Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2017

But before I bring out the lawn mower and tool box, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Mondelez Says Cyberattack Cost it Business (WSJ – sub. Amazon Japan challenged by glitches in delivery services (Nikkei Asian Review). last week, the company said Thursday.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added insights on reported September and Q3 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported September PMI reported value 49.1 reflecting a 0.4

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

The company’s integration partners include Element Logic , one of Europe ’s intralogistics companies; and Okamura , a Japan based provider of high-quality products and services for offices, education, commercial facilities and distribution centers. JAGGAER Finalizes Added Strategic Partnership.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

The kick-off to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan is just two weeks away, after being postponed last summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, a resurgent coronavirus forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the event. Rob Spilman Jr.,

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The results of that strategy came to light in the reporting of Tesla’s latest Q3 financial performance that missed on revenue and especially profitability objectives which caused investors to precipitate a 15 percent decline in the company’s stock price last week in questioning the poor performance.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of both December 2022 and full year reported global PMI indices that at the close of 2022 present a far different picture from the start of the year. This posting serves as a side panel to the start of our multi-part unveiling of our individual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 19, 2017

Order fulfillment channels are becoming more complex as the possible combinations for purchase and returns explode. Global purchasing power. The current categorization of G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA) won’t be applicable. Social transparency is already driving purchasing decisions by your customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC defines the warehouse automation market according to a number of qualifications and dimensions to deliver a well-defined measure, with numerous segmentations, allowing those that purchase the research to understand what is being measured, and to easily extrapolate the findings to support their strategic planning needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on reported July 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The July reported value of 48.7 The July reported value of 48.7 declined 0.7

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Logility

MARCH 30, 2020

A major fire in China has a different impact than a major earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a volcanic eruption in northern Europe or a category 5 hurricane in the southern United States. With a demand-side disruption like a recession or a pandemic, customers will drastically change their purchases and adjust their inventory positions.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007. If 2020 was the year of B2C, 2021 could likely be the year of B2B. Manufacturing is gaining steam not only in the US but around the world as businesses return to a COVID-19 type of redefined normalcy.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As online shopping increased due to COVID-19, 45% of shoppers began focusing on sustainability when making purchasing decisions, and that is likely to continue and expand. This led, in 2019, to the company’s worst-performing quarter since 2016 and a loss of market share in both China and Japan. .

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2022

Online commerce platform provider Shopify , often compared to Amazon in the ability to support small and mid-sized businesses create and maintain an online shipping presence, announced thi9s week its intent to acquire end-to-end online logistics San Francisco based fulfillment provider Deliverr for a reported $2.1 billion.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Bloomberg reports a new analysis by University College London researchers concludes, “If the U.S. ” Christopher Martin ( @cleantechchris ) and Millicent Dent report all types of companies are profiting from pursuing sustainability. Kadir van Lohuizen ( @mediakadir ) reports, “The world generates at least 3.5

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 This provider describes itself as an AI- enabled procurement Cloud platform built for the sourcing of lower-dollar, non-strategic purchases, commonly referred to as “ tail spend.” Fairmarkit Announces $35.6

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2023

The bank will reportedly purchase $119 billion in deposits and upwards of $72 billion in existing SVB loans. The technology leverages AI/ML capabilities to create dynamic planning models allowing customers to optimize inventory, logistics, production and service part operations. This move, estimated to represent upwards of 2.5

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2022

In 2020, 57% of American households purchased plant-based foods.” ”[5] Lifestyle journalist Ellie Swain ( @lifesawindow ), reports, “The CBD market is booming thanks to the growing demand for healthier foods, along with CBD’s claimed benefits for wellness and mental health. Mintel reports that 71% of U.S.

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Ware2Go

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

If you think it’s time to start offering international shipping, take a look at your site analytics to see which countries are bringing the most international traffic to your site and look at your competitors to see which countries they offer international shipping to. A large part of moving into new markets is research.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 13, 2020

Numerous reports confirm the coronavirus pandemic has motivated business leaders to consider new ways to leverage technology and automation to lessen their company’s exposure to human-related crises. Bloomberg reporters insist, “Battered and bruised, supply chains [are shifting] to recover-and-survive mode.”[6]

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The report pointed to underlying fundamentals remaining weak as new order volumes stagnated while business optimism was note as falling to a reported two-year low. reported at the end of March, and a 52.3 value reported for May.

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3PL Insights

JUNE 30, 2020

The new agreement raises that number to 75% which would reduce the amount of materials purchased from competing countries like Germany and Japan. The hope for this is to increase purchases from the U.S. and Canada, while also increasing wages in Mexican factories. Labor Laws Reform.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. Amazon’s trucking fleet is expanding rapidly; it launched in 2005 with the purchase of thousands of trailers used to shift goods between fulfillment centers.

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Elementum

APRIL 25, 2016

As more people turn to the Internet to purchase products, industries are feeling the pressure to improve efficiency while ensuring customer satisfaction. In a recent investment research report, analysts noted that e-commerce sales will climb to over US $1 trillion by 2020 if the overall retail sector experiences even modest growth.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2019

More devastation from different natural disasters seems to have been reported in the last year than we’re typically used to seeing. For example, the catastrophic Tohoku earthquake and tsunami a few years ago resulted in a massive US$210 billion in costs for Japan. Graham Parker. .

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Unleashed

JANUARY 31, 2023

This approach to supply chain management is a child of Lean Thinking – a business methodology that originated in Japan in the late 1980s. Whether it’s unnecessary steps taken to fulfil an order, unnecessary raw materials purchased to build a product, or simply staff having too much downtime. Identify waste Waste comes in many forms.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Parliament endorses landmark EU-Japan free trade agreement. As reported by Bloomberg, “Theresa May’s government has told supermarkets to keep as much stock as possible in warehouses around the country in case the U.K. In related news, as reported by Reuters, Deliv announced yesterday that “it is partnering with twenty new U.S.

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o9 Solutions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In fact, according to a recent Accenture report Supply Chain Transformation on the Cloud , many supply chain and related functions such as engineering, planning, manufacturing, fulfillment, and service management are rated as either low or medium in their current cloud adoption levels.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Compared to the 1,382 containers on average lost per year between 2008-2019 as reported by The World Shipping Council, that’s a big jump. For example, a recent maritime accident in December 2020 resulted in freight being held in Japan. Consider purchasing maritime insurance. What’s the reason for it?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Nissan to trial robo-taxis in Japan (BBC News). As reported by the Wall Street Journal : United Parcel Service Inc. The company said on Wednesday “that soaring online purchases have caused delays in its distribution network,” according to Reuters. Anheuser-Busch Orders 40 Tesla Semi Trucks (WSJ – sub.

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Vinculum

JULY 14, 2022

Amid the pandemic, this shift in the purchasing pattern of the customer is because of the following reasons: Consumers and the respective brand products are on the verge of adopting digital shopping ideas significantly. The D2C model uses different payment methods, and the brand products are delivered in real-time.

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Elementum

MARCH 24, 2016

According to the government statistics bureau, the recent figure of the manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) shows a 49－down from 49.4 Recent news reports the Pearl River Delta—a major manufacturing center of China—is suffering from numerous factory closures. last January 2016. Consumer Driven.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 20, 2014

In 2013, the German E-Commerce and Direct Selling Trade Association (BEVH) reports a growth of 22 percent, with a turnover of €48.4 But BEVH reports that only a meagre 1.6 But BEVH reports that only a meagre 1.6 The reluctance to purchase groceries online seems to be a German peculiarity. billion on groceries.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

China, Japan, and South Korea are among the top consumers , driven by their increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and other high-tech applications. To meet this demand and ensure a sustainable supply chain, Australia, Chile , China, and Brazil are proactively ramping up their lithium production.

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Kinaxis

JULY 8, 2015

Why can’t we predict everything? Predictive analytics are one way to forward think. As you can probably guess, this is the last step in reaching Stage Five for your Supply Chain Planning System of Record (SCP SOR). Quantitative analysis has really become popular and there is no lack of data. How was this done?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Toyota Motor will restart domestic production after a cyberattack on a supplier ground the automaking giant’s factories to a one-day halt, sparking concerns about vulnerability in Japan Inc’s supply chain. The pace of inventory accumulation reported by the Commerce Department on Monday was, however, slower than in recent months.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

He reports one such sprawling conurbation is found in China, which “plans to merge nine huge cities in the Pear River Delta to create a megacity called JingJinJi. The new urban center would be bigger than Japan by population.” ”[2]. .”[5]

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Precoro

JUNE 21, 2023

Accurate financial reporting is crucial for maintaining transparency, complying with laws and market regulations, and building trust in relationships with suppliers, creditors, and investors. According to Ardent Partners , 48% of AP leaders see improving AP reporting and data analytics as a strategic priority for 2023.

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