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A survey by Statista found that the biggest challenge for global supply chain executives was visibility (21.8%) in 2018. This is more true today than it was 5 years ago, which has made it even more complicated for decision-makers to coordinate well enough to manage their demand and supply equilibrium and meet their business goals. …

Renewed operations of the aviation industry highlighted several existing supply chain issues.   As Patrick Waddick, President of Innovation & Operations at Cirrus Aircrafts, explained, the lead time for electronic components has increased from 18 to 30 weeks. High demand and accelerated production came along with shortages of raw materials, increased energy costs, and logistical …

Today after completing three years of Covid-19, with ongoing economical and political tension across nations, global supply chains were put to the test on resilience and reliability. To deal with shortages, a few manufacturers increased their inventories extensively. Which did ease the challenges of shortages but not completely. High market volatility is still causing shortages …

Happy New Year! To celebrate this year, let us recollect Flowlity’s achievements and challenges.   In 2019, Jean-Baptiste Clouard and Karim Benchaaboun came together to develop a solution to help revolutionize the supply chain industry. The aim was to provide exceptional software powered by supply chain expertise and Artificial Intelligence. With milestone achievements in 2022, …

This holiday season, we are back with our meet-the-team! We bring Lukas Löhn, our Delivery Manager.   Let us begin the interview by briefly introducing yourself and what you do. Hello! My name is Lukas Löhn, and I have been Delivery Director at flowlity for over two years. Here, my team and I ensure that …

This holiday season, we are back with our meet-the-team! We bring Jessica Delplace, our Office Manager.   Let us begin the interview by briefly introducing yourself and what you do. I am Jessica Deplace, and I have been an office manager for the past seven years. When I started working as an Office manager, the …

Ho! Ho! Ho! The holiday season is here!  The holiday season puts much pressure on parents and the retail industry. Almost 30% of the annual demand happens between Black Friday and Christmas. Insiderintelligence projects this year’s US retail sales will reach 1.26$ trillion, which puts a lot of pressure on the supply chains.    There …

Covid, war, and several other ongoing disruptions have increased the struggles of the countries like the USA, Europe, and a larger part of Asia with inflation. Simply a price rise amidst inflation is going to hurt the customer drastically. In November 2021, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 6.8% compared to the previous year, …

The market today is still highly volatile. Our supply chains are getting global and highly complex. A recent article published in the Oxford Economics study outlines why companies need to balance cost efficiency with the sustainability of their supply chains.  Despite several roadblocks, many organizations are putting high efforts into balancing the bottom and green …