Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 22, 2024

According to a published report from global news site CNN , the consumer electronics icon has invested upwards of $16 billion in production sourcing since 2009, with the equivalent of fostering more than 200,000 jobs. According to data from Counterpoint , Apple’s share of the Chinese smartphone market dropped to 15.7

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

While global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably, the data points to a number of warning signs that would suggest added contraction in the months to come. Factory orders reportedly increased to the greatest extent since January of 2021, while May data reportedly indicated a sharp and accelerated rate of material purchases.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

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. The top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were noted as India, Australia and Thailand. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

We have been mining the data to understand the trade-offs between growth, profitability, cycle and complexity ratios. In 2009, the definition of supply chain resiliency was driven by the impact of the Great Recession. The data is hard to get. I have been fortunate over the last year to work with Abby Mayer (@indexgirl).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources. Sourcing & Procurement. Banking Suite.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

2009: H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico. 2011: Thailand Floods. They develop a system called "Risk Engine" which incorporates 100-year flood data, geological and geopolitical data, site incident data, supplier performance and so on so they can predict the magnitude of disruptions. 2011: Earthquake/Tsunami in Japan.

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