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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Two commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published at the beginning of 2022. Geo-Political and Hybrid Government Policy Dimensions. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – August 2022.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. Even in Malaysia, retail sales during Christmas and Chinese New Year showed an 26.5% HOW DID WE GET HERE?

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Best Ecommerce Platforms in Malaysia in 2022

Vinculum

These days e-commerce industry in Malaysia is flourishing significantly, and it has increased by 30% over the year with a track of RM254.6 Even the Malaysian government has taken a step forward to support MSMEs and SMEs to enhance the retail business switch to digital mode of selling products.

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Global Production Levels Falling At the End of 2023

Supply Chain Matters

The reality of this index is that global wide demand levels for products remain below those of 2022 as economically strained consumer remain very watchful of spending levels. The pivotal turning point in the inventory cycle is a key factor for initiating a recovery. and the United Kingdom. percent increase in holiday spending.

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Report- Hewlett Packard Modifying Global Sourcing Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S. In early April 2022, economists at Goldman Sachs indicated that supply chain resilience was a top-of-mind topic for manufacturers and retailers and observed that three main strategies were being undertaken. For those businesses located in the U.S.,

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October Global PMI Reporting-Continued Production Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

With output contracting for the fifth consecutive month and business optimism reportedly dipping to an 11-month low, the report pointed to cutbacks occurring in manufacturing employment, purchasing and inventory levels globally. Export business reportedly decreased for the second straight month and at the fastest rate since March 2022.