Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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Resilinc

MARCH 12, 2024

In 2023—if it wasn’t already—geopolitics became top of mind for every procurement professional. With the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas War, and the crisis in the Red Sea, the shockwaves these conflicts sent throughout their nations and the world have been felt everywhere—especially in the supply chain.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 30, 2025

Procurement staff must send alternate sourcing orders. Audio translation permits procurement professionals to communicate with urgency and negotiate solutions more efficiently without the need for third-party interpreters while avoiding lag and momentum loss. Logistics coordinators will need to reroute deliveries.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Earlier this year, before Russia invaded Ukraine and COVID-19 reemerged in China, it seemed we would finally enjoy relief from supply chain interruptions and price increases. With the war in Ukraine inflicting more injury to an already weak global supply chain, you can expect high prices, product scarcity, and project delays through 2022.

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Logility

APRIL 29, 2022

But the implications of today’s problems created by a pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, other geopolitical factors, and supply bottlenecks have hindered overall industrial recovery. It starts of course with your planning department, but they need to partner with sourcing and procurement. How Supply Constraints Affect Business.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 29, 2022

The demand is subjected to change due to many factors drastically, including pandemics (COVID-19), war (Russia-Ukraine war), and last but not least technological advancements. Author : Emad Atef – CSCA, MBA (Candidate), Procurement and Sourcing Manager. Lysons, Procurement & Supply Chain Management, 9th Ed. ,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

There are a variety of ongoing disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic Russian sanctions coming from other countries. Sanctions make these elements harder to procure elsewhere while preventing many companies from using existing Russian sources. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Raw materials.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Supply chain processes include procurement from source to pay, together with inbound logistics, production, quality control, outbound logistics and post-sales service. This recognizes the interconnected nature of procurement, production, logistics, and distribution. A supply chain is thus a complex sequence of operations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This entails going far beyond the first and second tiers and mapping the full supply chain, including distribution facilities, warehouses and even transportation hubs. The procurement process doesn’t start with raising a purchase order and sending it to a supplier. Implementing a procurement strategy. It starts before that.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest OECD global economic forecast in the ongoing light of the Ukraine conflict and provide some additional industry supply chain implications. . In addition, supply chains around the world are dependent on exports of metals from Russia and Ukraine. All rights reserved. .

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. Continued fallout, including transport congestion, limited air freight and rail freight transportation in the Asia-Europe lanes, because of the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

Geopolitical Instability with Increased Tariff Risk 80% Risk Score Reportedly, global supply chains face geopolitical threats that could disrupt trade networks and impact economies worldwide, including logistics, transportation and manufacturing industries. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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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. Rising oil prices will also have a cascading impact on supply chains in areas such as higher line-haul trucking rates and other transportation costs.

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BlueYonder

MAY 29, 2025

With their high development costs, long lead times, use of scarce materials, and transportation challenges related to hazardous materials, weight and sustainability, batteries represent a critical piece of the automotive planning and production puzzle. The end result? Its easy to see how automotive manufacturers ended up in this predicament.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary, we reflect on the ongoing Russia and Ukraine conflict, the implications for industry supply chains, and perhaps right now, a need for all to pause and reflect. Global citizens have been made keenly aware of the significance of the now ongoing Russia – Ukraine conflict.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In our Supply Chain Matters news capsule of September 27, we pointed out that business, supply chain and transportation media had reported this that the cost of shipping a container of goods from China to the U.S. It is becoming clearer that supply chain procurement and logistics teams elected to route import shipments thru either U.S.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 28, 2024

Maryna has: 5 years of experience in procurement training and consulting. 10 years of experience in purchasing and procurement, the tobacco market in particular. Deep knowledge of procurement, sourcing, vendor management, and category management in different categories. She holds a degree of MBA and MCIPS.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The war in Ukraine amplified these existing challenges. Solutions require action in many economic sectors including agriculture, transportation, distribution, energy, and retail — as well as efforts directed at confronting climate change. Finance school food and public procurement programs. ” What Can Be Done?

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

This sounds simple enough, but we all know it’s a very complex issue and that’s partially because ESG concerns touch every part of the value chain, from the field or mine where raw materials are sourced to the packaging and transport modes used to bring your finished product to market.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

percent for this year, two percentage points lower, warning of the effects of high global wide inflation, the war in Ukraine and continued supply chain disruptions will impact real GDP growth. Eurozone business confidence reportedly slid to a 25-month low amid the Ukraine conflict and elevated inflation rates. inflation rate to be 9.2

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Proxima

AUGUST 25, 2022

The threat of sudden lockdowns continues to loom over procurement teams. Supply chains thrive on predictability, yet China’s continued zero-Covid policy is causing uncertainty and taking an economic toll at a time when we are learning to cope with other significant challenges, such as the fallout of the Russia – Ukraine conflict.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Downside risks that include monetary policy miscalculations, an uncertain outcome to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and further supply network disruptions as a result of more far-reaching spread of Covid variant infection rates across China. The three largest global economies ( Europe , United States , China ) expected to stall.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The framework of software and technology that makes up a digital ecosystem delivers a cohesive strategy that could look like this: implementing global trade and transportation execution (GTTE) software that provides an adaptive solution to manage global trade, compliance and distribution activities. It’s a situation that isn’t sustainable.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Across the geo-political landscape, the hostilities involving Russia and Ukraine continued through out the year, and in October, a sudden attack by the Hamas terrorist group on Israel has heighted Middle East tensions or threats of a wider conflict. percent that occurred in 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. The authors noted that it was unclear as to whether the conflict in Ukraine and associated disruptions to ocean shipping made for the difference. Global Shipping.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

Our stated takeaway from for the Q1 data was that indices were no longer reflecting the optimism indicated in February, and instead that of growing headwinds and added geopolitical concerns related to effects of the Ukraine conflict and China’s potential economic stumble as a result of a strict COVID-19 isolation policy. points to 73.9.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 25, 2022

This standard method has helped countless businesses identify where transportation spend is going and where there is an opportunity to optimize. That said, companies can now access modern technology, such as machine learning, to improve the processes of gaining visibility and managing transportation.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Yes, COVID caused many issues, but other factors, including geopolitical changes, the war in Ukraine, weather events, peak season , and economic instability, have altered the fabric of logistics. The decline in container rates will precipitate further declines across other transportation modes and in all geographies.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

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. As mentioned above, economic sanctions led to major impacts on Ukraine and Russia. of all wheat.

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a major energy crisis in Europe, environmental disasters and pandemic lockdowns have continued to disrupt transport and supply chains, raw material costs and inputs are on the rise in many parts of the world and inflation is creating challenges for end consumers and companies alike.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

Nearly all goods, bulk, and liquid as well as more obvious commodities, are capable of being transported by this method, whilst specialized containers and new fittings are frequently introduced to an already sophisticated market. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard. To combat runaway inflation, which reached 7.9% Infineon Technologies A.G,

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

Reportedly, since Russia’ s invasion of Ukraine , global CEO s are confronting a world of extraordinary volatility and uncertainty, forcing many to reassess their growth assumptions and put strategic plans on hold. The noted overall theme from this survey were indications that recession. cyberattacks. Inflation are top of mind concerns.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. He graduated from the Cambridge Academy of Transport and the Chilean and German Commerce Institute with a degree in maritime transport, respectively.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The common themes of growing headwinds and added geo-political and/or supply network concerns related to effects of the Russia-Ukraine hostilities and China’s potential economic stumble as a result of a strict COVID-19 isolation policy continue in the snapshot of July PMI reporting.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 11, 2022

Take the example of the war in Ukraine, which is disrupting grain exports from Russia and Ukraine. a loss of capacity to ship and/or transport products. A recent agreement to allow some grain shipments out of Ukraine has eased the situation, but restrictions remain. Here is a summary of these factors.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

Once again the data collectively provides evidence that disruptions remain occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China. Inflationary pressures reportedly remain high as are concerns for added financial, business and economic impacts months to come. .

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