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AmCham Survey Indicates China Strategic Investment is a Lesser Priority

Supply Chain Matters

based companies doing business within, or sourcing supply chain materials and production within China. Specially related to China , Apple alone experienced multiple days of production shortfalls involving Foxconn’s Zhengzhou “ iPhone City ” manufacturing complex resulting in a revenue shortfall for iPhone14 holiday orders.

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Report That Mexico is Becoming a Preferred Nearshoring Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of China Plus sourcing, along with other alterative sourcing strategies to include domestic on-shoring or near-shoring of supply network needs. Most of such product business and strategies are predicated on a focus toward major geographic market needing support. and Canada.

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Supply Chain Is Key as China Morphs into ‘Mall of the World’

Tompkins Blog

The consumer market in China is hyper-competitive today. Companies need to clearly understand the challenges they face in China. Michael Zakkour, Principal at Tompkins International, takes a closer look at these key issues in his new Forbes column, Supply Chain Key to Success in China – Outlook 2014. More Resources. Blog Post'

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2021 | March Newsletter

Herlitz Inventory Management

Some buyers place one order a year from China, for example, and you hope to carry just enough through the season. The post 2021 | March Newsletter appeared first on Herlitz Inventory Management. You may choose to carry excess inventory through the off-season.

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The importance of partnerships – Lessons learned from Big Lots

Cathy Roberson

Retailers were forced to diversify suppliers, particularly those based in China, during the pandemic because of China’s zero-tolerance stand on COVID, significantly contributing to inventory delays and port backups. Indeed, one other lesson I hope Big Lots learned is not to put all of its supplier eggs into one basket.

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2023 Q1 Freight Market Update

Zipline Logistics

Now there is a giant wave of a COVID subvariant sweeping China. China is the world’s largest producer and exporter of consumer goods. Sign up for Zipline’s monthly e-newsletter so you don’t miss the next freight market update! . Experts predict hundreds of millions are infected and more than one million have died. .

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What Today's Market Tumble Means for Your Supply Chain

Elementum

Monday saw a market panic unlike any in recent years, and it comes down to China's own market problems. China's Huge Losses are Seeing Global Repercussions. Both China and the United States, as of Monday, lost their 2015 growth. China buys 45 percent of the world’s base metals , including copper, aluminum, nickel, and iron-ore.