Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our Annual 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. Prediction Background.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Highlights from the High-Tech Industry Summit Blue Yonder’s High-Tech Industry Summit, cosponsored by Microsoft and Ernst & Young LLP , brought together over 50 supply chain practitioners from 18 diverse high-tech companies to Microsoft’s Technology Center in Mountain View, California, in October. Kudos to the Micron team!

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 24, 2023

“Plan all you want,” writes Cyrus Hadavi , CEO of Adexa, “but disruptions are the supply chain’s real problem.”[1] Because global supply chains are constantly facing crises. In the first part of this article, I want to discuss some of the risks facing supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

The Financial Times reporters observe, “[Supply chain woes] are likely to intensify if China digs its heels in and continues to pursue a zero-Covid policy that has left millions of workers across the country confined to their homes. Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 25, 2022

With the last pangs of the pandemic dissipating, and the Russian-Ukraine invasion raging on, coupled with a decline in the third quarter due to a slowdown in consumer spending, many experts in the financial community are ready to declare the U.S. Supply chain challenges. Cloud technology. Digital business analysis tools.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate, Supply Chain Matters blog unveils part two of a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. Economic and Business Challenges Expected in 2023. Overall Themes for the Year 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog would like to update readers on the upcoming appearance of Founder and Executive Editor Bob Ferrari’s appearance at a major supply chain conference being held virtually. This conference’s focus has been especially geared to supply chain transformation in crisis and volatility.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The impact of COVID, Brexit, and the war in Ukraine remains apparent too, with 76% of respondents citing supply chain disruption as serious threat to procurement and 63% mentioning global political uncertainty. Focus on supply chain stability, says Martin Wakelin, UK Head of Indirect Procurement at dairy company Müller.

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RFgen

MARCH 22, 2023

The supply chain landscape is continually evolving. As we venture further into 2023, supply chains must adapt to these ever-changing dynamics. With new technologies, global disruptions, and shifting customer demands, supply chain managers face numerous challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

According to the website, its debut vehicle, the 21C, is designed by both human and AI technologies and uses a hybrid powertrain system which combines a twin-turbo 2.88-liter While all of this technology sounds pretty amazing, it should be said that this type of performance comes with a price tag. The Czinger 21C costs $1.7

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 17, 2023

Pressure from various stakeholders to make supply chains more sustainable has grown steadily over the last three years and shows no signs of abating. The pressure from various stakeholders—notably investors — to increase the sustainability of supply chains has grown steadily over the last three years and shows no signs of abating.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional Education Labor issues command a lot of attention right now, and notably the challenge of how to find enough talent to meet current and future market demands. The supply chain industry is no exception in this sense. Consequently, companies?—?and

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American Global Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

Gain Competitive Advantage by Understanding the Economic Aspects of Supply Chains Supply chains play a crucial role in driving economic growth and prosperity. According to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) the cost of U.S. All these help mitigate disruptions to supply chains.

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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. And they are.

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

The Unleashed Roundtable Series: SME Supply Chain Resilience Part 2: Scaling in a Compromised Supply Chain In part 2 of our SME Supply Chain Resilience roundtable, we ask our experts how to maintain system agility when your business is scaling in a compromised supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Two commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published at the beginning of 2022. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Geo-Political and Hybrid Government Policy Dimensions.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. As this new global economic system grew, a corresponding supply chain—complex, powerful, virtually unquestioned—became its structural support system.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 25, 2022

That said, companies can now access modern technology, such as machine learning, to improve the processes of gaining visibility and managing transportation. Machine learning technology takes these goals to a new level to show abnormal spikes quickly and efficiently to identify the cause of price increases. Create Data-Driven Insights.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 12, 2023

.” Most people are aware that progress in global food security is being challenged by geopolitical events (like the war in Ukraine) and changing climates. The war in Ukraine, inflation, fertilizer shortages, COVID-19, regional conflicts and extreme weather are colliding to create a global food crisis unlike any food crisis in the past.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 27, 2023

This week, enterprise software provider SAP SE reported both full year and Q4 2022 financial performance , which included an announcement of corporate restructuring. Regarding the latter, the Germany based technology provider has initiated plans to layoff up to 3,000 employees representing upwards of 2.5 Operating Profit of €1.7

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog unveils a summarized overview of our annual prediction themes for industry and global supply chains for the year 2023 and beyond. Current Year 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 20, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a revealing survey published this week regarding viewpoints relative to business sustainability and ESG actions which reflect both a call to action and a perspective of advanced technology enablement. . Added Supply Chain Matters Perspectives. Background.

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HICX Solutions

JUNE 12, 2023

In this episode of the Supplier Experience Live podcast, we spoke with Yash Rai , Vice President, Procurement and Supply Chain Solutions at The Smart Cube. He loves the industry and is extremely passionate about technology and learning about best-of-breed solutions and capabilities. Because they focus on those specific needs.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2023

With the right software, businesses can protect against data loss, keep lines of communication open and use actionable insights from real-time data to make smart decisions about their organization’s next steps. Power was down and the plant suffered a complete loss of connectivity, presenting leadership with a serious challenge.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2022

Just when brick-and-mortar retailers thought the so-called “retail apocalypse” was ending, supply chain woes and rising inflation reined in their optimism. We have to fix our supply chain. And, as all the experts cited above insist, that reset means leveraging new technologies adapted to the digital age.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2022

Just when brick-and-mortar retailers thought the so-called “retail apocalypse” was ending, supply chain woes and rising inflation reined in their optimism. We have to fix our supply chain. And, as all the experts cited above insist, that reset means leveraging new technologies adapted to the digital age.

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QAD

JANUARY 17, 2023

Add to that the fact that disruption has been ever present the past two years and global trade is getting even more complex. According to a July 2022 World Trade Organization report, the global economic outlook has deteriorated since February as a result of the war in Ukraine. Step 1: Automate Compliance.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 23, 2023

They also wanted to learn more about robots, as evident by the Robotics & Automation Theater at ProMat, where discussions occurred about warehouse robotics, robotic lift trucks, and more! and Jason Walker’s presentation “Automating Today’s Warehouse for Tomorrow” was a standing room only event.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Frequent readers of the Supply Chain Matters blog may recall one metaphor that this Editor has invoked over the past three years – the Eagle ’s tune, In a New York Minute ( Everything Can Change ). The industry supply chain implications are extremely impactful. . A Sudden Tide Change.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 13, 2023

ICON 2023 is Blue Yonder’s annual customer conference and premier supply chain event, where practitioners and decision-makers exchange insights about their transformation journeys If you are in the manufacturing field, why should you attend this year’s event? In the fast-moving consumer goods space, we have Coca-Cola FEMSA presenting.

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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. Global Supply Chain Pressures Index. Federal Bank of New York. The Prices index declined 0.5

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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. In order to answer this question, we’ll have to dive deeper into the workings of a downstream company supply chain network.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This was an eye-opening experience, as we examined war rooms depicting the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on global supply chains, with detailed supplier mapping graphics and impact analyses. We hope to host more Air Force acquisition officers here on campus in the future!

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Taulia

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Following significant economic stimulus and the lifting of restrictions, the resulting surge in demand outstripped supply, while supply chains continued to be affected by bottlenecks. And in recent months, disruption caused by the war in Ukraine has led to further fuel and food shortages. Supply chain finance.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 12, 2023

This time, I was keen to unravel the value of contested communication and shed light on any past failures within supply chains during emergency situations and discuss what can be done to drive resilient communications. Resilinc are the leading experts in protecting global supply chains and operations.

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Proxima

MAY 11, 2022

Wherever we look technology is powering the way we live and the way we work. 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.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 12, 2022

With a sudden large intake of truck or rail transportation, society moves on with their lives, understanding only a fraction of the supply chain in its entirety. With so much money moving across the country and globe, supply chain professionals must prioritize a proficient freight invoice and payment processing system. .

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