Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. importers are resetting inventory ordering strategies to avoid any contentious contract talks this summer.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

High and increasing costs, in combination with long recovery times, have triggered many companies to reassess their customer service plus supply-chain strategies and footprints to make them more resilient to any kind of disruption. The procurement process doesn’t start with raising a purchase order and sending it to a supplier.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It is becoming clearer that supply chain procurement and logistics teams elected to route import shipments thru either U.S. Similarly, WSJ separately reported that trucking freight operators now indicate that the traditional peak shipping season is crumbling as overstocked retailers cancel any new inventory orders. All rights reserved.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 29, 2022

Economic order quantity is one of the “most commonly used inventory-control techniques”. The objectives and advantages of Economic Order Qty (EOQ) are to minimize inventory carrying costs and ordering costs while simultaneously limiting the probability of stock out to avoid any lost sales or customer loss. S = Cost per order.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Continued fallout, including transport congestion, limited air freight and rail freight transportation in the Asia-Europe lanes, because of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. In a recent article from Procurious , the authors suggest: “A modern spend management strategy requires visibility into your suppliers’ practices as much as your own.

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Logility

APRIL 29, 2022

Too much inventory means demand constraints, too little causes supply constraints. But the implications of today’s problems created by a pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, other geopolitical factors, and supply bottlenecks have hindered overall industrial recovery. It’s a balancing act. How Supply Constraints Affect Business.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

From balancing costs to reliability, sourcing the right PPE to developing maintenance strategies, data on total cost of ownership to evidence of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), their concerns represent both longstanding issues and newer ones. “I The war in Ukraine has now exacerbated this problem. The solution?

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Services Matias Offer on SCMDOJO Logistics Consulting Maritime Freight Sourcing and Procurement Logistics Technology Sourcing Executive Mentoring Guide: Matias, our supply chain consultant, has also created Maritime Freight Sourcing and Procurement Guide , which is available from SCMDOJO Academy.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

As the calendar now moves to the second half of 2022, it is important to focus on rapidly changing forces and developments including a marked escalation in geo-political tensions that impact global supply chain strategies. . Eurozone business confidence reportedly slid to a 25-month low amid the Ukraine conflict and elevated inflation rates.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the following economic sanctions spiked energy prices and created new sourcing challenges for certain agricultural products and raw materials. Now all retailers are re-assessing their sourcing strategies and looking for local alternatives to reduce risks, lead times and carbon footprint.

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Precoro

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recall how manufacturers had to limit their on-site staff due to coronavirus safety regulations; more recently, food production in Ukraine was disrupted, which in turn affected the sales channels of Ukrainian products and everyone around the world who uses or distributes them. In situations like these, every cent matters.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

Ninety percent of companies have an ESG strategy in place and chances are good yours does, too – or will very soon. ESG Regulations are Driving Investment in Sustainable Procurement Regardless of where you stand on the ethics behind ESG issues, you’d think consumer demand would be a clear driver for sustainable product development.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

With the crisis in Ukraine and sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation, fuel and energy prices are now soaring. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. GLOBAL CRISES DRIVE PRICES SKY-HIGH. About the Author.

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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. Additional Thoughts.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Downside risks that include monetary policy miscalculations, an uncertain outcome to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and further supply network disruptions as a result of more far-reaching spread of Covid variant infection rates across China. The three largest global economies ( Europe , United States , China ) expected to stall.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

We had a hangover from the pandemic: Which led to continued inventory shortages, closures of manufacturing plants in China, congested ports, and underemployment. Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. It also led to inventory excesses.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even companies without a direct supplier connection in Russia or Ukraine will experience debilitating disruption across industries from energy to agriculture. Supply chain survival strategies that manufacturers and distributors can leverage. Unpacking expected disruptions across the supply chain for manufacturers and distributors.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

As the calendar now moves to the second half of 2022, it is important to focus on rapidly changing developments including a marked escalation in geopolitical tensions that impact global supply chain strategies. The most sobering development in this area has been the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in late February.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

COVID and related measures have shown the world the high degree of interdependence of countries for their basic food supply, risks of lean supply chains where inventories in the supply chain have been reduced or eliminated, and the fragility of this global agri-food supply chain architecture to disruptions.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, materials shortages, port closures, inflation and other disruptions have only revealed the underlying fragilities of our modern global supply chains — spanning thousands of miles and involving dozens, or even hundreds, of participants — that were always there. It All Begins with Visibility.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Yes, COVID caused many issues, but other factors, including geopolitical changes, the war in Ukraine, weather events, peak season , and economic instability, have altered the fabric of logistics. Warehouse and distribution managers and procurement professionals will need to start thinking about managing the customer experience better.

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

At the same time, establishing contingency strategies helps their partners maintain viability as business leaders. By destroying Ukraine’s agricultural infrastructure and ports, Russia has seriously destabilized supply chains for numerous commodities such as wheat, barley, maize, rapeseed oil, sunflower seeds, and sunflower oil.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

Additionally noted was that panelist 12-month outlook for output slipped to a five-month low amid concerns of Covid-19 restrictions and the Ukraine conflict in Europe. The authors of this report noted that new orders fell for the third month in a row while average supplier delivery times lengthened sharply during May. This index rose to 54.7

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

Our stated takeaway from for the Q1 data was that indices were no longer reflecting the optimism indicated in February, and instead that of growing headwinds and added geopolitical concerns related to effects of the Ukraine conflict and China’s potential economic stumble as a result of a strict COVID-19 isolation policy. s major retailers.

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Resilinc

APRIL 5, 2022

“Companies, especially tech companies, are questioning the orthodoxies of the past 50 years [especially] seeking out the lowest-cost manufacturer, no matter how distant, and never carrying surplus inventory or parts.”. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and China’s tacit support—the imperative to re-design supply chains has sharpened.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 24, 2022

Specifically indicated: “ That in part reflects supply constraints from continued labor shortages and global supply disruptions related to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The analysis conclusion is that supply factors are responsible for more than half of the current elevated level of 12-month PCE inflation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2022

Further reported was that about two-thirds of the company’s inventory was still in-transit at the end of the most recent quarter. The company has announced plans to leave the Russian market because of operational and other challenges related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Bed Bath & Beyond.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 18, 2022

Already in crisis, the world’s supply chains are facing additional obstacles in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Companies can avoid lost sales, stock-outs, higher inventory carrying costs, margin erosion and other consequences of unmet demand. The Proof Is in the Results.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

In a previous posting, we published Part One of this multi-part series which highlighted our first prediction , that supply chain management teams should anticipate a considerable amount on uncertainty and that a significant challenge will be to avoid complacency in strategies and actions. For those businesses located in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Trade and output will be weighed down by multiple shocks, among them being the war in Ukraine, high energy prices, inflation and monetary tightening. World GDP at market exchange rates is forecasted to increase by 2.8 percent in 2022 and by 2.3 percent in 2023 (revised downward from 3.2 Further Warning of Recession.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 8, 2023

The concern for economic recession was especially focused on Europe with the ongoing hostilities of the Russia and Ukraine conflict and with residual high levels of inflation. Inventory will be a key concern as CFO ’s continue to monitor working capital efficiencies, erosion of margins or expected declines in economic growth.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Puneet Saxena, Corporate Vice President of Manufacturing Industry Strategy at Blue Yonder, kicked off proceedings by welcoming attendees and setting the stage for the speakers and the panel discussion that were to follow. China, Ukraine, Middle East), high interest rates, concerns about recession, etc.

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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

JULY 7, 2022

Weaker demand conditions, the war in Ukraine and persistent supply issues were cited as reasons for lower production. ”. There is also a developing understanding on what impacts there will be regarding supplies of key commodities that were sourced in both Russia and Ukraine. United Kingdom. in March. percentage points from Q1 to Q2.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The authors noted that it was unclear as to whether the conflict in Ukraine and associated disruptions to ocean shipping made for the difference. Trucking disruptions in these areas threaten the flow of inbound and outbound inventory. . Because of this, both Inventory Costs (91.0) Inventory levels reportedly dipped to 75.7

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a major energy crisis in Europe, environmental disasters and pandemic lockdowns have continued to disrupt transport and supply chains, raw material costs and inputs are on the rise in many parts of the world and inflation is creating challenges for end consumers and companies alike.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

Reportedly, concerns surrounding inflation and the conflict in Ukraine further clouded the outlook for manufacturers. The report further indicated that Inputs, expressed as supplier deliveries, inventories and imports, continued to constrain production expansion. Panelists reportedly pointed to lengthened del ivery times. Bob Ferrari.

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