The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Major Trends: Volatile Production, Capacity Crisis & The Need for EV Automotive manufacturing is experiencing a huge global transformation compared to the past. Let’s take a look at today’s vehicle production and distribution market and how companies are overcoming these challenges.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Trends Modeling Supply Chain Software 130

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Transparency, on the other hand, involves moral and ethical dimensions of activities associated with sourcing and manufacturing. Rootstock analysts explain, “Manufacturing supply chains need transparency throughout the process to avoid bad press outcomes from failures in the chain.” Footnotes. [1]

Supply Chain Design Software 174

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 174

Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

A key development to watch out for in 2018 is the potential advent of accelerating inflation,” said Larry Hatheway, chief economist at GAM. “It Firms expressed discomfort as euro-area manufacturing growth accelerated to a record in December, capping a solid year for industry. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Manufacturing Procurement 58

Manufacturing Procurement Global Manufacturing Purchasing Skills 58

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 30, 2018

GDP growth lags that of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. In the 2018 edition of the Bloomberg Innovation Index , Thailand ranked 45th. Officials had promised elections by late 2018, but recent squabbling over the details of a parliamentary election bill could stretch that to as late as February of 2019.

Thailand 40

Thailand Price Reduction Price Mitigation Strategies Supply Chain Network Software 40

Exapro Hub

JUNE 21, 2018

The study shows that the six largest investors in the short-staple segment in 2017 are: Bangladesh, Pakistan, China, Uzbekistan, India and Indonesia. Shipments to Indonesia surged 135% year-on-year. Malaysia: 25% / 49%. Indonesia: 26% / 40%. Deliveries to Iran soars by 445% from 11,000 in 2016 to 59,000 in 2017.

China 31

China Sri Lanka Global Bangladesh 31

Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

Whether to relocate supply or manufacturing from China to another low-cost country or switch to a near-shoring or re-shoring strategy is not a decision to take lightly. Nike: The world-famous sportswear brand has been moving manufacturing from China to some African and Southeast Asian countries.

China 98

China Manufacturing Procurement Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction 98

NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products. Dow Chemical, for example, considers environmental concerns a critical feature of its policies and procedures.3

Manufacturing Procurement 40

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Sourcing Strategies Sourcing 40