The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

The ongoing Ukraine–Russia conflict has caused turmoil in significant parts of the global food chain, and in fact, Ukraine is a major exporter of barley (30% of global totals), wheat (25%), and sunflower oil (60%). Further, Ukraine supplies more than one-half of the world’s neon gas necessary for printing circuits on computer chips.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The war in Ukraine, which caught many businesses by surprise, led to soaring energy prices, rapidly rising inflation and slumps in customer demand. Similarly, my own Inventory Strategy Survey of 150 Dutch companies in 2021 revealed that the vast majority of them had not clearly translated their corporate strategy into a supply chain strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

In one comprehensive survey of 1,000 recently laid off workers, 65% say their employer could have done a better job handling the layoff. Supply chain risk management applications have begun to solve the very difficult problem of identifying and monitoring vendors several echelons upstream in their supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

Over four-hundred days of war in Ukraine. In the survey, 48% of companies were driving digital transformation, but the only element that improved performance was descriptive analytics. Growing tensions between China and trading partners. Unrest in Sudan. Bloom off the rose on digital transformation.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

COVID shutdowns, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and increasing tension over Taiwan show that it is past time to evaluate reshoring and nearshoring as insurance against catastrophic disruptions.”[3] ”[3] There are also geopolitical risks associated with a number of national elections being held this year around the globe. .

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 14, 2016

Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles. Gartner Survey Analysis Women in Supply Chain 2016. Key Findings. ■ Please fill in the following fields to activate the download button.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 14, 2016

Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, and supported by Supply Chain Media, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles. Gartner Survey Analysis Women in Supply Chain 2016. Key Findings. ■ Choose country. Afghanistan. Tajikistan.

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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. So what’s next for global freight data? So what’s next for global freight data?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

A further data point to these notions can be found in a newly released C-Suite Outlook Mid-Year survey report, published by The Conference Board. This survey of a reported 750 CEO’s and other C-Suite executives was conducted in May 2022, among executives based in North America , Latin America , Asia and Europe. cyberattacks.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 16, 2023

Russia has no way to win in Ukraine. And now Iran has wedded itself to Putin’s imperial ambitions in Ukraine. ” According to McKinsey & Company analysts, a recent survey found, “Geopolitical risk is at the top of the CEO agenda. From their opening remarks, one might conclude things are going swimmingly.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 20, 2023

reports a recent survey conducted by ISACA found, “Thirty percent of respondents say that their organization’s leaders do not sufficiently understand supply chain risks.”[1] A survey by BlueVoyant found that 98% of polled organizations suffered a supply chain breach last year.[4] 4] • Planning and Forecasting Risks.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2022

The same SYSPRO survey went on to reveal that only 20 percent of businesses had invested in data analytics tools to process and analyse the data that they were collecting, while only 5 percent of businesses had investigated AI and ML to draw any long-term benefit from the data collection.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For example, when Russia initiated its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, global supply chains immediately felt the impact — especially agricultural and energy supply chains. ” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced countries to take sides and a surprising number of them have opted to side with the aggressor. Footnotes. [1]

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 9, 2024

However, in the face of international trade policy change and global tax reforms, massive disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, increasing China-US tensions, shipping delays, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) pressures, companies in many sectors are being forced to shift to segmented ‘supply networks.’

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2023

”[3] They note that a survey conducted last year by Proxima found, “Just over a quarter (26%) of CEOs [indicated] that they had actively looked at onshoring and nearshoring some or all of their supply chains. [In ” Some of the decisions to reposition manufacturing are being made for reasons other than geopolitical tensions.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 24, 2023

The study also found half (49%) of the surveyed US companies had experienced an increase in climate volatility, with this figure jumping in China and Taiwan to a massive 93%. and China and Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine. ”[5] Most people are quite aware of the on-going tensions between the U.S.

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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. percent of GDP to 6.2

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Taulia

MARCH 15, 2023

We surveyed 550 senior stakeholders at companies with revenues of more than $750 million USD across the USA, UK, Germany, and Singapore. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine compounded this difficult situation in early 2022. Why is the UK so acutely exposed?

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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. The 2023 survey also asked about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on supply chain sustainability efforts.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Russian-Ukraine War . The Russian-Ukraine War continues to rage on 10 months later. . American businesses depend on Russia and Ukraine for a plethora of commodities. Disruptions across the Chinese manufacturing sector are likely to impact the global supply chain of goods and the world’s economy. . Learn more. .

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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. The latest U.S.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Geopolitics This year, three major geopolitical conflicts impacted the global supply chain: the Russia-Ukraine war, China-Taiwan tensions, and the Israel-Hamas war. The Russia-Ukraine war highlighted numerous dependencies tied to the region, including rare earth materials , gas and oil , and neon. According to the U.S.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 15, 2022

Yesterday the Census Bureau released the Q4 2021 Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization, and my colleague Jason Miller was able to update the MSU Supply Chain Pressure Index. The Russian invasion of the Ukraine will no doubt render these shortages even worse. The reading jumped to 494.6, up from 436.6 in Q3 2021 (13.3%).

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 13, 2023

The staff at SupplyChainBrain notes, “A [2022] report from DispatchTrack, a specialist in last-mile delivery software, reveals that the majority of supply chain organizations surveyed in October and November — 77% — claim to be prioritizing sustainability or to have plans to prioritize it in the coming year.”[1]

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ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Procurious teamed up with Ivalua to survey 170 procurement and supply chain leaders on the pressures and conditions they’re experiencing in 2022 and their outlook for next year. Recurring lockdowns in China; Russia’s war in Ukraine; sanctions and embargoes; energy market disruptions; high fuel costs. But the line has been slipping.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Many executives surveyed believe there is a 30-40% probability of this occurring in the next five years. One caveat added was that no one ever thought Putin was going to invade the Ukraine. Are there other threats to Taiwan? His estimate of the probability of invasion before the Russian attack was 2%.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The recently published IMF blog posting , begins 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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Enterra Insights

JUNE 27, 2022

Correspondents from the New York Times observe, “Global forces such as supply chain disruptions, severe weather, energy costs and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have contributed to rising inflation rates that have spooked stock market investors and put President Biden’s administration on the defensive.”[3] ”[4]. .”[3]

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The war in Ukraine amplified these existing challenges. Gula reports that a survey of food security literature found that the subject “broadly aggregates around food availability, accessibility, utilization and stability with an uneven distribution in regions among those studying this topic.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 22, 2022

Profitability decline was attributed to reduced software license revenue along with significant bad debt associated with the war in Ukraine and restructuring expenses related to market exit from both Russia and Ukraine. IFRS Operating Profit of € 673 million, down 32 percent. Current IFRS Cloud Backlog volume equivalent of € 10.4

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 18, 2022

Let’s quickly survey the post-pandemic landscape. Remote Working: Post pandemic studies show that 80% of those surveyed expect to work from home at least three days a week. And most recently, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has opened up more chaos and opportunities for hackers to exploit. billion a day.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

The current war in Ukraine will further destabilize the global supply chain. A recent SYSPRO survey shows that only 45% of businesses have looked at systems to address supply chain disruptions and just 44% have investigated technologies that enable collaboration with external suppliers and customers.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

“External business factors such as the pandemic, Brexit, and large-scale geopolitical shifts such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine have highlighted how important it is to invest in global supply chain resilience.” At the same time, however, 28% said they had yet to develop an approach to implementing digital supply chain solutions.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Rationalize the supply chain In the 2021 RS and CIPS survey , 19% of respondents said the coronavirus pandemic had accelerated supplier rationalization. The war in Ukraine has now exacerbated this problem. Collaborate With Suppliers 36% of survey participants said collaboration with suppliers had increased. Balancing costs.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

The latest China lockdowns combined with the Russia-Ukraine war is too heavy a burden. ” A McKinsey survey indicates that IMF concerns about massive “reshoring” may be unfounded. 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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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

The most sobering development in this area has been the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in late February. There were other examples as-well, either in high-tech, medical, consumer goods or other industries. . Mid-Year Assessment.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

Fiore, Chair of the ISM Business Survey Committee indicated in part: “ Manufacturing performed well for the 26 th straight month. Also on the plus side, the July report indicated that survey data signaled the slowest rise in input costs in over seven months. The July value of 52.8 compared to the reported value of 53.0 from the 51.7

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