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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In extreme cases, firms simply state that a product comes from one country when, in actual fact, it was manufactured in a country that is impacted by the higher tariff being imposed. Alternatively, you may want to relocate – totally or in part – where your product is manufactured. This practice is illegal. Free trade agreements (FTAs).

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. Engineering isn’t disconnected from manufacturing.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. Source E2open Shipping Index). Less Collaborative.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. Source E2open Shipping Index). Less Collaborative.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

The beginning of the Asia-Advanced Economies trade boom. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. Asia, South Africa, Australia/NZ, North America and South America are all largely containerized. More types of goods are traded economically, and much manufacturing is transferring to developing economies.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

The beginning of the Asia-Advanced Economies trade boom. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. Asia, South Africa, Australia/NZ, North America and South America are all largely containerized. More types of goods are traded economically, and much manufacturing is transferring to developing economies.

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How Your Business Can Survive (And Even Thrive) in a Recession

Unleashed

When their competitors were hibernating, they explored the global markets by expanding to Asia and increasing sales in Europe. Fewer than 30% of businesses that lost market share in the downturn of 2001 were able to regain their positions, according to the Bain study. A survey measuring manufacturer-supplier relations in the U.S.