line, and MOL to make the next move? SOLAS requirements and processes remain unclear to many carriers in various discussion groups. Sri is responsible for the global strategy, volumes and revenue for the ocean transportation. Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Weight Requirements.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 31, 2023

This approach to supply chain management is a child of Lean Thinking – a business methodology that originated in Japan in the late 1980s. Types of waste include: Transportation Inventory Motion Waiting Overproduction Over-processing Defects These categories of waste can be remembered by the pneumonic, ‘TIMWOOD’.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

Japan asks its insurers to retain marine war cover for LNG shippers in Russian waters. Ground transportation’s consolidation process also generates fewer carbon emissions and leaves a smaller environmental footprint than shipping individual items back to retailers. Descartes acquires Supply Vision.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’s 2021 Crossroads conference, Acemo?lu lu’s analysis of how different demographic groups have fared over recent decades paints a stark picture of economic disparity, especially in the United States. lu explained how automation is a root cause of wealth inequality.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Samsung has smart fridges that can track and monitor food; Peapod is a service in the US that lets consumers order groceries with a mobile app; and in Japan, Walmart lets consumers vote for products they’d like to see prices reduced via Twitter. Closer to home, the REWE group in Germany is working on concepts for an online supermarket.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

I recently presented this slide to a group of consultants, and a person that I love in the audience raised his hand and said, “Lora, let’s just face it. I also think that Quintiq’s leadership in concurrent planning to solve new problems is promising, especially in the design of transportation and inventory flows.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The regions reported as having the most declines in production volumes were noted as Brazil, Canada, Japan , and the United Kingdom. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Output and total new orders both expanded for the second straight month.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This provider’s go-to-market partnerships include Accenture , Capgemini , Ernst & Young , Hackett Group and KPMG. The provider was awarded $19 million in funding from Saam Capital and Google veteran Amit Singhal, along with others to include Japan Post. With and expanded C-Suite , plans call for expansion of Beans.ai

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Toyota Motor will restart domestic production after a cyberattack on a supplier ground the automaking giant’s factories to a one-day halt, sparking concerns about vulnerability in Japan Inc’s supply chain. According to Steve Bandrowczak, Xerox president and COO, “we are looking for alternative chips.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

Loading and discharging operations at the ports of Shanghai, Jingtang, Lianyungang, Tianjin, Caofeidian, and Huanghua are slow due to lack of stevedores, while a shortage of licensed trucks and drivers is restricting the transport of cargo to the ports. In the United States, the Pandemic has yet to Peak. Ocean Freight.

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Unleashed

JULY 25, 2021

Food waste can be caused by inadequate processing, production waste, poor food handling, perishability factors, environmental events, loss during transport and harvesting, or because food simply doesn’t make it past the farm gates. Community groups, local food banks and soup kitchens collect and redistribute foodstuff to people in need.

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USC Consulting Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The specifics of what makes the Kaizen method so effective are catalogued in the book “Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success,” which was written by the automaker’s former chairman back in the mid-1980s. Much like happiness, achieving Kaizen is more about the journey than the destination. Back to top ?.

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