Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® i ndex was reported as its lowest level since 2009 by the end of October 2022 while the S&P global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® fell to a 29-month low. Anticipated Supply Chain Business Process and Technology Enablement.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 12, 2021

But China is the top concern for supply chain managers. The world’s largest exporter since 2009, Chinese producers shipped $2.5 trillion worth of goods in 2019, the latest year for which data is available from the World Bank. To meet the surging demand, including early holiday purchases, China’s exports to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data. The underlying data would also reflect that while some global regions are experiencing optimistic consumer demand, the sentiment for the U.S. The April report commentary took note that European and U.S.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

There are many ways to measure supply chain performance in terms of resilience, but there is one that’s easily overlooked even though it is gaining in importance: Detection time. In other words, the amount of warning time during which the company can prepare for and mitigate the disruption.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As reported for prior monthly data, contraction was concentrated in the consumer, intermediate and investment goods sectors. Commenting on the October data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. Global Supply Network Price and Supply Indicators. after plummeted to its lowest level since 2009 in October.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary reflecting on May 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices. Once again, the numbers signal a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

Technology drivers include advanced IT and mobile solutions, big data and analytics, and social media. Supply Chain Disruption. Extended supply chains, reduced inventories, and shortened product lifecycles are just some of the factors making disruption of supply chain operations more likely and more costly than ever.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In our summary and perspectives reflecting on all of Q3 monthly reporting, we echoed an increased trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. Commenting on the September data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. Global Wide Production Activity. Noticeably, the Backlog of Orders sub-index declined 5.6

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

New manufacturing data has revealed which industries and nations are leading the way in the post-pandemic economic recovery – and the tactics they’re using to beat supply chain disruption. Founded in New Zealand in 2009 it was acquired by the UK’s Access Group in November 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Some progress has been disclosed, specifically that Ford has agreed to reinstate cost-of-living wage adjustments that were eliminated in 2009, along with what is described as an enhanced profit sharing element to wage structure. Specifically for the U.S. southern states where right to work and non-union labor laws are practiced.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

According to data from a recent research survey, the following were on top of the supply chain headaches not addressed by their current systems: Supply shortages due to supplier’s inability to meet expected performance targets. Data cleansing and data robustness. Network cost modeling.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How Labor Shortages Have Hurt the Supply Chain. How Businesses and Supply Chain Professionals are Responding to Disruption. But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. Reuters ). AlixPartners).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

Scale matters, tech matters, and now, data science matters. ”. Data from Crisis24 indicates that there were 38 instances of port protests or labor stoppages in 2022. Significant industry capacity supply and demand imbalance, similar to what occurred in 2008 and 2009 global recession.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Supply Chain Disruptions: A Survival Guide. Do you feel supply chain risk management is too complicated to implement? This article will show you how one of the worlds leading companies put a theory into practice and survive many supply chain disruptions. 2009: H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. In late November Supply Chain Matters penned a guest commentary on the Infosys Supply Chain Management blog that outlined our belief that retailers should anticipate different supply chain fulfillment capabilities for the upcoming 2011 holiday buying season. December 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. Another wildcard is a year that featured more natural disasters and incidents of supply chain disruption. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009.

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