Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 14, 2025

A significant point of concern is the dependency on single-sourced components, which poses considerable risks. For example, hospitals rely heavily on nitrogen gas, 60% of which is supplied by Ukraine, underscoring geopolitical vulnerabilities.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 11, 2025

As well as adapting to a global pandemic, the supply chain has faced a seemingly relentless barrage of ‘unprecedented times: The Suez Canal blockage, devastating wildfires, the war in Ukraine, escalating Red Sea tensions, persistent chip shortages, crippling labor shortages, and the looming specter of new tariffs The list goes on.

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2022

It’s a complex problem, but you can successfully optimize inventory levels with the right approach and technology. With all of today’s supply chain disruptions, and new ones no doubt lurking around the corner, companies without optimized inventory are risking overpaying and underperforming. Inventory Optimization Challenges.

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Logility

AUGUST 4, 2022

One example: egg prices are up 56% , according to the Department of Agriculture, driven up by drought, a bird flu epidemic and the war in Ukraine. With much of the inventory suddenly arriving, retailers are realizing that the macro economy and Americans’ buying habits have changed while the goods were adrift. . Big Box Blues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2023

These scrubbers (there’s one in each store) are equipped with inventory intelligence towers that take more than 20 million photos of everything on the shelves every day. funding before starting new production for Ukraine. crumbling infrastructure and manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Our lives became more interesting with the onset pandemic, followed by labor shortages, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, rising oil prices, and the oncoming recession. In the meantime, the inventory data quality has evolved, and the supply planning teams have been reorganized in some countries.

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Elementum

AUGUST 29, 2022

Recent shortages have highlighted the need for robust, future-proof supply chain management systems that far exceed the capabilities of conventional inventory control processes. Today, we will look at the importance of supply chain management in food production and some solutions to prevent further crises.

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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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

-China trade tensions, Covid-19 measures and the Russia-Ukraine crisis. It is prime time for visibility / inventory management tools and outsourcing. Source: US Census Bureau. These have brought resilience and near-shoring back on the agenda. But what will really happen?

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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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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2022

When you boil it down, a product’s shelf life is very short and if you don’t sell it, that inventory will be discounted shrinking already razor thin margins. They explain, “Planning for holidays places significant stress on supply chain planning processes and planning teams. The cost of over forecasting is severe. ”[6]. .”

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BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2022

As we watch Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfold, the real cost of this war is plain: lost lives, families that are forever altered, and destroyed communities. As we’ve all seen in the news coverage of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, conditions are changing minute-by-minute.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

and European companies may last longer than expected as they try to sell off their bulging inventories in an economic climate where demand is stalling. They stocked up again after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up the price of raw materials such as energy and wheat. That’s all for this week.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Then came Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 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. Make over your supply chain to get visibility into potential future disruptions.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

In this, the first of our supply chain news posts, you’ll find updates on the following current stories in global supply chain and logistics operations: The Ukraine war and its impact on global supply chains. The grain blockaded in Ukraine. Ukraine War and its Supply Chain Impact. A growing global warehouse capacity crunch.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 31, 2022

The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Supply chains over the years have predominantly focused more on minimising end-to-end costs, reducing inventories while driving up asset utilisation. Supply chain challenges.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest OECD global economic forecast in the ongoing light of the Ukraine conflict and provide some additional industry supply chain implications. . In addition, supply chains around the world are dependent on exports of metals from Russia and Ukraine. and perhaps other regions.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Supply chain processes include procurement from source to pay, together with inbound logistics, production, quality control, outbound logistics and post-sales service. Direct material management oversees the sourcing, procurement, storage, and flow of raw materials, components, and subassemblies.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

There are a variety of ongoing disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic Russian sanctions coming from other countries. Sanctions make these elements harder to procure elsewhere while preventing many companies from using existing Russian sources. In many instances, alternative sources are limited.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year. Mid-Year Assessment.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

And the world has now been rocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, altering global supply chains forever. This then provides new insights for faster decision-making, automated planning, and the elimination of time, inventory, and risk throughout your supply chain. Can the United States be far behind?

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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. QAD Auctions tailors auction designs to the specific negotiation and award strategies and improves sourcing results. Potential U.S.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Manufacturers and distributors will need to rethink their use of lean manufacturing strategies that minimise their inventory held by optimising the inventory mix required to protect customer service in their global supply chains. In come cases where tier-one suppliers do not have visibility into their supply chains, always.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 30, 2025

Sourcing raw materials from Asia, coordinating freight with European logistics providers, or navigating distribution networks in the Americas cross-border operations rely on effective communication to make them happen. Procurement staff must send alternate sourcing orders. Logistics coordinators will need to reroute deliveries.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

Reportedly, since Russia’ s invasion of Ukraine , global CEO s are confronting a world of extraordinary volatility and uncertainty, forcing many to reassess their growth assumptions and put strategic plans on hold. Inventory Management Assessment- Samsung Electronics. cyberattacks. Inflation are top of mind concerns.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

percent for this year, two percentage points lower, warning of the effects of high global wide inflation, the war in Ukraine and continued supply chain disruptions will impact real GDP growth. Reportedly, the inventories of the largest 3,000 global firms, excluding real estate firms, increased inventory levels from 5.2

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Clogged ports, a shortage of raw ingredients, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fires, and floods have all served to challenge the smooth flow of goods. Denbury, an independent energy company, sources CO 2 from Jackson Dome, a natural carbon source field in Mississippi. Supply Chain Disruptions Affecting the Beverage Industry.

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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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BlueYonder

MAY 29, 2025

If they forecast too high, automakers end up with incredibly expensive, heavy component inventories on hand that require special handling and storage. Worse, that inventory is aging quickly, as battery innovation picks up speed. Raw material supply forecasts, production capacities and supplier availability are the main constraints.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

That means, geopolitical events, such as the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, climate emergencies, inflation, and so forth, can be taken into consideration. The plus side to this model is reduced inventory and cost savings because less storage space is required. This means that companies can manage inventory much better.

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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

APRIL 27, 2023

I sat down with Kenneth Zins, Henry Schein vice president of global sourcing, to take a look at trends, discuss where best to focus a team’s energy, and share approaches for navigating the inevitable challenges ahead. You want to balance your inventory levels. And this trend is not at all over.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2022

In his recent blog , Anmol Khurana discussed the immediate effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict for companies shipping products in and out of the region. Even more damaging are the potential long-term impacts for the world’s food supply as Russia seizes Ukraine’s grain supplies and harvesting equipment.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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. In one reported dimension, cited from sourced industry forecasting data, automakers and their battery suppliers are planning to install 5.8

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QAD

JANUARY 24, 2023

With a war raging in the Ukraine, ongoing COVID restrictions in China, and the holistic repercussions that are still being felt from the pandemic, the traditional supply chain is quickly undergoing a digitization revolution for more visibility and control.

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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. Revisit your sourcing arrangements with suppliers, especially with a view to geographic location. Out of hardship come opportunities: leverage the possibilities with ERP.

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