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Report- Hewlett Packard Modifying Global Sourcing Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.

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Slight Decline in April Global Production and Supply Chain Activity Levels

Supply Chain Matters

Suppliers continue to have capacity but work to improve lead times, due to their raw material supply chain disruptions.” The April report was headlined with India’s manufacturers increasing input inventories to near record pace to prepare for increased output. ” Regarding the latter, the S&P U.S. reported for March.

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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

COVID and related measures have shown the world the high degree of interdependence of countries for their basic food supply, risks of lean supply chains where inventories in the supply chain have been reduced or eliminated, and the fragility of this global agri-food supply chain architecture to disruptions.

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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. Despite the destruction and disruption caused by the natural disaster, Toyota had established alternative sourcing options and backup production facilities, enabling it to resume operations swiftly.

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From Triage to Transformation… Building Resiliency with Agile Supply Chains

LevaData

A decades-long lean manufacturing effort focused on minimizing costs, reducing inventories, and driving up asset utilization had removed buffers and flexibility to absorb disruptions. For those organizations who had already reduced their dependency on China, many had moved production to Malaysia. Keeping the lights on.

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From Triage to Transformation… Building Resiliency with Agile Supply Chains

LevaData

A decades-long lean manufacturing effort focused on minimizing costs, reducing inventories, and driving up asset utilization had removed buffers and flexibility to absorb disruptions. For those organizations who had already reduced their dependency on China, many had moved production to Malaysia. Keeping the lights on.

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Global Production Levels Falling At the End of 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Suppliers continue to have capacity, Eighty-four percent of manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) contracted in December, up from 65 percent in November. The pivotal turning point in the inventory cycle is a key factor for initiating a recovery. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added.