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Another Asian Trip and Added Apple Sourcing Options

Supply Chain Matters

Visits to Vietnam , Singapore and Indonesia have featured itineraries that included meeting with governmental leaders, technology users, content providers and other groups. Vietnam Visit Cook’s Vietnam visit was headlined by local and global media as pledging to buy or produce additional product components in that country.

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Global Production Activity Levels Unchanged In May But Provide Added Warning Signs

Supply Chain Matters

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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Redesign to Improve Value: A Case Study of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

The strength of your decisions is directly dependent on having accurate data going in. For example, we produce in Vietnam and China. Vietnam is a low-cost market to produce products. Collecting the data is not easy. I suspect that many companies have great capabilities to get data, but we did not.

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October 2022 PMI Reporting Points to Global Wide Manufacturing Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

Now, October reporting data reinforces global-wide contraction levels in production and new orders, along with manufacturing recession conditions now acknowledged for Europe. Commenting on the September data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® declined to 50.6

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What Should Supply Chain Management Teams Anticipate in 2023 and Beyond- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

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. Leasing indicators for both reflected lowering levels of business optimism. .

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5 Reasons Why You Should Go for Paperless Warehousing

Vinculum

In 2009, India’s e-commerce market was worth about $3.9 The largest increase in e-commerce is in Vietnam (57%), followed by India (55%). There is a lot of work in a warehouse like data entry, details of each action need to be recorded. billion, which grew by 10 folds to be approx. billion in 2018. Greater Accuracy.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Burlington Coat Factory @Burlington In 2009, Burlington Coat Factory (in partnership with Fortna) transformed its supply chain with new systems and operational processes, optimizing efficiencies and boosting customer service at the company’s Burlington, New Jersey location as part of its 5-year supply chain strategy.