Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The study underscores the urgent need for organizations to enhance their supply chain resilience through advanced analytics, technology-driven insights, and strategic planning to navigate evolving tariffs, trade policies, and market dynamics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

This puts pressure on other device manufacturers to follow suit. Retrocausal : Develops AI-powered solutions for manufacturing, focusing on real-time error detection and process optimization to improve quality control and reduce operational costs. The companies on the Forbes AI 50 list have raised a total of $34.7 billion in funding.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

Theyre feeling the heat most, as sudden trade policy curveballs throw procurement plans into chaos. manufacturer I know saw their import costs jump overnight, forcing a rethink of a decade-old sourcing strategy. Nearshoring and Local Sourcing Given the unpredictability of global trade policies, nearshoring has become a viable option.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 7, 2025

On the positive side, companies such as a small manufacturer of advanced plastic components used across various sectors, such as medical, industrial, automotive and consumer products has experienced increased interest from clients eager to purchase American-made goods. Where do industrial companies focus to prepare for tariffs?

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Exiger Perspectives

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Key Takeaways from the White Houses America First Investment Policy Memo Client Alert february 24, 2025 Table of Contents The White Houses America First Investment Policy memorandum (dated Feb. Additionally, the directive lays the policy groundwork for expanded outbound investment restrictions. based production and suppliers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

Government’s effective Business Continuity support and pandemic-related crisis management , effective socio-economic policy measures ,and Job Support schemes ,underpinned by multiple Crisis Budgets, helped to stabilise the crisis situation. Supply Chain Resilience became an instant Buzz word amongst Policy makers and Industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2025

Some of that was driven by the shift to electric vehicles, and some by changing tariff policies. The consumer goods manufacturing and grocery vertical was also particularly strong. Product Line Growth From an industry perspective, automotive was the fastest-growing vertical; it was up 56% year-over-year.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 10, 2025

Anne has a long career in transportation policy, with a stint at the Association of American Railroads, 16 years at CSX Corporation, eight of which as Vice-President for Government Affairs, and a political appointment as a Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2025

From Indias perspective, the trade deal complements its ambition to become apreferred manufacturing destination, encouraging businesses to diversify their investments. While the final deal does not alter UK immigration policies, it does include the three-year social security exemption for Indian workers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 31, 2024

How should a global manufacturer make a decision? In short, the research tells me that the manufacturing industries are stuck. In contrast, for a global manufacturer, the answer is more complex. Define a proactive approach and the value/economies of scale of planning manufacturing/transportation and sourcing together.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

One of the clearest lessons learned during the pandemic was the importance of domestic manufacturing. As global supply chains snarled and essential products became hard to find, many domestic manufacturers pivoted to make up shortages. The importance of manufacturing has often been overlooked as the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

Supply chain policies and configurations can be evaluated and then optimized across the likely ranges of demand, supply, disruptions, and financial drivers – providing the best plans across strategic and tactical horizons. Matt Hoffman is the Vice President of Product and Industry Solutions at John Galt Solutions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2024

In this research, 81% of brand owners and contract manufacturers primarily depend on communication through email and spreadsheets. Approximately 32% of manufacturing, across industries, is outsourced. The global economy and multi-national supply chain flows were based on rational government policy.

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Exiger Perspectives

APRIL 16, 2025

manufacturing, addressing supply chain dependencies on China, and enhancing national security through biotechnology leadership. A Bitter Pill reveals: Immediate policy recommendations to mitigate these risks andensure a resilient and ethical pharmaceutical supply for the nation Nearly90% of U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

It’s good to see these companies recognizing the impact of climate change, and changing their policies, sourcing, and manufacturing practices to reduce emissions. Simply put, humans are responsible for climate change, which is why so many companies and countries are installing policies to help reduce the impact.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 24, 2025

Food manufacturers need to look at signals such as the price of commodities and patterns of consumer demand to plan their buying based on outside-in bidirectional orchestration. What are the challenges and where do they arise from sourcing through manufacturing and delivery? Procurement must adjust accordingly.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. Currently, I am working on a study to understand the value of synchronizing contract manufacturing with in-house manufacturing and procurement. Unrest in Sudan.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 3, 2025

This means businesses must watch policy changes and prepare for responses from other countries. Negotiate better prices with suppliers, use alternative materials, or implement lean manufacturing. Adjust and Stay Flexible to Manage the Impact of US Tariffs Tariffs Turbulence : Policies can change quickly, so companies must be flexible.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. The result was restatement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I worked three layers down in the organization for a well-established leader in manufacturing named Dan. Dan had a very manufacturing view and Fred focused on logistics. His goal was to separate manufacturing and distribution inventories to improve his bonus incentives. Dan’s peer was a man named Fred.

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Resilinc

MAY 16, 2025

With trade policies shifting at an unprecedented pace, companies are being forced to navigate a moving target. tariffs on China likely to remain a central focus, many companies are eyeing countries like India for manufacturing relocation. cutting tariffs on Chinese imports from 145% to 30% for 90 days. The result? legal frameworks.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 12, 2024

Camacho also delves into the importance of a skilled workforce in supporting advanced manufacturing and the hyper-regionalization of supply chains driven by consumer demand for fast delivery. Understand the importance of states competing for manufacturing jobs and the need for a skilled workforce in advanced manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Executives must have the fortitude to make changes in the operating policies and the network infrastructure that may affect the lives of employees. I recently talked to a former executive at a global automotive manufacturer. Further, these projects are not for the faint of heart. This supply chain spanned across 24 nations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

Environmental, social and governance issues are increasingly finding their way into trade policy. Procurement managers are now asked to address ESG issues in their sourcing and foreign manufacturing operations. Meanwhile, trade compliance managers are tasked with ensuring that the procurement department is following the rules.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Unilever is one of the world’s largest food manufacturers. Oracle also offers a logistics modeling tool to look at how different policies would affect sustainability. In the same dashboard that shows how much money would be saved from this new policy, analysts can also view the carbon impacts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 24, 2022

As Brent mentioned in his introduction, it has been a challenging few years for semiconductor manufacturers. There are different policies in place at different companies, which carries over into granting companies licenses to be able to operate. Qualcomm turned to more automation in its semiconductor manufacturing.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 17, 2025

Companies importing and exporting goods, be it finished retail products, manufacturing components or materials, now face substantial cost and price pressures that squeeze margins and force difficult pricing, sourcing, operations and distribution decisions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

by Stephanie Krishnan – Associate Vice President, IDC Manufacturing & Energy Insights Asia/Pacific, IDC Asia/Pacific. “By By 2025, to improve long-term supply chain profitability, 60% of manufacturers in global supply chains will invest in software tools to support sustainability and circular economy business models.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2022

With COVID-19 inspired Global policies in place, day-to-day routines for industries on a global scale had to change how they operate within the supply chain sector. gained immense popularity) or health care, manufacturing employment has decreased?nearly The Labor Shortage Effects on Supply Chain. As the pandemic continued and?

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In recent years, global manufacturing and supply chain operations have undergone a significant shift. To achieve greater product differentiation and reduce expenses, companies are outsourcing design and development work to contract manufacturers (CMs) and other domain experts. WHAT’S FUELING THE RESHORING MOVEMENT? Moreover, U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In addition, the terminal operators changed policies for chassis ownership which complicated unloading. Manufacturers build “control towers” but there no network dial tone between parties to enable prescriptive analytics and alerting.). The California landlocked ports struggled with unloading the larger ships.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Oracle has announced new role-based agents that are being embedded into the Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM and Manufacturing software applications suite. Margin and risk resilience Procurement policy advisor : Helps procurement professionals increase the speed and accuracy of creating, processing, and fulfilling purchase requisitions.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 24, 2021

There are many pieces of the modern manufacturing supply chain. All manufacturing echelons–raw materials suppliers, factories, distribution centers, and wholesalers–need to ensure that the right stock is in the right place at the right time to truly serve the end customer. This is no easy task.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Why quality management is important Quality management consists of the inspection and measurement of products to ensure that they meet specifications at various points along the manufacturing chain. Focus areas of quality management There are three areas of the manufacturing lifecycle where quality management should focus.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 30, 2024

Because the DoD typically sets the pace for this type of policy adoption, other federal agencies like National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Energy are likely to follow. MEAN FOR AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE MANUFACTURERS? WHAT DOES DoDI 5000.97 KEY REQUIREMENTS UNDER DoDI 5000.97 requirements.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In Figure 1, note the lowest satisfaction is Generation X (birth years of 1965-1980) in manufacturing organizations. In my share groups, large manufacturing clients have a Q1 freeze on travel. 2) The Story of Policy, Strategy, and Modeling. The supply chain combines policy, strategy and models. The action?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A survey conducted earlier this year by IDC Manufacturing Insights across Asia Pacific manufacturers found that organisations are currently focusing ESG efforts related to environmental sustainability on the following (1) : Energy efficiency requirements of products and operations. Sustainable Transformation Requires Digitalisation.

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