Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

McCormick’s diverse supplier network helps shield it from Ukraine impacts. The company has faced sourcing constraints as a result of the war in Ukraine, causing the company to rely on second sourcing capabilities for its mustard procurement. Sixteen states sue USPS over plan to buy gas-powered vehicles.

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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. One of the biggest contributors to inflation is the increase of oil and gas prices, which will remain high as long as the conflict in the Ukraine rages.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

The article presents findings from a survey conducted across over 200 global supply chain professionals to highlight how the pandemic has increased the need for freight market intelligence and how it continues to be relevant even as supply chain issues resolve. But even since July 2020, much has changed. And they are.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 17, 2023

A panoply of other issues and uncertainty Companies are grappling with the likelihood of an economic recession, increasing layoffs, persistent inflation, an unending war in Ukraine, and the prospect of a presidential election in 2024. Pushback against green investments is another source of uncertainty. David H.C.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The unrest – what a terrible BBC understatement that is – in Ukraine does not look to be going away in the near future and will possibly be hanging over us for considerably longer. This means that tea maybe sourced from Russia for EU countries but olives are imported from EU into Russia, for example.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2022

You must live in the present.”[1] ”[2] Since we can’t go back and must live in the present, we also must prepare for the future. ” The latest evidence of this truism is in Ukraine, where NATO allies are supporting efforts to preserve democracy and keep essential exports flowing. Concluding Thoughts.

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Precoro

APRIL 28, 2022

In the first weeks of the invasion, Precoro issued a statement in which we shared our position on the war and our determination to support Ukraine. Our hearts and minds are with our Ukrainian team members, their families, and the brave people of free Ukraine. The new EU office will do just that.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 13, 2023

Hong Mo: Disruptions, Black Swan events and geopolitical events, like the conflict in Ukraine and U.S.-China This has led to the nearshoring redesign of supply network and manufacturers trying to figure out, “Where do I need to put my inventory” and “How do I think about sourcing of material and goods so that I can fulfill to my customers?”

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

As multi-industry supply chain management teams enter 2023, they will be presented with expected global economic themes, financial outlooks and overriding business sentiment that are likely to influence decision-making. A Significant Challenge for Supply Chain Management Leaders and Respective Teams is to Avoid Complacency. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into a much longer war resulting in serious disruptions to the food, automotive, and semi-conductor supply chains. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights. The presentations, videos, and pictures post a month after the summit.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Now the New York Minute is reflective of Russia waging war in Ukraine , precipitating a significant war footing on the European continent, the most significant since World War Two , including a widescale refugee crisis as Ukrainian citizens are forced to flee their homeland. Everything is a little out of sync right now. ”.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 20, 2022

There are mixed views in business and supply chain management settings as to whether customers would be willing to both maintain brand loyalty or pay extra for products that are deemed to be sourced and produced from sustainable sources and social responsibility driven labor practices. Bob Ferrari. .

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2022

The big events – COVID, weather and climate events, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – dominate the news cycle. You’ll know in real time if you must source materials from a different supplier or reroute a shipment. Building and maintaining a competitive advantage requires embracing innovation and technology.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 5, 2023

From the earlier post-pandemic shocks to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the acceleration of energy transition, these factors have caused further uncertainty for the oil and gas industry. The energy trilemma of energy security, sustainability, and affordability is kicking in full gear in 2023.

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Taulia

MARCH 15, 2023

While none of these territories have been able to escape the present global economic adversity fully, the UK appeared a striking outlier in terms of the scale and severity of the challenges inflation poses to its business community. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine compounded this difficult situation in early 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has brought forward an increased threat of geo-political tensions, a global energy shock along with incremental shortages of agricultural products such as grain and key raw materials such as titanium. seen as a likely alternative.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 29, 2022

CEO Andy Jassy indicating in a statement: “ The pandemic and subsequent war in Ukraine have brought unusual growth and challenge s.” In a communication to hosted sellers, Amazon stated: “ In 2022, we expected a return to normalcy as Covid-19 restrictions around the world eased , but fuel and inflation have presented further challenges. ”.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 12, 2023

Supply Chain Immunity: Overcoming our Nation’s Sourcing Sickness in a Post-COVID World (Synthesis Lectures on Operations Research and Applications , provides a solid grounding on this timely matter. I think the Russian invasion of the Ukraine has provided a very solid backdrop for this discussion.

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Proxima

MAY 11, 2022

This new world presents a huge opportunity for businesses whether it’s a truly connected global workforce or improved customer experience. More recently, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has created further pressure on the semiconductor shortage. Alexa, turn on the lights.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

The latest China lockdowns combined with the Russia-Ukraine war is too heavy a burden. Some of these problems are unique to the United States, while others are present around the world.”[6]. According to John Bree, chief risk officer at Supply Wisdom, “The downstream impact is coming, and it’ll be heavy. ”[5] Roger W.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 24, 2022

The staff at American Global Logistics writes, “Supply chains are transitioning from global sourcing to regional sourcing. ”[6] The Russia/Ukraine conflict will hasten this trend. … Supply chains will have to adapt. The shift to regionalization will likely continue in the foreseeable future.”[6]

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 14, 2023

China, Ukraine, Middle East), high interest rates, concerns about recession, etc. In this model, sustainability must be a key consideration along the entire process from design and source to make and deliver. The final presentation of the day was by Mathieu Linder, Vice President of Product Management at Blue Yonder.

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RFgen

MARCH 22, 2023

Global Economic Uncertainty & Supply Chain Disruptions In 2023, supply chain companies must navigate the challenges presented by global economic uncertainty, leading to periodic supply chain disruptions. Meanwhile, turmoil in Ukraine is here to stay for the time being. Businesses must adapt to keep goods flowing.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine (which includes the sudden need to reroute over a million containers that were supposed to travel by train to Europe from China via Russia), and now COVID-19 circling back to China and disrupting factories and port operations have created a feedback loop of disruption and stress for the global economy.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 12, 2022

With a global pandemic continuing to place bumps on the track and the Russia-Ukraine war negatively impacting sourcing and other capabilities, disruption is the most common occurrence within international and domestic supply chains. Another common source of freight invoice errors lies within international freight contracts.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

percent of global economic growth for the coming year which began with the statement : “ Global economic growth prospects are confronting a unique mix of headwinds, including from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, interest rate increases to contain inflation, and lingering pandemic effects such as China’s lockdowns and disruptions in supply chains.”.

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HICX Solutions

JUNE 12, 2023

How to take advantage of technology in procurement With the opportunity presented by new best-of-breed solutions in front of us, we asked Yash to give his thoughts on the next steps for companies to take advantage of this.  He explains, “They’ve all gone through what I call ‘baseline digitalization’ or ‘baseline tech adoption.’

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

Now all of a sudden we have grown from where we were to where we are now, and we can see that if we triple the size of our business again in the next 2–3 years, we’re going to need to have a far easier supply chain, and a far easier source of supply of those ingredients to ensure that we can actually deliver that growth.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The most significant is the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the subsequent implications, which our growing concerns with many implications yet to be determined. interest rates expected to climb significantly in the coming months, inventory carrying costs will present an added cost burden.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 14, 2022

The war between Ukraine and Russia has led to a global sunflower oil shortage as Ukraine typically exports about half of the world’s sunflower oil supply. The market gap however presents an opportunity for Indonesia, a country responsible for 60 percent of global palm oil production.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Clogged ports, a shortage of raw ingredients, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fires, and floods have all served to challenge the smooth flow of goods. Denbury, an independent energy company, sources CO 2 from Jackson Dome, a natural carbon source field in Mississippi. Supply Chain Disruptions Affecting the Beverage Industry.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Even German firms are considering moving some or all of their manufacturing to the US if energy prices cannot be quickly restored to pre-Ukraine workable levels. Sources and References [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Eric Beckwitt is CEO of Freightera.

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 8, 2023

Spearheaded by the Russian invasion of Ukraine , governmental and international bodies, fronted by the Office of Foreign Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), European Union (EU) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , hammered Russia with an unprecedented volume of sanctions in the hope of thwarting Russian aggression towards Ukraine.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 16, 2024

While these are certainly worthwhile objectives, the report is long on presenting problems the US faces in each of these areas, but falls short of providing basic or actionable recommendations. There is also little consideration of what it takes to truly establish domestic sourcing capabilities.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As a way of introducing the primary source of food (and title of the movie), an announcer states, “Governor Santini is brought to you today by Soylent Red, and Soylent Yellow. … Despite being underpinned by very real issues, the extrapolated future that Soylent Green portrays is deeply out of step with present-day reality.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Whether it’s Brexit, the Suez Canal incident, inflation, COVID-19, chip shortages, or the conflict in Ukraine, there is now a new normal where supply chain disruptions are merging into a perfect storm. Click to watch a 2-minute video presentation by Salim Shaikh. This proactivity is best achieved through a rethink of the supply chain.

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Taulia

APRIL 13, 2022

As the last couple of years have demonstrated, even the most optimized supply chains are not immune to the risk presented by possible disruption – and this, in turn, can make it difficult for companies to meet orders on time. Supply chain disruption is a major concern for companies around the world.

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