Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

Since China is home to seven of the world’s 10 biggest container ports, lockdowns could disrupt supply chains well into the foreseeable future. Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods. A key to making supply chains more resilient, is improving visibility.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

In a reported effort to cut additional costs and increase needed cash flows, the provider announced intentions to cut upwards of 800 jobs within its North America support teams and eliminate its company operated warehouses. based manufacturing strategy, with a decision to source manufacturing at a CMS provider located in Taiwan.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. Canadian and U.S.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 3, 2020

Whether in official press releases, mass emails, or executive meetings, business leaders acknowledged that tough times may indeed be ahead, but also expressed confidence and cautious optimism that supply chain disruptions would be minimal. This includes food and beverage suppliers, packers, and manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. remains unclear.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. And, according to some analysts, things could get worse—a whole lot worse! Other Industries.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

This survey of a reported 750 CEO’s and other C-Suite executives was conducted in May 2022, among executives based in North America , Latin America , Asia and Europe. Sources indicated to Nikkei that Samsung desires to more closely review its inventory levels to ensure that stocks are manageable. cyberattacks.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 4, 2016

An increase in the number of devastating hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, floods and droughts should be worrying to everyone, not just those concerned for their supply chains. In 2014, three of the top five biggest supply chain disruptions were related to natural disasters.

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SupplyShift

MARCH 15, 2022

The majority of organizations recognize and understand that a lot of the risk of sustainability is contained throughout the manufacturing and labor of sub-tier suppliers. With all of the supply chain disruptions and procurement challenges regarding sourcing in 2021, it’s impossible to reach sustainability goals alone.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. reported for January.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters blog we provide highlights and insights regarding SAP SE’s 2022 Sapphire ASUG Now customer conference held last week in Orlando, Florida. . Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Likely the most compelling observation and conclusion delivered in the July report relates to peak season: “ If we are going to see a rebalance of supply and demand in the freight market, it will probably have to come from a decrease in supply, as an increase in demand may not be in the cards.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Like most industries, manufacturers around the world are feeling the pinch of inventory disruption brought on by shortages and other supply chain challenges. But manufacturers are unique. What is Manufacturing Inventory Control? What is Manufacturing Inventory Control? Do you have whiplash yet?

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4 Trucking disruptions in these areas threaten the flow of inbound and outbound inventory. . US Logistics Index.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

In 2021, 87% of Americans were negatively impacted by the supply chain. 75% of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruption ( Accenture ). In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

percent in North America. The manufacturer has now reduced its expectations for industrywide smartphone shipments to flat or minimal growth. Apple has for the past two years, begin shifting some of its contract manufacturing capacity for certain models of iPhones outside of China to areas such as Vietnam and India.

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SupplyShift

MARCH 15, 2022

The majority of organizations recognize and understand that a lot of the risk of sustainability is contained throughout the manufacturing and labor of sub-tier suppliers. Collaboration For a business to meet its sustainability goals, it must first look outside of its own walls. This means finding ways to connect with your sub-tiers.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

For example, Unilever, a consumer goods company, has a responsible sourcing policy that includes human rights due diligence and requires suppliers to adhere to its human rights principles. Examples of social sustainability in procurement include: Sourcing from suppliers who provide fair wages and safe working conditions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

For example, a vaccine manufacturer increased their order size by a factor of four in one weekend; a video call company wanted to receive ten times as much product as they initially forecast with just a month’s lead-time. Demand uncertainty does make it much more difficult for a supply chain to respond to customers’ orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

But given more than two years of incessant and unprecedented supply chain disruptions, we may never see “normal times” again. What’s in manufacturing? Strategy and leadership teams might elect to be alerted to production line disruptions, for example, so they receive details about every impacted order.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JULY 22, 2020

The company’s initiative means that it will work to transition its manufacturing suppliers to renewable sources of electricity to power their operations. Lockheed Martin raised its full-year outlook after the defense contractor overcame supply chain disruptions in the second quarter. Charlotte News & Observer).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Chipotle Mexican Grill says its goal to source and sell chicken that’s certified as humanely raised has been delayed because its suppliers weren’t able to make the necessary changes without disrupting supply. Ongoing global supply chain disruptions have many companies shifting supply chain strategies.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. Networked Supply Chains Require Better Visibility. Importers are using multiple sourcing vendors to improve their ability to respond to market demand and opportunities.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

It’s not hard to imagine the types of supply chain disruptions that would arise in this situation, such as severely halted and constrained international trade and widespread shortages. Extreme weather like this would damage manufacturing and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. and key regions worldwide.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S. Companies are coping with rising costs to source and produce goods in China and other Asian locales.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

Apart from the panic buying are there Supply Chain lessons that we should learn from the Coronavirus pandemic to improve the robustness of Supply Chains in the future? Supply Chain Disruptions … So Far. China was locking down hundreds of millions of people and closing manufacturing facilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers that were dealing with the China to North America trade lanes were already operating in crisis mode. These rising prices can cut into the profits of manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who are reliant on this form of energy for powering their facilities. billion.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

Whether to relocate supply or manufacturing from China to another low-cost country or switch to a near-shoring or re-shoring strategy is not a decision to take lightly. Nike: The world-famous sportswear brand has been moving manufacturing from China to some African and Southeast Asian countries.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

This disruption affects various industries, including suppliers for global retailers and car manufacturers. Kia, in particular, faces vulnerability to delays, affecting its just-in-time manufacturing model. Surcharges for all Asia to North America shipments will start in mid-January.

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QAD

MAY 18, 2023

The automotive industry is undergoing a massive technological transformation toward vehicle electrification and the shift presents huge opportunities for manufacturers that do business in the US, especially since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022. What’s in the Inflation Reduction Act’s New Clean Vehicle Credit?

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