Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2023

The reasons are myriad: Fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; inflation causing high food prices; continued repercussions from the Covid-19 pandemic; regional conflicts; climate change; and extreme weather events. They are very important regions in the world because they greatly contribute to the global food supply.”[2]

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. Economic Outlook Significantly Changed. percent of GDP to 6.2

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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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Enterra Insights

JUNE 2, 2022

Considering that the world’s population is increasing by one billion people every 11 to 12 years, losing any source of food is big problem. He writes, “The war in Ukraine — a major ‘breadbasket’ for the world — is deepening these challenges on an unprecedented scale. World Food Program. 4] Husain agrees.

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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. Background. Prediction Background.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 11, 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s increasingly authoritarian policies have only added a shrill edge to commentators’ predictions about the future of globalization. Global value chains have been built on these flows, creating a more prosperous world. Similar views are apparent in Europe.

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Resilinc

MAY 3, 2022

According to the Department of Defense’s recently issued action plan to secure defense-critical supply chains, American aerospace companies use an average of 200 first tier suppliers and more than 12,000 second- and third-tier suppliers. As readers of this blog will be aware, workforce challenges are ubiquitous in the United States.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2022

.”[1] The following day journalist Steve Ellwanger ( @steveellwanger ) reported that Nestlé warned “supply chain constraints could impact availability [of chocolate] along with other candy come Halloween.”[2] Last year consumers in the United States spent an estimated three billion U.S. ”[6]. .”

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 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. Background. Prediction Background.

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QAD

JULY 5, 2022

Winter is coming and it might not be much fun for the supply chain. Some of the hardest hit product categories are the summer seasonal items due to supplier, manufacturing and supply chain problems. 3 Supply Chain Seasonality Trends and Issues. Welcome to Year Round Seasonality. This is happening globally.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule format follow-up relative to the updating of prior supply chain management published developments we have shared with readers. Global Economy Shock Waves Pose Added Threats to European Supply Chains. percent according to this same source.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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QAD

JANUARY 24, 2023

It is no secret that procurement executives are constantly seeking innovative ways to maximize efficiency and address unexpected supply disruptions. For importers to the United States, the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) trade compliance program has undergone frequent, recent changes.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. United States. Indices reflecting manufacturing across the United States were subdued as well.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights March and Q1-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating added headwinds and challenges in the months to come. The data indicates a discernible shift in business and supply chain sentiment. United States. for February.

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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. Select Region Highlights.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary relative to July’s global manufacturing PMI indices relative to data indicating declining momentum, and some contraction among specific global regions. United States. Indices reflecting manufacturing across the United States reflected lower momentum as well.

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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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Resilinc

JANUARY 16, 2023

After running the game 24 times in seven hours, the group found that the United States, Taiwan, Japan, and other allies would likely defeat China and preserve Taiwan’s independence—but at enormous costs. billion in military aid was promised—are bottlenecks in the semiconductor supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

The United States is now forecasted to grow 1.1 Implications for Industry Supply Chain Management Teams Depending on the industry segment, this latest widely followed economic forecast provides some key takeaways for supply chain management leaders and planning, and supply management strategists.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2022

A spokesperson for Samsung reportedly indicated to the Statesman that filing of such applications is part of this global producer’s long-term planning to evaluate the viability of potentially building additional semiconductor production facilities in the United States. . Supply Chain Matters Perspectives. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

Supply Chain Matters commentary focuses on last week’s annual gathering of the World Economic Forum held in Davos. We contrast the various takeaway messages from this gathering, especially as it relates to industry supply chain efforts in the coming year. We will have to show our productivity gains.”

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams. As supply chain logistics and transportation teams are keenly aware, rates peaked to more than $20,000 per container for both routes at this time last year.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 1, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights reports of a cyber-attack incident impacting a supplier to Toyota Motor and resulting in a one-day suspension of the automakers manufacturing operations across Japan. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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AFFLINK

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

In the past few years, many high-profile cyber security breaches have affected large supply chains. With so many major hacks and cyber security issues, this is an important time to start incorporating cyber security measures within your supply chain optimization plan. What Does This Mean For Your Supply Chain?

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

1] This is a common occurrence in the United States: a significant proportion of imported “organic” foods turns out to be fake. Because supply cannot meet demand of organic foods, retailers, feed companies, and packaged food manufacturers are importing organic foods from India, Ukraine, Turkey, Romania, etc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

With the mounting devastation in Ukraine, my heavy heart is a roadblock to writing. As I spent the time reflecting over the last three weeks, the number of articles streaming into my feed on supply chain implications was high, but most of them were wrong. Some stated that the war marks the end of the global supply chain.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 17, 2022

Supply chain professionals are rapidly trying to understand what this means for their businesses. The State of Fuel Prices. Since skyrocketing fuel prices cannot be absorbed by one arm of the supply chain, the increased costs are changing the playing field for shippers locally and internationally. year-over-year.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. The grain blockaded in Ukraine. The grain blockaded in Ukraine.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published October 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. United States. The October reported value of 49.4 percentage points from the 49.8 The October S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI™ posted of 50.4

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. The September surveys offered a few silver linings, including signs of improving supply chain conditions and resilience in the labor market.”.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Single Point of Failure in Supply Chain – Semiconductor Fabrication! There are a variety of ongoing disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic Russian sanctions coming from other countries. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 14, 2022

Staff burnout in logistics can be especially problematic as much of the modern supply chain and infrastructure society relies upon reacts significantly to disruptions and errors caused by burnout. So what is burnout in the modern supply chain? What Is Burnout and How Bad Is It?

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 16, 2023

Russia has no way to win in Ukraine. Midterms in the United States were decidedly normal … and many of the candidates posing the biggest threat to democracy (especially those who would have had authority over elections) lost their races.”[1] And now Iran has wedded itself to Putin’s imperial ambitions in Ukraine.

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