By the spring of this year, Americans were optimistic about returning to everyday life after more than a year of shutdowns from the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, the Covid-19 virus threw us a curve mutating into a more virulent but less deadly Delta variant.
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Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Series
Volume 4 | Number 7 | August 2021
A colleague recently joined a new company as their CEO. During the first few weeks on the job and working through the due diligence of the current situation, there was a quick realization of the current state of disruptions engulfing their worldwide supply chains and the potential impact on current profits.
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Frankie Boyer interviewed me on her show recently on the topic of inflation. We find it everywhere: in the price of our streaming subscriptions, at the grocery store, the gas pump, securities asset prices, building materials, real estate values, the cost of used vehicles, and the cost of university education, just to name a few. The big question for 2021 is, will inflation be a temporary condition, or are we looking at higher prices for the longer term?
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Recently I participated in a panel discussion on Patrick Daly’s Interlinks Podcast where we discussed the rise in the cost of transport of containerised freight from Asia to Europe and North America, chip shortages in the automotive industry and commodity shortages for materials such as timber, glass, and construction materials.
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A colleague recently joined a new company as their CEO. During the first few weeks on the job and working through the due diligence of the current situation, there was a quick realization of the current state of disruptions engulfing their worldwide supply chains and the potential impact on current profits. https://youtu.be/QkuSqqR5Mmw
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I’m excited to announce a welcome addition to my monthly newsletter family. This month we are introducing Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Market Report (MR). The MR will be presented in a monthly format in conjunction with Deborah Brown, CEO of DDB Advisory Services. This is an opportunity to combine the financial background of Deb and …
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Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Market Report
Volume 1 | Number 1 | July 2021
I’m excited to announce a welcome addition to my monthly newsletter family. This month we are introducing Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Market Report (MR). The MR will be presented in a monthly format in conjunction with Deborah Brown, CEO of DDB Advisory Services. I’ve known Deborah for over fifteen years and trust that her insights will inspire you. Deborah’s prior financial background and handle on the U.S. economy as a bond trader will help guide you as you transform your organization and supply chains during these tumultuous times.
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Art Koch’s Profit Chain®
Series Volume 4 | Number 6 | June 2021
Let us begin our discussion with the fact that disasters are not a surprise and, therefore, can be avoided.
As most of you are aware, I live in South Florida, or more specifically, Miami. It’s a beautiful area with sun-soaked beaches and bodies and a plethora of luxurious cars and boats to keep your lottery dreams alive.
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Recent years have thrown up a series of events that have caused inbound supply disruptions for developed economies dependent on international supply chains. Some of these disruptions have been bigger while others have been smaller, some have been regional and others global, but all have had significant impacts around the world.
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Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Series
Volume 4 | Number 5 | May 2021
Shortages -we’re living them every day: stock-outs of our favorite food, the new gadget for the home office, or deficiencies that are impacting our manufacturing processes. Even if they are not directly affecting us, we certainly have heard about them on the news. STOCK-OUTS!!
What’s driving these shortages? As a manufacturer, distributor, or retail store, is there anything we can do about it, or are we just powerless to change the status quo?
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