Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Earlier this year, before Russia invaded Ukraine and COVID-19 reemerged in China, it seemed we would finally enjoy relief from supply chain interruptions and price increases. With the war in Ukraine inflicting more injury to an already weak global supply chain, you can expect high prices, product scarcity, and project delays through 2022.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

There are a variety of ongoing disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic Russian sanctions coming from other countries. Sanctions make these elements harder to procure elsewhere while preventing many companies from using existing Russian sources. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Raw materials.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the following economic sanctions spiked energy prices and created new sourcing challenges for certain agricultural products and raw materials. Shipping items back and forth creates needless greenhouse gas emissions, and only 54% of all packaging gets recycled.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

As more data sources get legible, whether it’s container ship movements, eAWBs or carrier rates , it can have incredible ramifications. I’ve heard anecdotes from the past two years of SVPs at multinational companies needing to sign off on spot procurement but the degree of interest executives are now showing is impressive.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Continued fallout, including transport congestion, limited air freight and rail freight transportation in the Asia-Europe lanes, because of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. QAD SRM delivers the tools to improve real-time communication and procurement processes and to counteract supply risks. Potential U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

West Coast Container Ship Backup Has Ended. In our Supply Chain Matters news capsule of September 27, we pointed out that business, supply chain and transportation media had reported this that the cost of shipping a container of goods from China to the U.S. Whereas the spot rate to ship a container from China to the U.S.

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HICX Solutions

JUNE 24, 2022

Prominent members of the procurement community discuss why we should care about the supplier’s experience, at last week’s World Procurement Congress. Four inspiring procurement and supply chain leaders advocated supplier-centricity, at Procurement Leaders’ World Procurement Congress 2022, which took place in London last week.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Put your logistics, supply chain and procurement teams on high alert for computer viruses and increased phishing attempts.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights for the recently released Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report. Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report Global commercial and specialty insurance provider Allianz Commercial has released its annual review of trends and developments in global shipping and safety.

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Proxima

JUNE 5, 2023

It was a frenetic period from March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, followed by a series of events from the Suez Canal blockage to Russia’s war on Ukraine, that scrambled supply chains and ratcheted up costs. In the world of procurement and supply chain, this is an important moment to pivot our approach.

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Proxima

JULY 27, 2023

The paper, ‘Defence’s Response to a More Contested and Volatile World’ follows the Integrated Review Refresh, published in March 2023 and considers, more fully, lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine. However, the war in Ukraine has thrown up some questions over how UK Defence operates now and in the future.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

It’s easy to forget about where materials come from when you’re holding a product in your hand or looking for a supplier that can offer a great deal and reliable shipping, but many of those items come with ESG implications. Compliance appears to be a significantly larger driver for sustainable procurement than ethics or consumer demand.

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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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QAD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Risk is nothing new to supply chain leaders, regardless of where it originates – extreme weather, labor issues, an unforeseen pandemic, geopolitical challenges, raw material price fluctuations, shipping upheavals/port disruptions – all require insight into the points of potential failure in the supply chain.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 13, 2023

That level of cuts would require a massive and rapid shift in the world’s energy supply that is under way in some countries, but has been stifled by the war in Ukraine, the global energy crisis and thirst for economic growth in countries like China and India. 5] Stephan Liozu, “ The Sustainability Ship Has Sailed.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2023

As soon as power was restored at Lebanon, we were able to ship and do all of our normal QAD Cloud business processes out of Lebanon,” notes Andrew Amstutz, Director of IT for Autokiniton. They would print product labels for Eastgate, do shipping paperwork and send ASNs. Leadership acted fast to restore power at its Lebanon facility. “As

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

The metaphor was reflective of when global shipping lines elected to take advantage of such disruptions to drive up shipping rates and ancillary charges to unprecedented levels with ongoing financial impacts to multiple industries. Friedman went on to articulate that transit times to move inventory from Asia to the U.S.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

Each year around 700 million TEUs are shipped across the world keeping global trade and businesses running and more than eighty percent of global goods trade volumes are carried by sea, with about a sixth of that volume in shipping containers. in March, while the average delay for late vessel arrivals decreased once again to 7.26

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2022

In his recent blog , Anmol Khurana discussed the immediate effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict for companies shipping products in and out of the region. Even more damaging are the potential long-term impacts for the world’s food supply as Russia seizes Ukraine’s grain supplies and harvesting equipment.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. That exacerbated food shortages with Russia and Ukraine among the top five grain exporters. As mentioned above, economic sanctions led to major impacts on Ukraine and Russia. of all wheat.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 11, 2022

Take the example of the war in Ukraine, which is disrupting grain exports from Russia and Ukraine. a loss of capacity to ship and/or transport products. A recent agreement to allow some grain shipments out of Ukraine has eased the situation, but restrictions remain. Here is a summary of these factors.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

Global Shipping. 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. Shipping Transit Timeliness. The Flexport Ocean Timeliness Indicator tracks average ocean container shipping transit times. per 40-foot container.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

Additionally noted was that panelist 12-month outlook for output slipped to a five-month low amid concerns of Covid-19 restrictions and the Ukraine conflict in Europe. That places the summer months, traditionally the ramp-up of global shipping to support holiday related product demand, at an increased peril. This index rose to 54.7

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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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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Over the last 2 years, Supply Chain teams have been struggling to procure and manufacture enough inventory. Suppliers will continue to ship orders in an effort to get the inventory off their books. Javier Echevarria has joined Ingredion as their Chief Procurement Officer. How could Stagflation impact Supply Chain? delivery fee.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 24, 2022

Demand factors are responsible for about one-third, with the remainder resulting from ambiguous factors ” He further states that the larger impact of supply factors implies that inflationary pressures will not completely subside until labor shortages, production constraints, and shipping delays are resolved. That would be spot on, as well.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Does today’s rise in category complexity increase the delays, complications, and headaches in your procurement operations? Complexity has become a significant concern in the world of procurement. Direct procurement can be extremely complex and often unpredictable. Successful companies make this look easy.

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

Some industries went straight from the frying pan to the fire, so to speak; as soon as the COVID problem had mostly cleared up, the Russian invasion of Ukraine disrupted supply chains for resources like food products and oil and gas. Both Ukraine and Russia are among the most important producers of the abovementioned commodities in the world.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 10, 2022

Global shipping services provider A.P. billion, primarily driven by ocean revenue increases but included a negative impact of $718 million from the Russia/Ukraine conflict and losses related to terminals related to these areas. The latest quarterly financial performance included : Total quarterly revenues of $19.3 EBIT increased $7.5

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Included in this update is a report indicating that Apple has commenced production of the newly released iPhone14 in India, ahead of schedule, that the global shipping boom has now been declared over by one financial publication, and that the EU is seeking emergency supply network powers to prioritize deemed essential production.

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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. based GE Appliances is quoted as indicating that the savings garnered by eliminating overseas shipping can outweigh the added labor costs for the U.S. Mid-Year Assessment. Kevin Nolan, the president of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 29, 2022

Among the messages communicated from the latest Amazon financial results were: Online retail shipping volumes declining 3 percent on a year-over-year basis, noted as the largest drop since 2016. CEO Andy Jassy indicating in a statement: “ The pandemic and subsequent war in Ukraine have brought unusual growth and challenge s.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

Reportedly, concerns surrounding inflation and the conflict in Ukraine further clouded the outlook for manufacturers. That places the summer months, traditionally the ramp-up of global shipping to support holiday related product demand, at an increased peril of swamping ports. Panelists reportedly pointed to lengthened del ivery times.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Disruptions were brought about not only by the persistent and recurring spread of Covid -19 infections globally, but also significant storms and natural disasters, a one-week blockage of one of world’s most transited shipping canals, followed by complete disarray among global shipping schedules.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

Even as the pandemic eased down and the global supply chain started to pick back up, other events such as the war in Ukraine began to cause other types of issues. Whichever shipping carriers were still operational were stretched beyond capacity, which meant that customers had to wait for much longer to receive their goods.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 25, 2022

Freight audit & payment (FAP) providers have long paved the way to gaining this visibility by looking at shipping invoices and breaking down freight spend. COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, and inflation provide modern examples of largescale factors outside of a company’s control that impact its supply chain and transportation spend.

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