Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2022

2023 Technology Trends. AI is not a new trend; so, you might be asking why it tops my list of trends. ” Trend 5. These increasingly important solutions include renewable sources such as solar power and wind power, sustainable fuels such as hydrogen, long-duration battery systems, and smart grids.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To examine supply chain management priorities, performance, and anticipated trends, APQC conducted its 10 th annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, including a survey of more than 350 supply chain professionals from around the world and across multiple industries.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

To enhance their competitive edge, companies across industries are adopting a key tactic: strategic sourcing. Strategic sourcing is a holistic approach to supply chain management that includes tactics for optimizing the total cost of ownership, improving supplier relationships, and ensuring long-term value creation.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2022

”[3] Below are some of the trends affecting the food and beverage landscape. Food and Beverage Trends. And Generation Z is maturing into adulthood and will shape trends with its interest in ethical sourcing, sustainability and local food.”[4] Return to Healthy Foods. Footnotes. [1] 10] Ibid. [11] Footnotes. [1]

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The Retail Trends Shaping How We Shop in 2022. Whichever reasons fuel the motivations of your target market, here are the top trends shaping how they’ll buy – and how you can stay front of mind and ahead of the competition. Two years later, stores have reopened, but digital commerce is projected to maintain its upward trend.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 27, 2021

3] Following year-long discussions about supply chain resilience, the Economist reminds us, “Resilience comes not from autarky but from diverse sources of supply.”[4] “For the past few years, in many parts of the world, a protectionist mindset has been challenging the continuing trend of globalization.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 5, 2024

Over the past few years, more and more experts have ditched the practice of making predictions and turned to writing about trends. Former President Bill Clinton once advised, “Follow the trend lines, not the headlines.” Technology Trends Web3 and the Metaverse. ” For business leaders, that remains sound advice.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

Although many of the trends discussed below involve technology, supply chain professionals need to give equal attention to people, processes, and technology. ”[1] Improved visibility and connectivity are involved in many of the supply chain trends discussed below. Supply Chain Trends. Digital Supply Chain Transformation.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

However, the instability around the risk of recession remains, and knowing the top supply chain trends to watch in 2023 will help your organization prioritize operations and succeed. The average weekly attacks per organization worldwide reached over 1,130” (Check Point Research). Top Supply Chain Trends Heading Into 2023.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 9, 2023

As a contrarian voice in the industry, I want to share some research to steer the conversations towards a more fact-based dialogue. (I In this post, I want to focus on tactics that work and don’t drive success based on recent research of 107 business respondents. The panel group is sourced from my group of LinkedIn followers. (The

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QAD

JULY 13, 2021

I caught up with a former colleague recently to discuss her procurement project which comprised a year-long strategic sourcing engagement. Although she and her team had delivered on a number of procurement objectives through strategic sourcing, she was uncertain where efforts on the supply base should focus next.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

As both sourcing and procurement are related to obtaining supplies for the organization, confusing these two terms is easy. Understanding their distinction can help you ensure the coordination between the responsible teams and adopt the right strategies for improving both sourcing and procurement. Procurement. Contains fewer steps.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

These are questions ARC Advisory Group will seek to answer in our online survey research of supply chain executives over the next few months. Source: J.P. The third trend is that global trade growth appears to be gradually slowing. Or have these concerns been replaced with cost-price inflation and compressed profit margins?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

” Below are some of the retail trends identified by the National Retail Federation and other subject matter experts that could impact the sector this coming year. Retail trends in 2021. ” Erdly calls this trend “conscious consumerism.” Even more stress on omnichannel operations.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

So if you have a thirst for knowledge, here’s all you need to know about food industry trends for 2021. Consumer trends in food industry. Perhaps one of the most significant trends to arise out of Covid-19 is the desire of consumers to understand more about where their food comes from. Health food industry trends.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2023

Author’s Note: At the ProMat conference earlier this year, I delivered a presentation at the Locus Robotics booth titled “Warehouse Robots: What We’ve Learned So Far” based on research results from our Indago supply chain research community and other sources. Below are some excerpts from the presentation and research.

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Resilinc

APRIL 11, 2023

Overall, EventWatch AI sent alerts for over 15,000 events – pulling data from 104 million news sources across 100 languages and countries. Many of these new sources are small, medium, and large news outlets from outside the US: over 200 countries in 108 languages. million increase in the number of mapped sites.

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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. Mid-Year Assessment.

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 19, 2012

Before I start this blog, you need to know that I am a self-confessed research snob. I have been doing supply chain research for the past nine years. I have experienced the research methodologies of three analyst firms ( Gartner, AMR Research and Altimeter Group ). What is Research? It sounds easier than it is.

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ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

With reliable and actionable data, this workstream can help identify trends and motivate informed decisions. As an industry analyst, he researched and advised organizations in various industries​ on best ​and innovative practices, digitization and optimization. An Analysis by Ivalua Read More : What is Source to Pay Best Practice?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Here I share insights on the work we are doing on the Network of Networks, and Five Trends that Excite Me. At the session, together through education, sharing case studies, and reviewing research, we will explore the opportunities to build a Network of Networks to improve B2B supply chain connectivity. Building the Network of Networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

ARC Advisory Group’s Global Warehouse Automation Research study is now complete and available for purchase. The research process includes an analysis of large amounts of information and interviews with executives from numerous warehouse automation providers; and concludes with the publication of ARC’s research study.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

We’ve read the market reports, trawled the internet and identified key areas of change, and here we break these down for you with 10 of the major trends we expect to see in this industry in 2022 and beyond. This is definitely a trend to watch for in the coming years. leading to an expected market size of US$1,251.09 billion by 2028.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The last 10 years represent a breakthrough period in AI’s development, spurred by the convergence of factors including the rise of big data, advancements in compute infrastructure, new machine learning techniques, the emergence of cloud computing, and the vibrant open-source ecosystem.”[1] Artificial Intelligence Trends.

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Logility

APRIL 27, 2015

Spotting the big product trends is critical for the retailer’s brand. Information on merchandise, customer attributes, detail sales history, as well as other market intelligence about trends and the ability to integrate all of them into an analytic framework is essential. So, why are Allocations so important? About the Author.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group announces the general availability of our newest published Research Advisory – 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains. Bob Ferrari Founder and Managing Director © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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EC Sourcing Group

JUNE 8, 2021

Where to Start if You’re New to Procurement Sourcing Solutions. There are many people who are not new to procurement and sourcing and its role in the supply chain but may be new to sourcing solutions and software. Read on to learn how to get started with procurement sourcing solutions and what to look for in software.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Linkedin Comment Donald Cavin Data Warehousing Consultant at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute. In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

So what are the food processing trends to watch out for in 2021? While the rolling out of the Covid-19 vaccine is highly positive and experts anticipate the pandemic will be largely over by the end of 2021, precautions remain in place and that makes safety a key and hugely important trend for the next 12 months. Near-shoring.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Key Takeaways: Proactive planning and a digital-first mindset are critical to keeping up with trends in 2023 and beyond. With 2022 already behind us, the question remains: What trends will continue and what new trends will emerge? With recent advances, AI will accelerate to become outsized in manufacturing trends in 2023.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

As we head into a new year it is a good time to take a look at the coming year and see what it may hold in the way of trends. We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. Do you have the right people in place?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Finally, what other notable trends are you seeing in the logistics space? These traditional obstacles included the development, training, and interpretation of the model; access to all of the data sources; robust computational power to process it all; and more. Other Notable Logistics Trends. — Derek H.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 29, 2024

Through the Gartner Market Guide, we believe companies can understand the key components of a DOM system, market trends and vendor insights. Review the report to learn about the latest market trends and why Blue Yonder was recognized as a Representative Vendor.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues to highlight for readers specific global and regional supply chain indices that depict both trending production activity levels, as well as supply chain volatility. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. US Logistics Managers Index.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. imports peaked at 21.6 percent in 2017 and have since fallen to 16.5

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In both our summary and perspectives focused on August and July global PMI reporting , we echoed an increased trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. Among the four countries that our research arm monitors in the Developed Economies category ( EU, U.S., Japan, Taiwan ) the average PMI value for Q3 was 49.0,

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