The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Geopolitical changes encompass alterations in international relations, trade policies, tariffs, or regulations. These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 14, 2019

In an article about a survey conducted by Supply Chain Insights, Alarice Rajagopal ( @Alarice_R ) writes, “When asked about the top three events which impacted their supply chains during the period of 2013-2018, respondents mentioned cyber security, port infrastructure issues and shifts in economic policy with Brexit.”[1]

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2017

Anyway, speaking of Amazon, it tops the list of the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s new refunds policy will ‘crush’ small businesses, outraged sellers say (CNBC). Merck Says Cyberattack Hit Production, Will Hurt Profit (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2015

This is by no means an easy task, especially for companies with complex, global supply chains. The post Nothing Easy About Supplier Relationship Management appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

Also highlighted was that purchasing activity, stocks of purchases and finished goods inventories collectively rose in July. There are signs of new orders softening- cited in 16 percent of general comments, compared to 17 percent in June- as panelists are increasingly concerned about excessive inventories and record high lead times.”. .

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Specifically for retail and consumer goods focused supply chain management teams, a short-term tactical concern is the ongoing management of excess product inventories, which in many cases, need to be trimmed before the end of the year.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

A China Plus sourcing stance has become ever more important as is longer-term alignment to government induced supply chain policies and legislation initiatives for deemed critical materials. Higher cost levels will need to be mitigated or reduced. For those businesses located in the U.S., Canada or Mexico.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

This included: Developing playbooks and contingency plans to address your most pressing risks. Evaluate structural changes in your supply base that could reduce risk exposure. Go digital: Explore the potential of dedicated supply chain risk management solutions.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The orders-to-inventory ratio fell to another multi-year low last month as excess capacity continued to build at factories. Of particular concern, the New Orders sub-index declined more than 4 points, reaching a contraction value in September while the Inventories sub-index was 2.6 percentage points higher.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Noted in the June report was that among the five sub-indexes that constitute the manufacturing PMI , the production index, new order index and supplier delivery time index were all above the 50 threshold, and the raw material inventory index and employee index were all below. for June, compared to a reported value a value of 48.1 in March.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. Or will any rate increases, if they actually occur, be short-lived?

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Reportedly, destocking activities increased with finished product and raw materials inventories decreasing by the end of the quarter. Zhao Qinghe, a senior NBS official, indicated in a statement that “ positive factors in economic performance increased in September as policies have started to take effect. ” value reported for August.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

Now there is growing belief that with consumer demand for products turning, and with retailers and business with high inventory levels, the peak second-half shipping period may be lower than prior years. That leads to speculation that businesses may well be seeking to re-negotiate their shipping contracts to adjust contract rates downward.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Responding to various questions from equity analysts, his comments were noted by some in financial media as being brutally honest about the state of supply chains: “ Everybody thinks supply chains are getting better, I don’t think they’ve gotten better at all.”.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

Chinese policy-making will also affect the calculus of exiting. As they manage the supply and demand equation of their own labor markets, they are able to lower labor costs as low as they need to in order to offset domestic U.S. Supplier Management. or where the product “lands”, whether made in the U.S.

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RFgen

APRIL 6, 2023

Key Takeaways: 89% of Digital Inventory Report respondents say data security is important to extremely important to their inventory operations. Supply chain risk management begins with an understanding of the risks to your organization and a strong proactive plan to mitigate risk.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2016

Quantify the financial impact of poor supply chain visibility. We all know that poor supply chain visibility results in lost sales (out-of stocks), higher transportation costs (expedited shipments), excess inventory, reduced customer satisfaction, and damage to brand reputation (among other negative consequences).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

During the release process, if sufficient inventory is not available, order used to get backordered. The order release process should be timed strategically considering various factors like, warehouse processing time, delivery date, fulfillment method, and inventory considerations. The first problem was that of underutilized capacity.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2024

Some are higher prices, reduced choice because of smaller inventories, and possibly less innovation. Next, let’s address supply chain risk management in the 2024 supply chain. Holding excess buffer inventory to hedge risks will be expensive with high working capital demands.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

It is the best practice to be followed since it reduces inventory, saves space and energy. This measure provides the details on how close the countries can establish environmental friendly policies and procedures. Ways to build Green Supply Chain. Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57).

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 6, 2019

And the policy inclinations of governments around the world are always changing. Manufacturers, retailers, distributors and third-party logistics providers are at the receiving end of these shifting policies and have to react. The second thing we must concentrate on is the talent available within the supply chain,” says Razat.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 6, 2017

Thankfully, digitization of inventory and technology like real-time shipment tracking from 3PLs are taking the pinch out of switching for these companies. With a computer doing most of the difficult legwork, the only buy-in necessary from a company is the initial technology and the determination to implement it in their supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Potential Impact on the Commodity Supply Chain. After months of troop buildups, attempted blackmail by Russian President Vladimir Putin to get policy concessions, failed diplomacy, and Russian lies about their peaceful intentions, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began early Thursday morning. The Threat of Cyberwar.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2023

In this edition, we include four added news capsule announcements that has occurred across the supply chain technology spectrum: Exiger Acquisition of Ion Channel IBM Announces Initial Efforts Toward Making Generative AI More Widely Available Cerberus Capital Management Plans to Raise $2.5

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Information sharing can radically improve the way global companies and their partners do business, especially in the wake of increasingly globalization and outsourcing, which has and will continue to have a profound effect on supply chain operations. Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57). January 2014.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2014

During peak processing periods - like year closing activities, balance sheet preparation, inventory reconciliation etc. In many countries, as an extension to data security issues, data privacy is governed by local government policies. Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (60). Generic SCM (133). April 2014.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 12, 2020

As a national security analyst, Rasser views supply chain brittleness from a national security perspective. He writes, “Concerns over certain supply chains are not new. Many firms already dedicate considerable resources to supply chain risk management and data analytics.”

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

If the bill is enacted, it will be the biggest change in tax policy in over 30 years. It will also drive companies to focus more on Tax-Efficient Supply Chain Management, which was one of my predictions last year. What is TESCM?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The answer depends largely on whether OPEC, Russia, and other oil producers adhere to the supply cuts they pledged to on December 10th. If they actually follow through on their promise and oil prices continue to rise next year, how will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in response?

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Guinto joined Resilinc this past April as Vice President of Government Affairs—a career move he made after determining that Resilinc’s supply chain mapping, risk intelligence, and communications platforms offer the best and most cost-effective solutions to the supply chain problems weakening America’s security.

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