SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

The war and imposed sanctions will create a knock-on effect across the supply chain , and businesses will be impacted by material shortages, material cost increases, demand volatility, logistics and capacity constraints as well as cybersecurity breaches. European countries which import Russian oil and natural gas are going to be hard hit.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2022

For three customers trading in the Russia-Ukraine conflict zone, custom LCT dashboards are currently tracking more than 118,000 inbound and outbound deliveries, composed of 3,000 items and valued at more than $150 million. As we’ve all seen in the news coverage of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, conditions are changing minute-by-minute.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The election is over, but the race is just starting for logistics providers. From Amazon to hyper-local retailers, 2017 will be a year of intense scrutiny and pressure on logistics providers. Fortunately, your organization can get ahead of the learning curve by knowing what trends in logistics to watch for this year.

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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 Movement

JULY 23, 2013

2013 Trends and Strategies in Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Embracing Global Logistics Complexity to Drive Market Advantage. The key results of this study by BVL International on trends and strategies in logistics and supply chain management are summarized, as follows. Key Trends.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

We are faced with immense logistical difficulties that range from unpaved roads to armed bandits.”. These include road and rail networks, utilities like electricity and water, as well as technology infrastructure for information exchange and payments. The challenges can be multi-faceted: High logistical costs. Transfer taxes.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

After almost three exhausting years of back-to-back supply chain disruptions, it would be nice to think that someday we’ll return to a “normal” state where demand patterns were easily predictable, supply conditions were consistent and consumer expectations were stable. They need to understand data, systems and how they interact.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

million and a land area of nearly 4,500 square miles — about half the size of New Jersey — Qatar is about to become an epicenter of global logistics. If this sounds nearly impossible, consider that it’s only part of the supply chain, logistics and commerce challenge associated with the World Cup. With a population of just 2.9

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog unveils a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. Looking Back Summary- Prediction Themes of the Past Three Years. Current Year 2022.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2022

Other recent changes the company has made include early ordering for key ingredients to circumvent disruptions in the global transport system. Audit your supply chain systems An audit of existing supply chain systems is a starting point, to find out how they have performed over recent years, and where the weak points are.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Thus, expect to see sanctions against Russia continuing for at least five years or more. Supply chain disruptions have been part of this figure, as disruptions to air, sea and ground links through Russia have continued to impact supply. For 2022, the prediction is now a global growth of 2.6%, down from a predicted value of 3.9%.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. As this new global economic system grew, a corresponding supply chain—complex, powerful, virtually unquestioned—became its structural support system.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two additional May 2022 indicators of supply chain volatility as well as logistics services trending. logistics trends reinforce a shifting tide along with concerns as to what to expect in the second half of 2022. US Logistics Managers Index. Regarding the latter, the U.S.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2018

Manufacturing and retail transformations, technology disruptions and digitalization of data have redefined the roles of distributors and third party logistics (3PLs). Additionally, technology, machine learning and the tightening workforce are now front and center in the CEO agenda.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

We’ll also highlight emerging technologies that we believe can have an outsized impact on global supply chains. In 2021, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen optimistically predicted that inflation would be transitory. Over the last 2 years, Supply Chain teams have been struggling to procure and manufacture enough inventory.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 17, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war – The cost of every gallon of fuel covers crude oil, refining, distributing, marketing, and taxes. Due to the war and sanctions on Russia, the price of crude oil has increased dramatically, and there is only so much minimizing that can be to the other cost factors. Have a Plan for Managing Higher Air Import Costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Online retail has become essential as has online customer fulfillment logistics. Other multi-functional work teams were forced to work remotely, finding innovative means to access business and operational systems, or collaborate with key suppliers on the “ triage ” of impacts.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2018

Manufacturing and retail transformations, technology disruptions and digitalization of data have redefined the roles of distributors and third party logistics (3PLs). Additionally, technology, machine learning and the tightening workforce are now front and center in the CEO agenda.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 18, 2013

Logistics complexity – in the form of fragmented channels, increased product variations, and consumer demand for customized solutions – has been increasing, according to a global study published recently by BVL International, a worldwide supply chain and logistics membership organization. 3. Cost pressure. 4. Globalization.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While demand volatility was a primary risk factor over the past two years, today supply-side uncertainty is a fast-growing concern, causing supply chain disruptions and resulting in product shortages for some companies and excess inventory for others. Supply-side risk and disruptions are taking many forms.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Despite some relief from inflationary pressures in recent months, businesses throughout the logistics industry and beyond are being forced to make difficult decisions. After a week of high-highs and low-lows within the global logistics industry, we’ve gathered the nine stories you need to know. Retailers are brought in to sell.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Now the New York Minute is reflective of Russia waging war in Ukraine , precipitating a significant war footing on the European continent, the most significant since World War Two , including a widescale refugee crisis as Ukrainian citizens are forced to flee their homeland.

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Logility

APRIL 19, 2022

A resurgence of COVID-19 in Shenzhen, China – a logistics, tech, and manufacturing hub – means suspended operations and may further boost both freight rates and container prices. It all has a domino effect, and among changing global dynamics, accurate predictions are hard to come by. Should you be concerned?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Advancing Resilience Amidst Trade Disruptions and Tariff Swings by Dr. Shereen Nassar, Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai Supply chain resilience has become a crucial topic of discussion in our interconnected and globalised world.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 7, 2024

Like a master architect, this powerful tool unveils the hidden physical infrastructure, supplier relationships, and overall network design that form the bedrock of supply chains. Consider a global manufacturer that leveraged dynamic visibility to monitor inventory levels across their distribution centers.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? But is that a real possibility, or are the predictions of supply chain mayhem just so much panic and hot air? But with U.S./China

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QAD

APRIL 27, 2023

Ken and I started out talking about procurement landscape predictions for the year ahead. A trusted source we both look to is The Hackett Group’s downloadable e-book, 2023 Key Issues , which opens up with the statement, “To thrive amid uncertainty, technology and digital transformation will be key.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2022

More Cloud Based Technology Providers Providing Cautionary Outlooks. Last week in a prior published mid-year assessment published by our research arm, we revisited previous published 2022 predictions assumptions related to now prevailing global economic, financial and manufacturing outlook perspectives. The forecast for U.S.

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Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2022

We’ll also highlight emerging technologies that we believe can have an outsized impact on global supply chains. However, outside the emergence of a newly discovered technology or energy source, an economic boom seems unlikely at this time. Inventory-value decay. Demand variability.

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

In the global economy, it's nearly impossible to predict all the possible factors that will affect a particular supply chain. Digital tools , e-commerce, and e-commerce fulfillment services boomed due to restrictions on movement. With strategic inventory management, a business can significantly reduce risk of supply chain disruption.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We’ll also highlight emerging technologies that we believe can have an outsized impact on global supply chains. How would you describe and summarize some of the problems facing the industry today? Answer The first one I would talk about is technology itself. I mean, technology is advancing every single day.

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Elementum

AUGUST 31, 2022

We’ll also highlight emerging technologies that we believe can have an outsized impact on global supply chains. How would you describe and summarize some of the problems facing the industry today? Answer The first one I would talk about is technology itself. I mean, technology is advancing every single day.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. Russia Attacks Ukraine. Russia shells Ukraine. Russia had massed some 150,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, according to US estimates based on satellite imagery. This week’s news will all center on this war. Oil Prices Jump.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

This is not only true for financial investments, but also for supply chain and logistics predictions. Like I said last year, making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target: sometimes you get lucky and hit the mark; other times you miss the bullseye by a mile.

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BlueYonder

JULY 19, 2022

What are the strategies and technologies for supply chain transformations? To create a resilient and competitive supply chain, organizations need to evaluate investments in leading-edge technology (e.g., 2 — What are the strategies and technologies for supply chain transformation? Key Consideration No. Key Consideration No.

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