EC Sourcing Group

JUNE 8, 2021

Sourcing Industry Veteran, Paul Martyn, joins EC Sourcing Group’s Leadership Team. EC Sourcing Group Expands its Leadership Team: Procurement and strategic sourcing technology company, EC Sourcing Group, welcomes industry veteran, Paul Martyn, to its executive leadership team.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2022

Source Normalized Impression for every Paper (SNIP) Supply Normalized Impression for each Paper (SNIP) actions contextual citation impression by weighting citations based mostly on the complete range of citations in a issue industry. authors get posted in leading journals like Elsevier, Wiley and Character, in the past one 12 months.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2023

According to reports by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal , the perceived weak Q2 number provides added evidence of muted retail sales, a degrading export market and a deepening property market slump. and China continue, especially concerning deemed key strategic industries, commodities and industry supply networks.

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ivalua

MARCH 11, 2015

In a recent Sourcing Journal Online article, Sourcing is Hard , Mike Todaro, managing director of the Americas Apparel Producers’ Network, quotes Barbara Zeins, an industry expert that published a short list of “9 Big FAT Garment Lies,” which we might as well call “Global Sourcing Lies,” more generally.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 7, 2023

She has a background in journalism and a diverse resume of experience in many communications roles for companies like the Medical University of South Carolina, Amazon, and a major non-profit in the city of Charleston, SC. It is published 6 times a year, providing regular updates and insights into the industry.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

automotive industry was battered in 2022, with its sales dropping about 8% from 2021 to 13.7 In this blog, we’ll take a look at the supply chain trends that shaped the automotive industry in 2022. In this blog, we’ll take a look at the supply chain trends that shaped the automotive industry in 2022. sales up by 2.5%

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2013

A month later, Walmart announced that it will increase its sourcing of US products by $50 billion over the next 10 years. And earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published an article about how the toy maker K’Nex has moved most of its manufacturing operations from China to its factory in Pennsylvania. Be Sociable, Share!

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 6, 2021

But all three—and likely other large automakers who are considering such sourcing strategies—share at least one common goal: to avoid the production cutbacks and lost revenues that have been caused by semiconductor shortages over the last year. and Apple Inc. that are increasingly designing chips in house.”. “And

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

His mission is to help craft the firm’s growth strategy while assisting with deal sourcing, capital raising, and the creation of value within portfolio companies. Clarendon remains 100% focused on the transportation & logistics industry, broadly defined.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

Background Throughout 2022 and 2023, we have highlighted for readers the various indications of Apple’s unfolding China Plus sourcing moves. That culminated in our research arm’s published December 2023 Supply Chain Matters update, Apple’s Unfolding China Plus Sourcing Strategy for iPhone Production.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 3, 2020

Many organizations in a variety of industries did just that when the pandemic first struck. “The food and beverage industry is ramping up efforts to adjust and adapt.” But the meat industry may have gotten the worst of it. “Expect little to no boxed beef,” a correspondence obtained by the Journal read.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2022

In this posting we provide highlights of a contrasting senior supply chain leadership model, in a different industry, with somewhat similar business process and technology enablement needs, that being branded workwear apparel provider and retailer Carhartt. . Executive Moves. Supporting CIO Role. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal (Paid subscription required) , CEO Raj Subramanium in email to existing management staff indicated that the carrier would reduce the size of its officer and director ranks while consolidating teams and functions. billion relative to its initial 2023 business plan. All rights reserved.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 17, 2019

.” The latest industrial revolution, labeled Industry 4.0, Thomas Leeson ( @TomLeesn ), an industry marketing strategist at OpenText, reports, “Manufacturers are excited about the possibilities of digital transformation. ”[1] However, as I noted in Part 1 of this article, Industry 4.0 transformation.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A paper affiliated with Taiwan’s United Daily News is cited as indicating “ that Foxconn will expand output capacity for iPhones through a new plant, citing an industry source. This facility is further reported to be the equivalent of a $1.54 billion facility, which is massive and implies more than just smartphone assembly.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 16, 2015

Looking at the numbers and recent news, investors are betting big on the future of the logistics industry. Robinson and XPO Logistics (Source: quotes.wsj.com). Source: Adelante SCM. Post a comment and share your perspective on what’s happening in the 3PL industry today! and 43.3%, respectively. for about $5.1

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. These efforts will have broader Amazon and industry deployment trials in 2023 and beyond.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. The industry consensus right now is that container volumes will decrease upwards of 2.5

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 10, 2023

Jorge also has become a leading voice on nearshoring and globalization, contributing insights as an expert source and author to such publications as Forbes, the BBC, Sourcing Journal, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, and FreightWaves.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2020

Industry news sources like Journal of Commerce , Loadstar and FreightWaves also provide great coverage. Robinson , two other major freight forwarders are also great sources for updates across modes, with DB Schenker maintaining an updates page and C.H. COVID-19 Top Forwarder Supply Chain Resources.

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Kinaxis

JULY 21, 2017

by Dr. Madhav Durbha In my recent conversations with the CPG industry executives, regardless of the company, there are several common themes and trends that bubble up. These cross regional flows and increased sourcing options add to supply complexity. I will review some of these in this blog. What trends are you seeing?

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Shipchain

APRIL 8, 2020

Keep reading for a full dive on the current trucking industry outlook and how we can be helping truckers in the COVID-19 era. What the Trucking Industry Looks Like in the COVID-19 World. That said, the global pandemic is creating new obstacles for the trucking industry.

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ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

E-invoicing Mandate | France 2024 March 27, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Steve Carter The biggest change to Accounts Payables since the introduction of double entry journals is about to hit finance departments–but are they prepared? Taking control of tax risks and international invoicing can be proactive steps toward success.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and other industry specific media are reporting that Seattle based digital freight start-up services provider Convoy is preparing for a possible sale or other action. Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development related to Seattle based trucking based Cloud platform provider Convoy.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

by the end of this year, business and academic economists polled by the Wall Street Journal put the probability of a recession in the next 12 months at 61%. Ivalua provides a comprehensive set of integrated solutions that span the entire Source-to-Pay lifecycle. While inflation has eased from 9.1% last June to 6.5%

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2023

Background Within our research arm’s January 2023 published advisory, 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , we included a prediction that manufacturers would seek more direct control and added resiliency of their component or outsourced production supply networks in 2023. percent on a year-over-year basis to $52.9

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The increased geo-political tensions involving influential global nations is more and more spilling over into supply chain sourcing and business policy dimensions. In 2019, Gou gave up his chairmanship of Foxconn after announcing a Taiwan presidential bid. His candidacy was subsequently not successful in the election.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 30, 2015

Jeff Tucker 's guest column in yesterday's Wall Street Journal pointed to the pivotal role of technology, including DAT Load Boards , in freight logistics today. Jeff was quoted then, but his column yesterday clarifies his views on the importance of technology as an enabling force, rather than a disruptive one, in our industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Both The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg are reporting that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) , the globe’s leading advanced semiconductor device manufacturer, is considering investment in a second U.S. With semiconductor sourcing capability being viewed as “the new oil” in geo-political trade the dynamics are ever changing.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

Business AI can have different meanings and far different implications across various industry supply chain settings. Having a trusted internal SAP employee or partner source to help differentiate technology direction and implications to supply chain processes and master data management has been likely quite helpful.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

Our perspective was that both of such niche market segment start-up players would be able to financially sustain themselves if industry demand for respective products were robust and that supporting supply chain and production strategies were well managed. The company reported a cash balance of slightly over $325 million at the end of 2023.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Here’s my take on what caused this crisis, the biggest challenges facing the industry, and lessons learned on how to get out of it. Image source: Bloomberg. Image source: American Journal of Transportation. When they failed to meet production needs, the whole industry ground to a halt. So what can we learn?

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 15, 2023

Big data analytics in the retail industry plays a crucial role in driving innovation, efficiency, and overall business growth.” She explains, “AI and big data analytics are revolutionizing supply chain management in the retail industry, driving efficiency and cost savings. Improving Customer Experience. . 6] Jeffrey J.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2023

One prominent area has been that of semiconductor design, fabrication, and assembly needed to support deemed strategic domestic industries and national defense needs. The concern is whether regionalization efforts exceed global industry demands. based facility over a five year period, beyond what was included in the original U.S.

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SCM Research

MARCH 15, 2017

The resulting fatalities (over 1100) and injuries (over 2400) made it one of the worst industrial accidents in history. The scale of this tragedy increased awareness of the risks and costs of sourcing from low-cost countries. Journal of Operations Management DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2017.01.002. Jacobs, B., & Singhal, V.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Of the companies ranked highest in overall effectiveness within the 24 industry groups that we track, just eight scored a 4 or 5 in both of these supply-chain management practices: Ford Motor Co. F -4.76% , Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -2.19% , Procter & Gamble Co.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Steve Rowen is a Managing Partner at Retail Systems Research, an industry market intelligence firm that helps retailers make more strategic decisions about the role of information technology in their enterprise, and helps solution providers better meet those needs. Founder & CEO of OneRail @OneRail .

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