Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

auto plants in Michigan, Kansas, and Tennessee, after announcing a $888 million investment in a Tonawanda, New York plant to support GM’s next generation V-8 engine. in Q2 GM Says Tariffs Cost $1.1B In June 2025, GM announced plans to invest $4 billion over the next two years into three U.S.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

The New York Times reports that the takeover would combine Ferrero, a family-owned company that makes Tic Tacs, Ferrero Rocher candies and Nutella spreads, with the producer of Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies and other cereals. billion , the companies announced on July 10.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

And he raised the specter of more industry-specific tariffs, floating a 50% rate on copper products that sent that metal climbing as high as 17% in New York on July 8, a record one-day spike. He also pitched tariffs as high as 200% on pharmaceutical imports if drug companies don’t shift production to the U.S. in the next year.

Brazil

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

The shares dipped in after-hours trading in New York on July 22. locomotive and rail cars along the connector route at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. “And The company will work with customers in sectors affected by tariffs to help them get access to other markets, she said. Revenue slipped by 1% to C$4.3 billion ($3.1

Forecasting

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 6, 2025

posted a second straight disappointing quarter, fueling concerns that rising competition, new tariffs and a shift away from yoga pants are derailing its ambitious growth plans. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg June 6, 2025 Bloomberg Lululemon Athletica Inc.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 30, 2025

According to the New York Times , Mercedes said on July 30 that revenue in 2025 would come in “significantly below” 2024. The company also lowered its projection for profit margins. The automaker reported its profits fell by more than half in the first half of the year, with vehicle sales falling 6% in the U.S.,

Forecasting

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

According to the New York Times , the food company best known for its ketchup and boxed Mac & Cheese, said the shift would affect only about 10% of its portfolio by sales, including brands like Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Crystal Light and other beverages and desserts that contain dyes like Red No. 40 and Blue No.

Chemicals

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2024

During my walk back from the gym a few days ago I passed by this truck in front of a local organic store here in Brooklyn, New York. The vehicle deployments are expected to lower emissions by 7,052 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually, equivalent to 1,533 passenger cars removed from the road.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2024

This morning, the New York Times pushed me an article by Peter S. I would like for us to move past the conventional view of sourcing strategies and globalization to drive improvements to the supply chain in a variable world. The populist narrative of sourcing globalization is only part of the story. Let me explain.

Waste Reduction

Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. Adopt performance metrics for carriers.

Negotiating Skills

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. Infor is a multi-national enterprise software company, headquartered in New York City, in the US. COVID of course taught companies the need for agility.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond.

Supply Chain Planning Software

ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Consultancy UK).

Material Savings

Logility

JANUARY 26, 2022

Customs and Border Protection Agency’s Withhold Release Order (WRO) on cotton products sourced from China and other countries in south-east Asia. Fashion brands can collaborate with suppliers continuously to manage and verify that predetermined environmental and social metrics are being met. Add to this the U.S.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2016

The New York Times best-selling book The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown tells the story of how the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team overcome great odds and adversity to win the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. How do you successfully align goals, metrics, and resources across functional groups?

Supply Chain Design Software

The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2019

I grew up in New York and graduated from the New York Institute of Technology. We found equipment and materials that can’t be sourced locally. The company searched for smart people who understand what the next new technology will be. As globalization has taken place, more things can be sourced locally.

Saudi Arabia

Logility

APRIL 13, 2022

The ventilator shortage was a stunning example of the finely tuned intricacy of global supply chains, as noted in The New York Times back in March 2020: “…the machines are complicated, made up of hundreds of smaller parts produced by companies all over the world. There is no simple way to substantially increase the output.

Sustainability

Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2017

New York City. New York City. The following slideshow offers a look at how the seven cities studied ended up in the overall rankings of their digital supply chains. Media Type. Media Caption. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image. transactionID. cb437ab9-5bbc-4df8-ad7b-c9e11d83b205. Media Type.

San Francisco

QAD

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Am I contributing to society by buying an environmentally sourced and produced product to have a greener planet? Governments and industries are joining this trend by creating new laws and regulations to ensure that businesses are respecting human rights, supporting diversity and respecting the planet. Do you want to see more?

Gartner

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

This week, many of my friends will gather in New York for NRF. As a result, the architecture for the EACH and chain of custody of products for eCommerce requires HADOOP and non-relational open source technologies like Apache Spark. Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. I stopped going to NRF three years ago.

Supply Chain Planning Software

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 15, 2014

.   (This blog is based on the article "Fast Fashion: Business Model Overview and Research Opportunities" to appear in Retail Supply Chain Management: Quantitative Models and Empirical Studies , 2nd Edition, Springer, New York, NY.). Here we provide a more quantitative answer.

Metrics

Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 27, 2013

Last week I had the opportunity to travel first to New York and then Monterrey, Mexico, and speak with a number of people to explore perspectives on the current economic situation we find ourselves in.

BRIC

Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

True Value has already successfully implemented this strategy in the Midwest, and is now bringing it to its Northeast region with this new investment. Amazon is using a smaller distribution center for fulfillment in New York City , and other companies are following its lead. This number fell by 5.4%

Warehousing

QAD

JUNE 22, 2023

And if we don’t have good containment, communication and corrective action with those suppliers, we’ll be at their mercy,” says Joseph Korus, Quality Manager for BBG’s New York Mills, Minnesota, facility. “Our goal is to limit and/or eliminate the disruptions that supplier compliance (e.g., defects) can cause within our factory.

Quality

Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Unified data can then be properly cleansed, parsed, analyzed, and applied to generate core metrics for individual modes, specific carriers, service levels, and more. Future-Proof Your Shipping Strategy With a Single Source of Truth in Logistics Data With Intelligent Audit.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

According to the July 2022 Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSPI) , compiled and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , overall pressures reportedly declined once again in July. Warehousing and Inventory metrics continue to buoy the logistics sector. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index.

Procurement Analytics

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.

Supply Chain Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

According to the latest Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSPI) , compiled and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , overall pressures increased in April. Also reported was less change in Inventory and Warehousing metrics as costs continue to grow and capacity remains tight. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index.

Supply Chain Planning Software

EcoVadis

JULY 11, 2016

Before the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York City June 22, a pre-conference roundtable session on supply chain sustainability was held at the UN Headquarters. To bring context to the discussion, visualizations of supplier sustainability rating statistics were presented.

Procurement Analytics

ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

Lerer Hippeau Ventures is a New York-based early stage venture capital firm, meaning it invests in companies that are just starting up but have a large chance of success (often Series A rounds). Product sourcing. Product sourcing is the process of purchasing or creating products that you can sell. Lerer Hippeau Ventures.

Trends

Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

The quantity of goods carried by containers soared from 102 million metric tons in 1980 to about 1.83 billion metric tons as of 2017. From product concept, sourcing, and ordering to delivery, Gravity helps its clients stay informed every step of the way. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86

Supply Chain Planning Software

ShipBob

OCTOBER 1, 2021

As long as you are tracking the right metrics, data reveals where you can eliminate waste within your supply chain. We have access to live inventory management, knowing exactly how many units we have in Texas vs. Chicago vs. New York. Data-driven decision-making.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 2, 2018

Thirty years ago, when McGovern founded M Square Consulting as a source of independent consulting talent, “we had to educate people [about the option],” she says. With the success of intermediary platforms such as Upwork and Fiverr , startups today can easily access additional development talent. Small Business Administration.

Buyer Training

Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 18, 2022

Since logistics intelligence sources data directly from freight systems in real-time, filling in the gap between your real-world logistics and your supply chain management strategies, it becomes easier to use that information strategically. Track the Performance of Your Transportation Network Partners.

Analytics Software

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. Transparency, on the other hand, involves moral and ethical dimensions of activities associated with sourcing and manufacturing. sources of raw materials. performance-based metrics. direct suppliers.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 8, 2025

The America First trade policy is very, very clear on a trajectory for getting America off cheap labor,” says Ram Ben Tzion, the CEO and co-founder of Publican , which uses artificial intelligence to vet freight shipments by cross-checking data across numerous sources. But now it’s different.”

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