Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2024

New IoT-based architectures allow for just about any function in the built environment to be integrated into a single common system, with common visualization, common reporting functions, a single engineering environment, and more. Start looking into your built environment and try to understand the potential cyber risks posed by it.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 27, 2014

In other news… Supply Chain Risk Management Now a Priority for Most Businesses ( Accenture ). Several reports have been published in recent years underscoring the growing importance of supply chain risk management. LLamasoft and CHAINalytics Announce Partnership.

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Exiger Perspectives

JANUARY 7, 2025

Exigers Proprietary Third-Party and Supply Chain Risk Model Exigers Proprietary model delivers comprehensive insights into supply chain risks by leveraging advanced AI-driven analytics to assess vulnerabilities across multiple tiers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? We have worked in hundreds of different industries and spend areas over many years in thousands of procurement projects. Another $1.5

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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. reported for June.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 2, 2025

Supplier Diversification and Sourcing Challenges: Many organizations rely on a vast network of suppliers, sometimes numbering in the hundreds. This increases administrative complexity and introduces risks related to supplier reliability, lead times, and quality control.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2017

In countless surveys over the past decade, manufacturers and retailers rank “improving supply chain visibility” as one of their top priorities. Yet, despite their focus on this effort and advancements in technology, achieving timely, accurate, and complete supply chain visibility remains an elusive goal for many companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. The Potential Impact on the Commodity Supply Chain. Energy cost increases, in turn, often lead these companies to raise their prices. Graph of Russia War Supply Chain Interdependencies.

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 11, 2025

Supply chain and procurement leaders must now navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment, balancing cost efficiency with risk mitigation. Its a very dynamic environment, says Jason Clark, Exigers SVP for Manufacturing and Energy, in the webinar Preparing for Tariffs: Steps to Take Now.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 7, 2020

What is supply chain risk management? Supply chain risk management is the process of identifying and managing issues within a supply chain. ordinated approach to implementing strategies to manage both daily challenges and unique risks.

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ivalua

JUNE 10, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fact that many supply chains remain inadequately prepared for a crisis. Supply chain management and procurement sit poised on the frontlines of managing global supply risks for their brands. Gaining a Full Picture of Supply Chain Threats.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented. Aerospace Industry is characterized by high material costs (about 65-80%). BMW uses a 12-year planning horizon and divides it into an annual period.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Not surprisingly, companies that employ advanced analytics to improve decision making and execution have the results to show for it.”. One of the new tools available to decision makers is predictive analytics. Leveraging predictive analytics is as close as business leaders will come to having a crystal ball.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Where you get these from, or how you source them, can be a huge decision. Sourcing can seem overwhelming if you’re a brand or retail buyer not entirely sure what you’re doing, but it can significantly impact the quality, cost, and availability of your products. What is strategic sourcing? What is procurement?

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 17, 2025

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its Supply Chain Matters blog revisits assumptions included in 2025 predictions and how they are changing with ongoing developments. Global Trade Forecasts Global trade forecasts serve as a barometer for global supply chain activity levels. Risks are to the downside.

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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. Timing was a further crucial factor.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Some industry reports point out reluctance to route January 2025 import volume via east coast ports because of ongoing uncertainty. West Coast Port of Los Angeles reported 27 percent higher container volumes processed in the period from July to September. A published report by Business Broadcasting Network CNBC titled: U.S.

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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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EcoVadis

MARCH 31, 2017

Predictable risks are still causing significant losses on a daily basis. Many organizations are losing millions, and in some Global 3000 cases, billions of dollars a year due to ineffective supply chain risk management and monitoring. which can vary by geography. What is the Depth of Supplier Coverage?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 11, 2015

I have been having a number of fascinating interviews with Chief Procurement Officers this past week on the subject of procurement analytics and supply management risk. But when companies do further analytics on excessive inventory, they eventually realize that about 80% of it is non-critical.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 2, 2020

As an experienced business professional, he has served in diverse roles ranging from Marketing and Strategy, to Procurement and Supply Chain. He is a frequent speaker, college lecturer and author on topics that include Supply Chain Risk Management, Environmental Sustainability and Governance, and the use of new A.I.

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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. reported for January.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2016

Then, as a treat, we have 10 more bonus supply chain trends for 2016 in the form of an infographic from irms 360 Enterprise, a Cloud Warehouse Management System. Supply Chain Trends 2016: 5 Additional More Areas of Focus. A Bigger Focus On Supply Chain Risk Management, Especially Resiliency.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Do you currently work primarily with Life Sciences clients at Resilinc? I have nearly 30 years of experience as a global procurement and supply chain leader in High-Tech and Life Sciences. Of those alerts, 60% typically had some kind of impact reported by a supplier.

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Exiger Perspectives

JULY 19, 2024

Unlocking the Potential of Supply Chain Digital Twins July 19, 2024 Article Table of Contents With the rising number of global regulations , sustainability demands and market fluctuations, the need to predict supply chain disruptions, mitigate risks and enhance procurement processes has never been greater.

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

In many cases you will discover that processes like demand, inventory, replenishment, and manufacturing planning are limited by a lack of software capability. Poor planning solutions lead to work-arounds, fat fingering, inefficient management and ineffective collaboration with partners.

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Resilinc

MAY 18, 2021

As expected, the semiconductor shortage continues to plague the automotive industry with carmakers now expected to suffer losses of $110 billion in 2021, according to a widely reported estimate from Alix Partners. And, the long timeframes required to build new semiconductor fabs mean chip supply won’t be flowing anytime soon.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. The August numbers once again signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions as output and new order rates continue to fall.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

The overall takeaway from the July data was that global production momentum had begun to stagnate and in some regions such as the Eurozone, Taiwan, and to some extent , certain manufacturing regions of China, PMI values had reached contraction levels. . Global Supply Chain Pressure Index. This index was reported as 1.84

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Resilinc

APRIL 27, 2021

While the pandemic has given procurement managers fresh ammunition to advocate for greater resiliency within their corporate supply chains, geopolitical experts and a bipartisan coalition of legislators argue that the U.S. According to the Wilson Center’s Deputy Director for Geoeconomics Shihoko Goto, U.S. said Marchese.

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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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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

They are: Tracking products moving through the supply chain. Tracking payment information, such as purchase orders. Managing trade documentation. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning. Managing inventory. Managing freight transportation.

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 30, 2023

Issues with Many SCRM Programs Supply chain management and supply chain risk management (SCRM) have become a greater priority for businesses and government organizations in the last five years, according to Gartner. We refer to this as the TRADES framework.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights report that Volkswagen luxury branded vehicles were impounded by U.S. Background Supply chain ethical and social responsibility, that which umbrellas ESG conformance, have increasingly become a concern for businesses, large and small, along with their procurement organizations.

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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. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. For 2021, U.S. percent to $1.85

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on reported June 2023 and Q2-2023 quarterly global and regional PMI indices. The June numbers signal renewed contraction of global wide production within global supply chain networks. The June reported value of 48.8 value reported for May.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Resilinc’s Rick Freeman weighs in on the future opportunities for high-tech and semiconductor companies Despite the stabilization of the high-tech and semiconductor supply chain, the industry still faces pressure due to ongoing import/export restrictions and changing regulations governing semiconductor production and sourcing.

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