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Global Manufacturers' Supply Chains Strain to Keep Up With Faster Economy

Material Handling & Logistics

A slew of global purchasing managers indexes all point to deep supply constraints as this year's economy looks to be the strongest since 2011. Firms expressed discomfort as euro-area manufacturing growth accelerated to a record in December, capping a solid year for industry. A slew of purchasing managers indexes published on Jan.

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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For instance, during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota’s robust supply chain resilience allowed it to quickly recover and restore operations. About the Author Jeroen Hendriks is Director at Artof Supply Chain Sdn Bhd, a consultancy company focusing on supply chain operations, based in Malaysia.

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Sector collaboration on sustainability accelerates, as a sixth industry creates an initiative with EcoVadis

EcoVadis

The AIM-Progress initiative also successfully hosted regional events, like the latest October conference aimed at Southeast Asian suppliers, primarily in Malaysia, designed to facilitate peer-learning and information-sharing around regulatory compliance and other core supplier challenges. Powered by EcoVadis.

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Professor Yossi Sheffi on Resilience, Visibility, and Biggest Risks this Holiday Season

Elementum

Consider manufacturing companies: “It used to be—go to China for products, parts, and material. Now, though, we might go to China for some things, but for assembly we might go to Vietnam, Malaysia, or more recently, an African country. But supply chains are not only longer, they are more dynamic and complex. How to Build Agility.

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A chat with Scott Phillips

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

I packed my (one) bag to start a considerable journey into becoming a Supply Chain Professional from the manufacturing floor up, with Detmold (Detpak) Packaging. . Family reasons relocated me to Bangkok in 2011. . Great to be able to utilise my B2B manufacturing supply chain management skillset. .

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

6 River Systems

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. Additionally, the company’s manufacturing expertise will enable the reduction of production costs.

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Why a Product-Centric Approach to Quality Matters

Arena Solutions

This is where good specifications, good records, good documentations, manufacturable designs, all are needed and come into place. There’s design and build in-house, there’s called original design and manufacturer where you contract somebody else to design and build. Small manufacturers generally get overwhelmed.

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