Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 4, 2024
Rates of manufacturing contraction eased across Europe and in Japan. These investments include supplier order commitments, inventory building and capital expenditures. Regionally, output growth reported increased in China , the United Kingdom and the United States. Although the May reading of 57.5 percentage points from the 58.8
Supply Chain Matters
DECEMBER 4, 2023
A continued subdued product demand environment and added caution reportedly led to a decline in overall purchasing activity, lower levels of inventory and improved supplier delivery times. On a regional basis, Europe reportedly remained a principal drag on global factory output, along with contracting output in Japan and the United Kingdom.
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Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 5, 2024
Output reportedly rose in China, India, Brazil and the United States , while declines continued in the Eurozone , Japan and the United Kingdom. We would add our observation that this is typical given the typical post Lunar New output increases derived from the seasonality of spring and summer inventory order rates. and has increased 1.4
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 16, 2023
For instance, during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota’s robust supply chain resilience allowed it to quickly recover and restore operations. These technologies have the potential to automate processes, improve forecasting accuracy, optimize inventory management, and enhance decision-making capabilities.
EMERGE App
DECEMBER 18, 2018
In the past, Japanese brands moved their manufacturing operations from high-cost Japan to low-cost countries. China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia produced Japanese branded goods. Product design and marketing generally stayed in Japan. Taiwan is a prime candidate to replace Chinese exports due to its proximity.
Supply Chain Matters
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Output reportedly rose in China , India and Brazil and fell more slowly in the Eurozone , Japan and the United States. Quicker declines in finished goods inventories and a softer reduction in pre-production stocks were noted. Business confidence levels reportedly rose to their highest level since April of 2023. and France being 43.1.
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 3, 2023
Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Morgan indicated in part: “ Near-term forward looking indicators also headed lower, most notably the finished goods orders-to-inventory ratio which fell further below 1,0 from an already contractionary reading.”
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