Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

Over four-hundred days of war in Ukraine. Abandon the processes focused on multiple layers of meetings to improve collaboration of organizations that are not aligned, but focused on transactional data. Growing tensions between China and trading partners. Unrest in Sudan. History is a poor guide for the future.

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Proxima

JULY 27, 2023

The paper, ‘Defence’s Response to a More Contested and Volatile World’ follows the Integrated Review Refresh, published in March 2023 and considers, more fully, lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine. However, the war in Ukraine has thrown up some questions over how UK Defence operates now and in the future.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Ukraine/Russia supply chain problem (grain, fuel, etc.). Flock Freight is a B Corp , which means they meet the highest standards of verified levels of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. Potential railroad strike. Holiday season.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Many are smallholder farmers who already struggle to meet their daily needs, particularly women, Indigenous Peoples, migrants, and refugees. ” Most people are aware that progress in global food security is being challenged by geopolitical events (like the war in Ukraine) and changing climates.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2022

For instance, the recent war between Russia and Ukraine not only affected the petrol and oil prices significantly, but the war-imposed constraints on the ability to use Russian transportation infrastructure to support manufacturing in Asia, proving that this crisis requires a particular set of resilience capabilities.

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Proxima

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Ukraine shares a border with no less than four NATO allies, and with rhetoric rising from Moscow about tactical nuclear strikes, there is the potential for a dangerous escalation. Secondly, having sent a huge amount of military aid to Ukraine, we now need to refill our arsenal.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Converging disruptions have sent food prices soaring — and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one of the world’s six breadbasket regions, risks tilting the food system into global crisis.”[1] The fact that grains underpin global food security is one reason so much attention has been given to the conflict in Ukraine. Climatic events.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I had the opportunity to sit in on a very thorough presentation by a member of the Economist Intelligence Unit at the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies meeting today. Some of the supply constraints are also due to the destruction of key infrastructure in the Ukraine for shipping of these commodities. The Curse of Inflation.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 31, 2022

The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Global supply chains were starting to recover from two years of upheaval caused by the pandemic when the military crisis hit. The supply chain of the future.

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2022

The key to meeting today’s challenges is proactive, strategic inventory management. Proactive inventory management is not possible without insight across the entire supply chain. The big events – COVID, weather and climate events, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – dominate the news cycle. Managing Safety Stock.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Geopolitical event alerts issued by EventWatch AI grew by 521% in the first six months of 2022—mostly due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia’s cyberattacks on Ukraine intensified before the invasion, and while less effective than initially feared, these attacks undermined health care, food, and relief supplies distribution.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

The road ahead remains bumpy, with the pandemic still dominating the news and Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine threatening global stability and supply chains. According to a McKinsey report, supply chain disruptions cost the average organisation 45 per cent of a year’s profit over a decade.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 24, 2023

and China and Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine. In Part Two of this article, I will discuss some of the ways experts suggest enterprises can meet the challenges posed by today’s risk environment. ”[5] Most people are quite aware of the on-going tensions between the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2022

Journalist Mehr Bedi reports, “Hershey Co said on [28 July] it would fall short of meeting demand for the all-important Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons this year, blaming a scarcity of raw ingredients and difficulties in securing suppliers.”[1] The first company to sound the alarm was Hershey. ”[6].

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With unexpected disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suez Canal blockage, port strikes, and the Russia/Ukraine conflicts, companies are turning to technology to break down siloed views, mitigate risks and develop more resiliency in their supply chains. Managing supply chains over the past few years has become ever-more challenging.

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Logility

AUGUST 4, 2022

One example: egg prices are up 56% , according to the Department of Agriculture, driven up by drought, a bird flu epidemic and the war in Ukraine. In an attempt to mitigate the recent chaos in the shipping industry, many retailers ordered even more aggressively to meet expected (strong) consumer demand.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

Real world, meet data. We tend to focus on pivotal events like COVID supply chain issues or the Russian invasion of Ukraine as game-changing events. A couple of years ago, I came across a podcast from Patrick O’Shaughnessy, a fantastic tech podcaster, who discussed the concept of legibility. And they are.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Our lives became more interesting with the onset pandemic, followed by labor shortages, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, rising oil prices, and the oncoming recession. Well, we also know that many legacy systems will not be able to support all these changes quickly and cost-effectively. So what to do? What is Composability?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

Making the situation worse, trucking companies haven’t been able to hire back enough drivers to meet demand. The current war in Ukraine will further destabilize the global supply chain. T he goal is to have the minimum amount of inventory on hand (plus a safety stock) to meet demand. .

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even companies without a direct supplier connection in Russia or Ukraine will experience debilitating disruption across industries from energy to agriculture. Sometimes local capability needs to be developed, or the quality and cost don’t meet requirements. That system has influenced production systems across the globe.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In conjunction with the summit meeting of G-20 leaders held in Indonesia , the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicated that the expected 2023 economic outlook appears gloomier that that forecasted just last month. Special emphasis is placed on Europe, in-particular.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

A syndicated report from Bloomberg commenting on Wei’s remarks indicates that: “ The world’s largest contract chipmaker can no longer meet demand for low-end chips at legacy factories, and it is building new production facilities.”. coupled with the ongoing hostilities involving Russia and Ukraine.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

In other words: the degree the country is able to meet the needs of its own population by domestic farming, including of course its visitors to the country, against possible higher costs. Second, the development of agri-food production clusters to increase agri-food production and meet local and regional agri-food needs.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

That results in responsive supply chains that meet customer needs, regardless of changing conditions. Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. That exacerbated food shortages with Russia and Ukraine among the top five grain exporters.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 4, 2022

The staggering growth of ecommerce meant that last mile, ecommerce fulfillment, visibility solutions, returns software, and other supply chain services firms grew to meet the surging demand. The Ukraine Logistics Coalition with Ben Gordon. In the first quarter of the pandemic, ecommerce grew to become 33% of total retail sales.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The responses to events such as COVID-19, chip shortages, the Suez Canal blockage, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, and general economic turmoil, has been to try and become more efficient… to perfect stocks. It all starts with improved planning.

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Taulia

MARCH 15, 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine compounded this difficult situation in early 2022. Suppliers may face difficulties in meeting their commitments due to increased costs or shortages, resulting in – at best – delays. The more complex and wide-ranging the supply chain, the more vulnerable it can be.

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Proxima

MAY 31, 2022

Bain & Company’s acquisition of Proxima comes at a critical moment for the procurement sector, as companies worldwide strive to master an uncertain era of mounting geopolitical and economic challenges, from the war in Ukraine to an upsurge in global inflation, which is combining to disrupt supply chains and business models.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

And the world has now been rocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, altering global supply chains forever. These laws obligate companies to create due diligence procedures in their global supply chains to protect both human rights and the environment. Can the United States be far behind?

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QAD

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The other half, which is often overlooked, is an exercise in manufacturers learning about young people’s interests and preparing to meet them. . An almost dissociative sense of humor that attempts to normalize global issues like COVID, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and devastating climate events.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2022

Covid, Brexit and the war in Ukraine have all sent supply chain shocks around the globe, forcing firms to rethink their business-as-usual supply chain management strategies, and concentrate instead on building supply chain resilience. But what exactly is supply chain resilience, and how do you build it into an organisation?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 11, 2023

In November of 2022 and in conjunction with the summit meeting of G-20 leaders held in Indonesia , the IMF indicated that the expected 2023 economic outlook appeared even gloomier that that forecasted a month earlier.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 25, 2022

When the Russia-Ukraine war began, few understood the repercussions might bring flashbacks to the 2007–2008 global food crisis. Export bans on Russia and halted harvest by Ukraine and others have caused wheat, corn, soybeans, and rice prices to rocket past previous highs.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Investing in local sources like FTZs or regional manufacturers will increase the supply chain’s resilience and the agility needed to go to local markets or meet global regulations.”. Brent’s recommendations echo those of a recent article from McKinsey, titled Future Proofing the Supply Chain.

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TransAudit

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Russian control of Ukrainian ports is keeping wheat supplies stuck in Ukraine. Your new sources may have more demand than they can adequately meet. If the ships can’t get out, the goods they carry won’t be going anywhere. You can see a prime example of this in today’s world. Missing Materials and Component Holdups.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 23, 2023

Andrés, a Spanish chef, is the founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), a non-profit devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters as well as the Ukraine war. From picking to putaway; replenishment to returns, we have the dynamic robotics automation solution to meet your fulfillment requirements.

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