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Report That Mexico is Becoming a Preferred Nearshoring Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a published report indicating that Mexico is increasingly benefiting from a rethink of prior globally extended supply networks. The basis of this report, based on company experiences and executive interviews was that “ the strategy looks more like China plus many.” destinations are on the rise.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. This monthly newsletter observes one or two important macro trends through the lens of Supply Chain Management. In fact, June’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that inflation is accelerating. If there are topics you’d like us to cover, email info@elementum.com.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. In this period, 56% of global manufacturers felt that they performed well or very well. The question is, “Why?”

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Guest Commentary: Tight Transportation Capacity, Not Flagging Demand, Behind ISM Report Showing Slowing Activity

Talking Logistics

The consensus opinion of the most recent Institute for Supply Management (ISM) report is that it reveals weakness in U.S. Analysts point to the steep decline in orders for new transportation equipment as evidence that manufacturers are seeing weakness. A telling statistic from the report may illuminate things.

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Building a Triple A Supply Chain: Ten Tactics That Work

Supply Chain Shaman

We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. for more on this topic, check out the report on Customer-Centric Supply Chains.).

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AmCham Survey Indicates China Strategic Investment is a Lesser Priority

Supply Chain Matters

Prediction Three of the report indicates : More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Material Sourcing Will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Businesses and their Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. Our sense was that Apple’ s experience, along with others involving U.S.

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5 Sales and Marketing Myths with Mary Keough

The Logistics of Logistics

Mary Keough is a Senior Strategist at Gorilla 76 , a marketing company that works with midsized B2B American manufacturing companies selling complex products or services in long, consultative sales cycles. In a digital world, Mary’s proven approach helps industrial and manufacturing businesses stay ahead. tech companies.