Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

Supply Chain Risk Management Solution from riskmethods. If I was asked to vote for the most interesting solution set that has come to the fore over the last few years, my vote would be for supply chain risk management solutions. Supply Chain Risk Management Vendors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

The dimensions of risk they monitor include the financial health of suppliers; reputational and criminal risk; operational risk; cyber risk; and regulatory risk. All suppliers are rated on a 1 to 10 scale across different risk categories. There is a typical process flow for this solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 16, 2015

We are entering an era where it is becoming possible to detect supply chain risks much more quickly. AGCO is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of a wide range of agricultural equipment. A case in point is offered by AGCO.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary relative to July’s global manufacturing PMI indices relative to data indicating declining momentum, and some contraction among specific global regions. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. Global Wide Production Activity. slipping 2.3

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2014

If you’re a supply chain or logistics executive and you’re looking for ways to improve as a leader this year, here are my five recommendations: 1. Ask “What are the risks?”more Supply chain management is risky business — and the risks are growing every day. more often.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Risk Management Provider Avetta Acquired Stockholm based private equity firm EQT has reportedly agreed to acquire supply chain risk management software technology and managed services provider Avetta from existing private equity owners Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ( WCAS ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 13, 2022

Supply chain disruptions are continuing to occur for a variety of reasons. Weather delays can affect shipping lanes, manufacturers face product shortages, demand continues to spike for certain products, containers are difficult to acquire, and the trucking industry faces a driver and capacity shortage, just to name a few.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. United States Two indices of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Now, with September and full Q3 reporting available, global manufacturing activity has officially fallen below the 50.0 The September 2022 J.P.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

We’ve made our predictions , but it’s the unexpected that makes supply chain management so exciting and demanding. Did you come up with any New Year’s resolutions to improve as a supply chain and logistics leader this year? Ask “What are the risks?”more Runners on your mark, get set…”. more often.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Risks in halal supply chains The halal integrity of a brand (and its products) is a function of its supply chain, where a breakage in halal integrity anywhere in a supply chain becomes a breakage of its halal integrity.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

Supply Chain Risk Management, or (SCRM for short), is an already expanding industry, and with artificial intelligence becoming more intelligent by the day, it’s going to be an integral part of any supply chain analysis. Disruptions these days can mean unhappy customers, and lead to huge loss of profits.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When Cooper began putting their vendors into the platform, they began to see that with certain product categories there was concentration risk. Many of their suppliers were using the same sub-tier manufacturers. The way a company responds to the risks depends upon the category and the severity of the risk.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

This comprehensive 38-page report includes the full listing of predictions along with a lot of information, perspectives and added insights.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

These changes have increased the speed and accuracy of information flow, enabled real-time visibility, and improved collaboration among supply chain partners. Furthermore, talent shortages pose a challenge to supply chain management. Another notable example is the technology sector.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

August is usually a quiet month for supply chain and logistics news, but not this year, especially the past couple of weeks. LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. UK government announces funding for truck platooning trials (Automotive Logistics).

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Is it possible these things have impacted the sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery of my cologne? I may be overly concerned about the receipt of my order, and I do have some safety stock levels with my current cologne, but since the company has not charged my card, it also make me think about economic risk.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. business logistics costs reportedly rose by 22.4 For 2021, U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

If cost reduction is not the only thing to measuring supply chain performance, that begs the questions: "Maybe we should be measuring other Supply Chain Management activities and what would they be?". Inventory measurement is critical and it is money after all in that it took a capital expense to procure.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 3, 2024

In this special Supply Chain Matters supply network risk advisory, we highlight the initial implications of today’s major earthquake that has impacted the island of Taiwan. Reportedly, United Microelectronics Corp , Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. PSMC) , and flat panel maker Innolux Corp.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 22, 2024

Cook did not provide a timeline for such an investment since the company has no supply chain investment within this country at this time. Sourcing of supply network components can address needs for lower cost manufacturing, the leveraging of existing industry supply networks or for added resiliency in global supply chain sourcing.

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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. . based manufacturing facilities had soared by over 116 percent. Prediction Background.

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 29, 2023

They work toward helping heal the supply chain. They’re actually in the supply chain,” says Marina Mayer , Editor-in-Chief of Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics. “We It’s proof that today’s supply chain professionals are doing great things for the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. Pivot Toward Internal Manufacturing Presence.

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Exiger Perspectives

JUNE 21, 2023

Award highlights Exiger’s AI solutions and their ability to drive supply chain visibility and operational resilience for advanced manufacturing customers. That’s why it’s important today’s supply chains run on collaboration. The results were transformative. Go to www.SDCExec.com to learn more.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

The commentary provided added perspective regarding the Covid related population restrictions in late 2023 that led to meaningful production disruptions occurring with Apple’s largest contract manufacturing facility producing the latest generation of iPhones. So will various industry specific supply networks.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

The geopolitical conflicts to which Resilinc refers include things like trade conflicts and Brexit, which the company asserts pose some of the most potentially costly and disruptive supply chain impacts. The irony here is that corporate risks include companies themselves. 3] Those risks are: 1. ” The year ahead.

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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. With the closing of the third quarter, the numbers once again signal added contraction in global manufacturing output as product demand levels weaken.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2015

in an effort to streamline its supply chain as it prepared to ramp up manufacturing…UPS said last year it would set up a logistics center in Londonderry, N.H., But the 130-person logistics facility was beset by problems after it opened in July, said people familiar with the operation, slowing assembly to a crawl.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. Our overall theme for industry and global supply chains for 2023 is a Year of Adaptation, Realignment and Response to Economic and Geopolitical Forces. Global Wide Transportation and Logistics.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 16, 2020

While most jobs are not life threatening the level of risk is still prevalent. What are the risks that Supply Chain people deal with every day and what is Supply Chain Risk Management? Supply Chain Risk Management. What is we had a chemical explosion?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

Manufacturing and Supply Chain Activity Levels- Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended 2023 on a noted lackluster footing. Manufacturing production reportedly contracted at a slightly quicker pace in December, dashing hopes for a point of stabilization.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 24, 2022

The report specifically cited iPhone contract manufacturing assemblers Foxconn, Pegatron , Wistron , MacBook producer Quantra Computer , AirPods producer Inventec , each being asked to evaluate alternative sourcing cost and other factors. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , provided a banner headline of renewed contraction as production conditions worsened by the end of Q2. in May to a value of 57.8 in May.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Taking Advantage of Transportation and Logistics Market Dynamics. As we approach the final month of 2022, the realities of a far different picture of global-wide transportation and logistics demand levels are bringing sober awareness to carriers and services providers.

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