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My Vision for Supply Chain 2020? Deep Integration!

Arkieva

The question was how I imagine the Supply Chain in 2020. We are exposed to tier-2 risks but are unaware and only discover it after the Japan earthquakes or the Thailand floods. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 has given a major push to do more with less. The post My Vision for Supply Chain 2020? Deep Integration!

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Global Manufacturing Activity Continues Downward Trajectory at the Close of 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The overall theme depicted in the December 2022 reporting was an intensification of a global manufacturing downturn, with continuing output reductions across the Eurozone , Japan , China and the United States. and equated to the lowest level since February 2020. Two indices of U.S. which was 10.3 The December value compared to 48.0

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Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

the “inventory to sales” ratio (inventory levels divided by a month’s worth of sales) spiked in late 2008/early 2009 as the recession caught companies with way more inventory than needed versus suddenly shrinking demand. and elsewhere was halted when the parts flow from Japan was interrupted. Read Full Article.

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L’Oreal: A Beautiful Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. We studied this pre and post-recession. They adapt by region.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). higher than 2020. As of 2020, only 12% of semiconductor chips were made in the United States. (

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Top 13 Asian eCommerce Marketplaces

Vinculum

Apart from the fact that the revenue generated is in the region of $1 trillion, by 2020, China’s e-commerce marketplace will be churning out as much as the United States of America, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, and France put together. Accounting for 32.6

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From Model X to Project Titan: A Closer Look at the New Auto Manufacturing

Elementum

When the Toyota Prius was released in 1997 in Japan, the car’s Nickel Metal-Hydride battery revolutionized electric vehicles, allowing it to travel longer distances without recharging. Recently, Google launched its self-driving prototype which it has been developing since 2009. Source: TheVerge. Google’s New Autonomous Vehicle.