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. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The August S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI™ again fell to a two-year low of 51.5, The August 2022 J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. From our lens, the latter is evidence of recessionary manufacturing conditions that are now stabilizing. That stated, the reported 49.6

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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. Now, October reporting data reinforces global-wide contraction levels in production and new orders, along with manufacturing recession conditions now acknowledged for Europe.

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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. Now, with September and full Q3 reporting available, global manufacturing activity has officially fallen below the 50.0 Global Wide Production Activity. represented a 0.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The shortage has not impacted Charlottesville’s other major healthcare provider, Sentara Health as this organization sources its IV solutions from a different manufacturer. UVa Health said it is working on reducing any unnecessary waste of IV products, including IV fluids, dialysis fluids, parenteral nutrition, and irrigation fluids.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The introduction of E-Procurement: Price and availability are not the only factors to be considered in a purchasing decision, especially now that a strong supply chain has become an unmissable element for every company in today’s business climate (Namulo, 2017).

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BlueYonder

JUNE 24, 2024

Some of the challenges faced by today’s medical devices manufacturers are: Diversity of Products : Large medical device manufacturers often have a diverse portfolio and hence very different supply chain structures for each of them. These regulations warrant that the product be manufactured using certified manufacturing processes.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The August numbers once again signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions as output and new order rates continue to fall. From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. That stated, global output levels fell for the third consecutive month.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. The company is selling Coyote for $775 million less than the purchase price. This certainly sounds like a lofty goal. billion in 2015.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and Q3-2023 published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled added contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. down from the 49.2

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? Secondarily, we will include information from other procurement professionals and procurement firms about their experiences, what they forecast, and what they are seeing.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives on reported November 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report for November 2022, a composite index produced by J.P. The November S&P Global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® eased to a value of 47.1

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

When QR strategy has become saturated, companies have to find the ways to differentiate themselves, some adopt ERP system, others adopt Just-in-Time manufacturing concept. 5) Keep production in-house : Zara tries to stay away from low-cost country sourcing and make an investment in the in-house manufacturing as much as possible.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 26, 2016

Are you sourcing from different countries and facing logistical complexities? Read on to find out what the main challenges faced by seed manufacturers are and how they can overcome them to boost efficiency in areas they have control over. Is your agriculture business dependent on what nature is giving you? Pressure to deliver.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we provide highlights of manufacturing and supply chain developments involving electric vehicle automotive producers at the 2022 mid-year point. An added challenge has been the ramp-up of new manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas and Berlin Germany. Volkswagen.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

China was locking down hundreds of millions of people and closing manufacturing facilities. As China is the largest manufacturing country in the world the economic repercussions were really starting to be felt. Iran and Spain were highly infected. Automotive manufacturers are looking to manufacture ventilators.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. This isn’t just about purchasing power. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The bullwhip effect occurs when small changes in demand at the consumer end of the supply chain intensify as they move up the supply chain from the retailer through to the manufacturer. With limited data about the demand shift, the wholesaler then increases their order from the manufacturer by an even larger amount.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. Source: Amazon.com. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks.

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EcoVadis

MAY 24, 2019

More than 600 CSR and procurement professionals, attended Sustain , the annual EcoVadis event dedicated to responsible purchasing earlier this year. La Palette Rouge, a division of Euro Pool Group, is a red pallet pooling company specializing in manufacturing and retail chains in the fast-moving consumer goods sector.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The reported September data provides added reinforcement of a global manufacturing slowdown occurring at the end of Q3-2024. Indices of new orders, production output and manufacturing employment have reportedly collectively declined while business optimism has reportedly fallen to a near two year low point.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Zaragoza Logistics Center, Zaragoza, Spain, is based in PLAZA, Europe’s largest logistics park, and both organizations benefit from the relationship. The Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, is celebrating its 10 th anniversary this week. Subscribe to Frontiers here.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

tractor fleet and sourcing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, according to the press release. Unseasonably cold weather in Spain slowed down the growing of peppers, leading to Morrisons limiting purchases to two per customer. British supermarkets source peppers exclusively from Spain during the winter months.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 29, 2014

In this series on global fashion retail we have discussed about network design and inventory location in Chapter 1, stores replenishment in Chapter 2 and sourcing and manufacturing lead times in Chapter 3. Chapter 3 about sourcing and manufacturing lead times. 3) Sourcing and manufacturing lead times.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2020

Franke, a kitchen equipment manufacturer based in Switzerland, has adopted ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) in over 50 global regions. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from a number of Chinese and Italian suppliers. Planning for the Unplannable.

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Stord

MAY 2, 2022

In fact, Brazil, Spain, and Japan saw the largest increases in online sales during the COVID pandemic. Manufacturing and shipping–already handicapped by worker shortages–weren’t able to keep up with new demand. Consumers have become accustomed to purchasing products online. E-commerce is here to stay.

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

As Ben Vear puts it: “Business is keeping up with category growth, and category growth keeping up with manufacturing bases? Dairy alternatives haven’t, so they’ve outgrown the capacity globally of manufacturers.” A cautionary tale is provided by the dairy alternative category. The lesson? Three Spirits’ solution?

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 22, 2015

In The Netherlands, cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris is closing its factory in Bergen op Zoom and AkzoNobel has decided to phase out its production of organic peroxides in Deventer by the end of 2016. In Belgium, the Ford factory in Genk will soon close for good, as will the Heinz manufacturing facility in Turnhout.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 21, 2021

As consumer demand nosedived during the pandemic, companies cut their manufacturing capacities. Customers assume that production limitations will force suppliers to allocate only a fraction of the product quantities they want to purchase. Over-ordering is a huge problem during these times of widespread product shortages.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 10, 2013

When firms resolve to outsource production to low cost manufacturing centers in countries such as China, for example, the move may enhance their P&L statements, but the overall impact on the balance sheet can be much less favorable. These vendors often need to sell big batches of product to make the business profitable.

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Murano Corporation

JANUARY 19, 2016

which combines Cloud Computing, Big Data and Analytics, Horizontal and Vertical System Integration, the Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity to interconnect manufacturers and their customers and suppliers in an extended supply chain. It introduces the much-awaited convergence of digital and physical components in the manufacturing world.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. This spans platform companies connecting fashion manufacturers or commodity traders directly to the buyers.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Norbert Dentressangle serves customers in retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemicals, agriculture, e-commerce and high tech. It serves both B2B and B2C customers in the United Kingdom, Spain and France. Norbert Dentressangle has leading capabilities in high-growth reverse logistics.

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Supply Chains Rock

AUGUST 28, 2008

As I was packing to leave for vacation in Spain I ran out of my favorite razor the Gillette Fusion. Savings three euros on the purchase also made me feel a little better about it. Manufacturing Central. Thursday, August 28, 2008. Supply vs demand in the razor business. So now the punchline, how was it? Industrial Interface.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Studies have shown that most consumers trust others’ opinions more than they do manufacturers’ advertising. … It says the groups are generating fake reviews on Amazon marketplaces in the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan. They get answers to questions like: Is the product of good quality? ”[2].

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2014

A new approach focuses on the way these products are procured. Research at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program , Zaragoza, Spain, is investigating why drug dispensers such as clinics and pharmacies might acquire fake drugs. In these situations, essential drugs are usually sold at inflated prices.

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The Lean Supply Chain

JULY 7, 2015

Actual Systems has successfully expanded beyond North America and penetrated Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland and Spain.  Who are the top vendors ( called “Best of breed” ) on the market? Manufacturing trucking assets that move between buildings are monitored using YMS. YMS vendors : High Jump.

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