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The Evolving ‘New Normal’

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Before the United Kingdom voted for Brexit and left the European Union, Britons, Europeans, people, money, goods and services moved freely between both sides of the English Channel. Big auto makers now know that without supply chain management, not many units will be produced and sold. will be severely disrupted.

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Global Wide Production PMI Levels Unchanged in February 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Output reportedly rose in China, India, Brazil and the United States , while declines continued in the Eurozone , Japan and the United Kingdom. We view such an indicator as clear evidence that sourcing for lowest cost manufacturing is again apparent among multi-industry supply networks. The February 2024 reading of 50.3

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Prepare for Anything: Supply Chain and Ecosystem Predictions for 2022 and beyond….

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

IDC expects spending on Digital Transformation (DX) on the top 5 use cases – smart warehousing, freight management, optimized operations, supplier network management, and predictive network inventory orchestration – to hit USD $33Bn in 2022. Source: 2021 FUTURE ENTERPRISE RESILIENCY & SPENDING- Wave 9, September 2021.

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Prediction One

Supply Chain Matters

The increased cost of working capital and supplemental inventory levels to mitigate fulfillment risk is likely to revert back to just-in-time inventory management. and the United Kingdom. The first four of these scenarios have the likelihood of consequent added impacts for global and industry supply chains in 2024.

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September and Q3 Global PMI Levels Remain in Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

The three specific regions of concern remain the Eurozone, United Kingdom, along with Taiwan. Reportedly, destocking activities increased with finished product and raw materials inventories decreasing by the end of the quarter. The reported September PMI reported value 49.1 was relatively unchanged from the 49.0 reflecting a 0.4

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American Software Reports First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 Results

Logility

During the quarter, SaaS subscription and/or software license agreements were signed with customers located in the following eight countries: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This annual award honors IT companies that support and enable logistics excellence.

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Who is the Supply Chain Planner in the Age of AI?

Logistics Viewpoints

In days gone past, supply chains were about moving “stuff,” so the employees who ran them had logistics backgrounds relevant for their highly operational roles. In a research report by DHL , they report that logistics jobs grew 26% in the last decade in the US. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.