Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2015

trailed both Saudi Arabia and Russia in oil production, and it trailed Russia in natural gas production. Over the same time period, we’ve seen crude oil prices bounce up and down between $140 and $40 per barrel. Over the same time period, we’ve seen crude oil prices bounce up and down between $140 and $40 per barrel.

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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. The price is constant and independent to the quantity and time: [4]. Author : Emad Atef – CSCA, MBA (Candidate), Procurement and Sourcing Manager.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

Hasbro plans to further hike prices of toys, warns of $100 million Russia hit. Of these 37 projects, 23 are in the US, which brings Amazon’s total clean energy procurement in the US from 7.2 The move, which goes into effect May 1, is part of the Postal Service’s 10-year plan to reduce more than $100 billion in projected losses.

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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%). Depending on the region, the total jump in fuel prices is more than $3.00 That’s a staggering jump of more than $2.40

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2023

Launched in 2020, CommodityWatch AI uses real-time news and event monitoring and predictive analytics to forecast supply, demand, and pricing trends out to three months for commodities including but not limited: gold, silver, aluminum, copper, caustic soda, cobalt, helium, paper, and tin.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2022

This latest updated forecast indicates that model simulations suggest a sizeable impact to global growth as well as the threat of higher prices, as much as a reduction of one percent GDP growth this year, and global inflation rates raised to upwards of 2 ½ percentage points in the first full year of the conflict.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

As the calendar now moves to the second half of 2022, it is important to focus on rapidly changing developments including a marked escalation in geopolitical tensions that impact global supply chain strategies. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

However, businesses found ways to eliminate, avoid, or mitigate these disruptions. Trade basically ceased as ports closed because of western- imposed economic sanctions on Russia. Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. Both the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The top producing nations by notion of highest PMI levels were noted as India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Greece and Russia. Orders are in fact falling faster than factories are cutting output, suggesting firms will need to continue scaling back their production volumes into the near future.” Prices are generally stable.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Trade and output will be weighed down by multiple shocks, among them being the war in Ukraine, high energy prices, inflation and monetary tightening. World GDP at market exchange rates is forecasted to increase by 2.8 percent in 2022 and by 2.3 percent in 2023 (revised downward from 3.2 Further Warning of Recession. Added Thoughts.

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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

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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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

A decline in new orders growth was linked in-part to customer push back on higher prices, material shortages and growing concerns related to the economic outlook. Further indicated was panelists continuing to note supply chain and pricing issues as their prime concerns. The price of diesel fuel now surpasses $5 per gallon in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

India has again demonstrated the highest level of PMI growth and the report authors point to Greece, Indonesia, Russia and Brazil as demonstrating stronger rates of expansion. As stated, the March report pointed to further increases in both input costs and selling prices by the end of the first quarter. reflecting a 1.3

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2022

Toyota Motor reported a 19 percent decline in total sales for the first six months of this year while Hyundai Motor reported a 23 percent decline in second quarter sales and a 16 percent sales reduction for the first half of 2022. The strategy was ill-timed given the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Lessons Learned from a Career in Procurement As part of our weekly Supply Chain Leadership, I interviewed Howard Richman, who I am co-authoring a new book with (“Procurement Confidential”). At Mars, procurement (commercial as it was called) was one of the most highly regarded of the professions.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The New York Times reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that the ongoing effects of the hostilities involving Russia and Ukraine , and the consequent impacts of severe power shortages in the coming weeks are menacing the continent: “ with what some fear could become its most challenging economic and financial crisis in decades.”.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

In just 21 months, the Producer Price Index went from -2% to almost 10% in year-over-year change. As companies began raising prices to cope with increased costs, consumers started seeing the impact on their own pocketbooks. Output stalls as price increases reduce demand and it becomes more expensive to borrow money.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

A growth spurt in the spring has quickly gone into reverse, with new orders for factory goods down for a second straight month in July, leading to the first drop in production for two years and sharply reduced employment growth.” The July 2022 Manufacturing ISM© Report on Business reported the lowest PMI value since June 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Further indicated was that a reduction in new orders coupled with a sustained rise in employment levels led to success in clearing order backlogs. Supplier shortages and rising inbound costs contributed to what was noted as a rapid rise in operating expenses, resulting in higher selling prices. for June indicating growth in activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 8, 2023

pharmaceutical companies cutting back on production. Both reports indicate that economists still believe that the Eurozone GDP will return to growth in the current quarter on the basis of falling energy prices and increased employment levels. That led to a 17 percent annualized fall in Ireland’s GDP during Q1. percent in Q1.

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American Global Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

These disruptions have impeded activity and trade growth and contributed to increased prices. Producer Price Index approaching 10%, has proven durable and may worsen before reversing course 4. Producer Price Index approaching 10%, has proven durable and may worsen before reversing course 4.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. As Companies Expand Globally, So Will the Level of Operational Complexity.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

to Asia , as well as the European consequences of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict as now driving added index volatility. Further was a dip in Transportation Price expansion, down 15.8 Transportation Price growth is down sharply (-15.8) Readers can dive into the data to ascertain specific increases in volatility components.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

The Prices Index , a measure of inbound cost increases, rose 11.5 Further noted by report authors was surging commodity, fuel and energy costs re-igniting input price increases in March which reportedly hit a four-month high. Eurozone manufacturers reportedly raised their end prices to the greatest extent in this series history.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 5, 2023

From the earlier post-pandemic shocks to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the acceleration of energy transition, these factors have caused further uncertainty for the oil and gas industry. It helps reduce COGs from your supply chain, reduces the risk of being unable to fulfill market demand, and enables sustainability goals.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

Reportedly, global output fell across consumer, intermediate and investment goods sectors with inbound price inflation equaling record highs. as factories reduced or halted production as a result of local Covid-19 restrictions of population movement. value, up from 53.1 calculated for March. from the level of 47.2 reported for March.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 24, 2022

The data was reportedly tagged as either demand or supply driven to align with the classic relationship that supply, and demand has on prices. Adam Hale Shapiro, an economist at the San Francisco Fed conducted an analysis of over 100 categories of goods and services expenditures, over a 30-year period, that make-up the Fed’s PCE Index.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Of further concern, the October report indicated that price inflationary pressures remain elevated, with rates of increases in input costs and output charges remaining above observed survey averages. . . Similar to other regional reporting, intermediate goods producers reportedly registered reductions. for October, compared to 52.5

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 2, 2024

Of the 30 nations that were included in the June reading, India, Russia and Vietnam were the three most positive PMI readings. Various industry supply chain and procurement management teams are obviously going to have to differentiate as to two different narratives presented in these separate reports. compared to the 50.3

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2024

Input cost and output price inflation reportedly accelerated. With the April data, concerns have been added among global policymakers as to China’s new shift toward exporting excess production capacity into global markets not only for Russia and Europe , but other regions. expansionary rate for three consecutive months.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Increased Prices Resulting from Shortages and Supply Chain Issues. Learn more on how to overcome today’s supply chain challenges by securing the free guide, 8 Winning Strategies to Combat Supply Shortages. In fact, Sherwin Williams cut sales by 3.5%

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QAD

APRIL 27, 2023

Earlier this year, QAD hosted a live webinar to explore and analyze the trends that are likely to dominate the procurement world over the coming months. It’s no secret that procurement teams have an amplified role within their businesses and that many are left with questions — our goal was to offer answers.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

We additionally noted that many businesses were factoring uncertain product demand and supply network risks, and that was going to make industry supply chain strategies far more challenging in the weeks ahead. On the positive side, rates of input cost and output price inflation again eased, similar to that reported for July.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

This is also true with regard to the outlook for prices, with input cost and output charge inflation both accelerating in the latest month. ”. The Prices index declined 0.5 The most significant is the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the subsequent implications, which our growing concerns with many implications yet to be determined.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 28, 2019

After all, the more you know about an item’s origin — and what it takes to get it to your warehouse — the easier it becomes to identify any middlemen that might be artificially elevating the price of goods. On the contrary, you should be exploring all your procurement options globally, nationally, and locally. Ali Hasan R.

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Proxima

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In October 2022, Proxima hosted a briefing with Richard Cockburn, Director at energy specialists Flow&Ebb , in partnership with Odgers Berndtson, to discuss the current energy crisis in the UK and how it is impacting procurement. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. Advice for CPOs?

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