Cathy Roberson

MAY 8, 2025

Reported April 22 Our trends in April have held consistent with March, and while market conditions remain soft, we've seen no appreciable downturn over the past two weeks, despite the tariff environment. Automotive Parts Genuine Parts , Q1 ending March 31. So we think the diversification of the business is an advantage.

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QAD

APRIL 4, 2023

This includes integrating multi-currency, multi-GAAP, and multi-entity financials, implementing best practice purchasing, and utilizing real-time data and flexible analytics. Updates in the past few months address new requirements for Brazil, India, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, United States and other global regions.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlighting and added insights on reported October 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. value reported for September.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of both December 2022 and full year reported global PMI indices that at the close of 2022 present a far different picture from the start of the year. This posting serves as a side panel to the start of our multi-part unveiling of our individual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on reported June 2023 and Q2-2023 quarterly global and regional PMI indices. The data further points to added warning signs that strongly suggest added contraction in the quarter to come. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P.

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QAD

JUNE 13, 2023

When people think about supply chain, purchasing is usually the first thing that comes to mind, but all of your enterprise’s operations fall under the same umbrella. That includes front-end forecasting and planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and import/export. The benefits of this practice remain clear today.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The August reported value rose to a three month high of 49.0 reflecting a 0.8

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 21, 2016

S&OP is an integral process, which means the active involvement of Finance, Sales, Product Management, Production, Purchasing, etc. However, there must be consensus within the organisation about definitions and the right source of information for important reports. Involvement. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Iran, Islamic Republic of.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The report pointed to underlying fundamentals remaining weak as new order volumes stagnated while business optimism was note as falling to a reported two-year low. reported at the end of March, and a 52.3 value reported for May.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

Other Strategic Business Priorities Noted priorities in future growth areas included mentions of Amazon’s Advertising business with added investments in enabling advanced artificial intelligence algorithms to key in on what customers are likely to purchase. And that’s what Bedrock is.”

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EMERGE App

JULY 3, 2018

These costs are typically customs duties, insurance and freight. But, wait, isn’t the selling or purchase price more important than landed costs? Why do we need to focus on these costs that make up a small proportion of the product’s overall cost? Landed costs can quickly add up as hidden costs.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

North American companies are increasingly re-shoring manufacturing (primarily from China to Mexico, due to the strong US dollar) but some firms are moving back to Canada as well. Increasingly even Chinese manufacturers are looking abroad, moving operations to Mexico and Vietnam, for example.

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Vinculum

MAY 5, 2022

It provides in-depth information on the cost structure, gross margin, manufacturing set-up, network connection, selling price, actual value, service delivery, size, and share, and the entire development process in the broader term. The report has been differentiated based on the categories, type, application, region or location, and end-user.

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Vinculum

MAY 17, 2022

A report mentioned by IMARC Group with title mainly called Account Reconciliation Software market includes Global Industry shares, opportunity, size, share, trends, and forecast 2022-2027. These reports effectively keep track of the market forecasts to enhance the sales channel magnificently. Latin America: (Mexico, Brazil Others).

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Vinculum

JUNE 3, 2022

North America (United States, Mexico, and Canada). Asia-Pacific (China, South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and the Rest of Asia-Pacific). Asia-Pacific (China, South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and the Rest of Asia-Pacific). South America (Argentina, Brazil, and the Rest of South America).

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Cross-border eCommerce is to grow 1 trillion dollars by the end of 2020 from previous years as per the report from the global consulting firm Accenture and AliResearch. The B2C affair is gradually overlapping the B2B segment as customers are willing to purchase products directly from foreign manufacturers and retailers.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Purchasing and supplier management. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

The move from China, even if to other more reliable-in-a-crisis countries like India, Mexico or Singapore, will come at considerable cost. Multiple regional locations increase the complexity when planning global purchases or the delivery of those materials to each of the new various nodes. Not so fast….

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 9, 2024

As Simon Gale, Executive Vice President at supply chain procurement services firm Proxima, and others have come to observe : “ The reality of global supply chains is that onshoring to the point of self-sufficiency is not possible, hence a complex web of stimulating investments and strategic supply chain partnerships. ”

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

With manufacturers now electing to source more production in regions such as India and Vietnam , or in nearshored areas of Mexico or Northern Europe , the notions of changing global supply networks have implications going forward, not only for FedEx, but other global based carriers. This remains a significant challenge for FedEx.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

And another difference between EAR and ITAR, purchase documentation, purchase orders, contracts, letter of intent, et cetera. For EAR licenses, there’s no requirement for a purchase order or contract, anything proving that you’re actually going to sell it. that was quite a while ago. It takes about two hours.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

And another difference between EAR and ITAR, purchase documentation, purchase orders, contracts, letter of intent, et cetera. For EAR licenses, there’s no requirement for a purchase order or contract, anything proving that you’re actually going to sell it. that was quite a while ago. It takes about two hours.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Few, if any, analysts are predicting fair winds and following seas for supply chains this year. Recently, Thibaud Molin , a partner at the KYU, told reporters at a press conference, “The world has entered a zone of uncertainty.”[1] “China reported only 5.2% It is expected to further decelerate to around 4.5%

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

With 2025 tariffs increasing component costs, Apple has accelerated efforts to diversify its supply chain. The company reportedly plans to shift 15% to 20% of its production to India and Vietnam by 2026, reducing exposure to U.S.China tariffs. Walmart reported a 5% rise in logistics costs due to longer shipping routes.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

These tools can analyze large amounts of data to predict demand trends, automate purchasing decisions and optimize stock levels in real time. The result is a leaner, more efficient operation that can weather the impact of higher costs. Optimize customer relationships. Ajoy Krishnamoorthy is chief executive officer of Cin7.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 2, 2025

Prediction Background In our prior published 2023 and subsequent 2024 research advisories, we had previously predicted that businesses and their strategic supply management teams were already executing termed China Plus sourcing actions as a means for increased supply network resiliency. billion in funds.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

These predictions mostly seem obvious. I got a pitch from the PR firm representing Everstream Analytics that was different. Everstream Analytics is sitting on a vast trove of risk data. The company applies AI and other analytics to this data to provide supply chain risk analytics and insights to its clients.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In our continuing global assessment series, Supply Chain Matters provides readers with highlights of the November 2024 monthly reported global and regional wide PMI activity levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Output Levels Global-wide manufacturing levels as reported by the J.P. reported for October. reported for October.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

As it is, even Amazon’s full potential is stifled by the existence of silos, as revealed in a Wall Street Journal report in 2017. Now differentials in workers’ pay are disappearing as countries like Brazil, Russia, India, and China (the BRIC countries) grow richer and develop into consumer giants. How long will offshoring last?

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

If these cost increases are passed on to consumers, tariffs could ultimately influence consumer purchasing behavior. #2 In fact, Mexico was the United States’ top trading partner in 2024, surpassing China for the first time in over twenty years. per hour in Mexico. Plus, labor in the US is expensive.

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Freightos

MARCH 25, 2025

The levels of these tariffs will depend on the foreign tariff rates for US exports and so will vary, but the list of the top 15% aside from China, Mexico, Canada and the EU includes ostensible alternative sourcing partners like India and Vietnam as well. In addition to China, this list could include Singapore, Vietnam and India.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 15, 2024

As Supply Chain Matters pointed out in our March industry specific commentary , both China and India have been strategically posturing to become legacy semiconductor fab production global hubs over the coming years. The actions have reportedly been carefully targeted at strategic sectors—the same sectors where the U.S.

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Exiger Perspectives

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The vast majority of HVPT and HVPT component manufacturing is conducted in South and Southeast Asia, with India and China leading. Our analysis shows that India and Germany are the top supplier headquarters locations outside the U.S., Laminations largely came from Canada and Mexico, currently the subject of potential tariffs.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with summary highlights and perspectives relative to supply chain assessments as reported by various published global wide PMI indices. reported for March. Specifically reported: World manufacturing operating conditions deteriorated for the first time in four months in April.

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EFT

MAY 19, 2025

cattle futures soared to record highs on Monday after Washington suspended cattle imports from Mexico over a flesh-eating parasite, which Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denounced as unfair. Nestlé bets biggest in brand giants’ tariff casino Faced with President Donald Trump’s tariffs, business leaders have a variant of the same dilemma.

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Freightos

APRIL 3, 2025

The newly announced tariffs join steel and aluminum tariffs, a 25% tariff on all automotive imports, and a 25% tariff on any country that purchases oil from Venezuela already in effect though only the Venezuelan tariff will be stacked on top of global or reciprocal tariffs. In other words, US import costs will inevitably go up.

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Freightos

APRIL 3, 2025

The newly announced tariffs join steel and aluminum tariffs, a 25% tariff on all automotive imports, and a 25% tariff on any country that purchases oil from Venezuela already in effect though only the Venezuelan tariff will be stacked on top of global or reciprocal tariffs. In other words, US import costs will inevitably go up.

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