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. On top of that, uncertainty over the conflict will lead to higher oil and natural gas prices worldwide, even if additional supply outside of Russia comes online.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2022

In her recent blog post , Anusha Shankar discussed this tragedy, as well as the need to help Blue Yonder customers navigate the significant supply chain challenges that have resulted from this war — such as blocked transportation lanes and airspace, production shutdowns, dramatic increases in fuel costs, and product and material shortfalls.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Source: Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. There are extremely long distances between some transportation hubs. P&G knew that it needed to improve its S&OP forecast quality, while reducing the human effort and inventory needed to meet customer service levels.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Production halts, container and transport shortages, and port logjams are just a few of the factors eating away at both efficiency and profits. Between them, Ukraine and Russia account for approximately one-third of global wheat production. Rethink just-in-time inventory policies: There could be another pandemic or another war.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. Continued fallout, including transport congestion, limited air freight and rail freight transportation in the Asia-Europe lanes, because of the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

A company can choose to maintain a high level of costly inventory to ensure short lead times, and a family can decide to live farther away from work and school but buy a bigger house. Last year multiple companies needed to urgently relocate their employees and their families from Russia and Ukraine. Let’s continue with this analogy.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2022

Elevated transportation and logistics costs and longer transit times have impacted profitability, despite ongoing price increases imposed on products. Further reported was that about two-thirds of the company’s inventory was still in-transit at the end of the most recent quarter. billion, while sales associated with the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2022

There are additionally the usual downside caveats that include further imposition of sanctions or consumer and business boycotts related to Russia. The OECD report reinforces that both Ukraine and Russia are large producers and exporters of key energy, minerals and basic food commodities. Anticipate higher interest rates in the U.S.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 17, 2022

With fuel required across all forms of transportation, parcel carrier fuel surcharges are growing. The factors driving parcel carrier fuel surcharges include: E-commerce growth – When the pandemic brought home millions of Americans in late 2019 and early 2020, e-commerce became the source for every real need.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. to Asia , as well as the European consequences of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict as now driving added index volatility. Transportation Price growth is down sharply (-15.8)

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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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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The year featured continual component shortfalls, explosive inbound materials cost increases and continuous global transportation disruptions. By Q4, major European manufacturers were exploring alternative sources to produce energy-intensive products such as chemicals and fertilizers, with the U.S. Current Year 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . In this Part Two posting, we provide highlights to Prediction Three outlined in our advisory. Canada or Mexico.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 5, 2023

From the earlier post-pandemic shocks to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the acceleration of energy transition, these factors have caused further uncertainty for the oil and gas industry. Reducing demurrage and transportation cost. Keeping optimal inventories by providing visibility into your on-hand and in-transit inventories.

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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

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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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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 28, 2022

Further reported was the highest profitability performance in a decade in the midst of high inflation and disrupted global transportation and logistics networks. That was counter to Inditex’s prior stance to operate a very lean inventory levels. billion, exceeding market expectations. Business Outlook.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

Such forces re declining consumer demand, bloated inventory levels, added industry supply chain disruptions and higher levels of cost inflation. This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. Regarding the latter, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Of particular concern was the Inventory level index, which rose 9.1

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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. Dual sourcing and longer term contracts – This is always a challenge.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

They collectively provide evidence that the prior disruptions still occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the latest manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China, will have a longer economic and service level effect in the coming months. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

lawmakers had expressed concerns that with supply chains already highly constrained, the CP Rail stoppage would create an added transportation crisis for import as well as export flows. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . Canadian and U.S. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test. Further, U.S.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

And while each market can be unique, we found a few repeating themes in our own experience and from sources including Gartner and our customers Procter and Gamble (P&G) and Cipla Medpro. Not knowing how much inventory is at each location. Supply chain planning in emerging markets is different. Here’s what we found: 1.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams. As supply chain logistics and transportation teams are keenly aware, rates peaked to more than $20,000 per container for both routes at this time last year.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

Once again the data collectively provides evidence that disruptions remain occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China. A likely certainty is that transportation and logistics costs will continue to rise in the coming months. in May from the 46.0

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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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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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USC Consulting Group

MARCH 27, 2023

The industry is looking for ways to take the risk out of its supply chain, namely by reshoring or nearshoring supply to offset the worry about once-reliable sources. One of the wild cards in terms of supply chain is the current geopolitical instability, with the war in Ukraine lingering and tensions heating up with China and Russia.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Multiple pre-pandemic vulnerabilities and added risk areas were exposed, including the disruption of global wide transportation and logistics processes impacting broader industry supply chains. Inventory levels in retail channels remain at high levels because of bullwhip excess ordering.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A caveat clearly stated is a high degree of uncertainty associated with this latest forecast due to shifting monetary policy in advanced economies along with the unpredictable nature of the Russia-Ukraine war. . Further Warning of Recession. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 24, 2022

Supply factors are the factor of multi-industry supply networks, inventory management and other strategies initiated or responded to by multi-industry supply chains and services stakeholders such as carriers and logistics services providers. That would be spot on, as well.

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BlueYonder

JULY 1, 2014

SCN: In the PwC survey, the CEOs indicated that Germany and Russia were two areas where they expect significant growth. Russia, similarly, almost escaped the recession. Russia did have a dip, but they rebounded very fast. Russia’s performance is even more impressive. The following is a summary of his comments.

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Elementum

AUGUST 28, 2017

It would also have the second largest land mass behind Russia, with about 5.4 In developing countries, food loss is significantly higher in the early stages of production mainly due to poor storage, packaging, and transport facilities as well as inefficient harvesting and processing techniques. billion tons every year.

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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. up from a value of 53.7

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2022

An example of supply chain resilience A basic example of supply chain resilience is building in redundancy through dual sourcing: having an alternative supplier for important parts or ingredients. Their Head of Supply Chain, Daniel Bull-Clearie, initially sourced their raw product entirely from their own coastal farm.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Consultancy UK).

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Elementum

MAY 29, 2018

It would also have the second largest land mass behind Russia, with about 5.4 In developing countries, food loss is significantly higher in the early stages of production mainly due to poor storage, packaging, and transport facilities as well as inefficient harvesting and processing techniques. billion tons every year.

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