Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

Such an interruption can affect any of the supply chain steps, often involving sourcing of raw materials, production, and distribution of goods or services. While the worst of the pandemic appears to be behind us, COVID-19's impact on manufacturing supply chains continues to reverberate the landscape.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. The massive pileup is a result of water conservation measures the Panama Canal Authority deployed in late July due to drought. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Slight Rise in Global Wide Production Activity Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® was headlined with back-to-back expansion levels in February. These latter two dimensions are a reflection of overall multi-industry supply network activity levels and momentum.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This blog was co-written by Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution and 3PL Global Lead, and Jen McQuiston , Product Marketing Director. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. What’s happening at the Panama Canal is far from an isolated event.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

Diversify your supplier base Single sourcing presents a huge risk for companies in all industries, especially as geopolitical disruptions are on the rise. The goal is to be able to trace individual parts to the exact site where they are manufactured. Companies must start mapping supply chains multiple-tiers deep.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Industry journalist Camille Rustici provides an excellent overview of many of those risks.[2] Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[5] A weak dollar will support U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 10, 2023

Background Within our research arm’s published 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published in January 2023, is our prediction that a near-term global energy crisis within Europe would necessitate different short and longer-term supply chain focused decarbonization and climate change mitigation actions.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This new labor agreement is expected to provide a period of added stability as industry supply chains continue with efforts to augment their supply networks with added agility and supplier resiliency. One of the ongoing issues is whether this long period of U.S. Gulf Coast or major East Coast ports.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

But shipping industry sources now indicate that negotiations deteriorated last week over the scope of expected dockworker wage increases. Intermittent work disruptions and consequent actions limiting unloading of containers reportedly began starting on Thursday of last week and have extended to this week.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Global Production Activity Rise Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® began 2024 with output levels rising for the first time in eight months. Global manufacturing employment levels fell for the fifth straight month. Manufacturing , there were mixed consensus.

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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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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. Trends for high-tech industry. The high-tech industry are currently facing a tsunami of external trends. The way by which consumers purchase, use and share technology is changing rapidly.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Another factor complicating things is the situation at the Panama Canal: the severe drought there is causing delays for shipping companies (Read more in our Special Report: Bridge the Gap – How Industries are Adapting to the Panama Canal Drought.) Which industries could be impacted by the Red Sea attacks?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. Want a 25 page KPI report for your industry? Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Inventory management.

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