Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 25, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Storm article and permission to publish here provided by Bryce Boothby. The supply chain has experienced some instantaneous changes – for both B2C and B2B. But you must act and there are Supply Chain do’s and don’ts.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlights and added insights on reported November 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. However, new export orders reportedly fell, linked mostly to continued subdued global product demand conditions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

He had recently returned from his stint as the commercial leader for Syngenta in Vietnam, and was excited to tell me about his beach-side investment in Australia. I first met Shane in 2007 at the beginning of his work with Syngenta’s value chain. Note the improvement and the resiliency in supply chain performance.).

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Can the complex global supply network survive the COVID-19 pandemic? In the retail sector, supermarkets in many countries have seen their highest weekly sales ever, as consumers stock up on goods that they fear may be in short supply. Coronavirus will lead to permanent changes in global supply chains.”.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 26, 2018

As international trade becomes dispersed through global value chains, small disruptions to a supply chain can spread rapidly to other countries and regions. Good logistics reduce trade costs, but supply chains are only as strong as their weakest link.

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Supply Chains Rock

JULY 7, 2009

Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Supply Chain Corporate Responsibilities. Subscribe To. Tuesday, July 07, 2009. In 2008, IBM spent $1.5

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain. Feature Article by Anthony Beavis, Managing Director APAC at Körber Supply Chain. Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2016

Tim is a global supply chain executive originally from Australia, who has been studying the evolution of the Trans Pacific Partnership closely, and is writing a book on the subject. So if the TPP is approved, then this creates a different, but equally as critical challenge for supply chain leaders.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 16, 2019

Drawing Lessons From Tesla’s Supply Chain Issues! Article written for Supply Chain Game Changer by Casey Heigl at [link]. It may say “Manufactured in USA with Foreign Parts” or “Made in USA” but include some assembly in Vietnam. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™.

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Elementum

JUNE 6, 2016

According to Deloitte’s 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index, Mexico ranks number eight out of 40 countries including Canada, Sweden, and Vietnam. The country also lacks an established supply base that leads to higher logistics costs, although some companies look at long-term advantages rather than short-term ones.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In 2020, for the first time in twenty years, there were fewer renewable energy resources added to the energy supply than during the previous year.[2] They suggest looking at Mexico, Poland, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Footnotes. [1]

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2018

Supply chain industry executives are split sharply about how Mexico will fare if it is able to agree with the United States and Canada on terms to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. . GDP growth. Twenty-six percent said large companies would be the biggest beneficiaries. Printer-friendly version.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The issues provide a great backdrop for the analysis of a “should cost” model to truly understand what is a fair price for apparel, in a sustainable supply chain. Are the major factory accidents in Bangladesh linked to the lower price paid by the brands to Bangladeshi supplier?

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 22, 2013

This post was published in the summer 2013 issue of the MIT SCALE Network electronic newsletter Supply Chain Frontiers. This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. What…a negative link about reshoring in a post about reshoring? Remember, realism & optimism breed sustainability!).

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

As organizations move towards visible, high velocity, transparent supply chains, a number of questions arise that are fundamental to the business, but which executive often struggle to answer with any clarity. How do we extend the concept visibility and control beyond our four walls to drive better execution in our supply chain?

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As the COVID-19 delta variant spreads sickness, suffering and death around the world, it is also causing a wave of renewed disruptions to supply chains. Most impacted are Asian exporters such as China, Vietnam, and Malaysia where rigorous policies to contain any COVID-19 outbreaks are leading to factory and port shutdowns.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 14, 2022

For global businesses, supply chain resilience is the name of the game. As a result, supply chain leaders have been exploring alternative, more predictable options. The key will be to leverage available opportunities and address gaps to ensure the SEA supply chain can compete on a global level.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Essentially it is a proposed trade agreement between 12 countries—the United States, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. Do I need to change my global supply chain because of the agreement? Right now the answer is not quite yet. Trade Representative Website.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 12, 2022

Supply Chain Collaboration. The initial disruptions of the pandemic may be behind us, but the supply chain is still rife with challenges. According to Deloitte , 68% of retail executives believe that supply chain disruption will impact growth. . Need a more collaborative approach to your assortment planning?

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 28, 2020

However with Covid-19 slowing both production and demand, and disrupting the global supply chain, the global coffee industry has stalled in recent months – and seen new trends take hold. But a global pandemic that has disrupted supply chains and eradicated past norms, coffee could not be expected to escape unscathed.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Article written by Julia Severins and originally published on [link]. Check out Peeling Back The Orange Juice Supply Chain! The supply chain process of coffee beans typically contains seven levels: growing, harvesting, hulling, drying and packing, bulking, blending and roasting. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Resilinc

MAY 31, 2022

Malaysian employers in semiconductors and other segments of electrical machinery and electronics have not been publicly linked to ESG problems. have laws against importing goods made with forced labor, and these are getting tougher—with lawmakers targeting supply chain practices. billion in 2021) and rubber products ($13.9

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 20, 2019

To find out the truth, a group of reporters from the Guardian (a leading newspaper in the UK) tracked down the supply chain operations of US plastic waste and presented a chilling report in [link]. . But do we know if these items will actually be recycled? According to the Guardian, America generates 34.5 Source: The Guardian.

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Resilinc

MAY 2, 2023

From Q3 2022 to Q2 2023, CBP stopped 3,588 shipments for further evaluation valued at $1,078 million mainly from Malaysia, Vietnam, China, and Thailand. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the supply chain impact of UFPLA and how industries are being affected. #1 To try the dashboard, check out this guide.

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QAD

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2022, a report from Sheffield Hallam University found that every large car manufacturer was at a high risk of sourcing parts linked to Xinjiang. CBP has stopped more shipments from Malaysia and Vietnam than from China itself. This is due to the complexities of global supply chains. How are Companies Reacting?

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2020

Heading the list of alternative manufacturing hubs are Vietnam, India, Thailand, and Mexico. Instead, most companies seeking to make their supply chains resilient from future shocks are looking at a China+1 option—in other words, to expand their operations from China into other low-cost regions.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In the current global economy, the closure of a maritime chokepoint would have significant economic ramifications due to the disruption of trade flows and even some supply chains (e.g. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II). Additionally, a potential route through Nicaragua was examined. The area has 2.5

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Geopolitical and market events promise to make 2019 a challenging year for supply chain and procurement teams, one full of both increased risks and opportunity. A substantial number of organizations are going to begin planning significant shifts in their supply chain operations. Geopolitical Risk Will Increase Volatility.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The result of a standoff, Paulson warned in a speech last week at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, was a "moment of change in the global economy" and "unprecedented political pressure on cross-national supply chains.". "I Those batteries, in turn, are a good example of how hard shifting supply chains will be.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2017

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative held its bi-annual Industry Partner Meeting in the Talley Student Center at North Carolina State University this past week. Participants also attended the Innovation Showcase in Nelson Hall,, featuring two winning supply chain teams in the undergraduate and graduate divisions!

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Material Handling & Logistics

MARCH 23, 2018

worry that their cost advantage could be wiped out in the global supply chain. because of the intricate links with international supply chains. Still, large Chinese companies like Li & Fung are likely to get some protection because of the diversity of their businesses and their international chain of suppliers.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The queue of ships stacked high with brightly-coloured containers reached a record of 73 anchored container ships on September 19 and by last weekend still stretched as far as the eye could see — frustrating retailers and becoming a national symbol of an outdated and overwhelmed US supply chain. But you’ve got limitations today.”.

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