Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. The average global PMI value for Q2-2022 was 52.3, The June 2022 Manufacturing ISM© Report on Business reported a value of 53.0

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 1, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights reports of a cyber-attack incident impacting a supplier to Toyota Motor and resulting in a one-day suspension of the automakers manufacturing operations across Japan. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Further, Japan based shipping line Mitsui OSK Lines indicated a belief that this disruption could extend thru the balance of 2024. Moeller Maersk , operators of Maersk Line plummeted a reported 18 percent as the carrier and logistics services provider reported full year 2023 financial performance that disappointed investment markets.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

participation in global value chains over the last four decades in terms of partner countries, products and modes, with a focus on the last five years (2017-2022).” percent in 2022. and Japan based companies such as Dell, HP and Sony are leading the charge toward alternative sourcing options. imports peaked at 21.6

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Continued Deterioration in Taiwan The July S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® report was headlined with manufacturing conditions deteriorating at the quickest pace since November 2022. The July PMI dropped to 44.1

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Wildfires, mudslides, and flooding delayed lumber shipments, leading to a shortage that saw the cash market price for lumber reach $1,111 per thousand board feet in 2022 – almost triple its bottom price in August. Chain Store Age ). Chain Store Age ).

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

Included in this June 14, 2022 edition are updates featuring the following providers: ToolsGroup and Onera. This Atlanta headquartered technology provider reduces operating costs and expedites delivery for global retail industry leaders that include Walmart , H&M , COS , Coupang and GXO Logistics. GreyOrange. Freightos Limited.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

and Japan is reportedly expected to face strong pushback from businesses and some EU countries, concerned about EU overreach. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. The measure, noted as similar to emergency measures that were undertaken in the U.S. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Output reportedly rose in China, India, Brazil and the United States , while declines continued in the Eurozone , Japan and the United Kingdom. manufacturing activity improving at the fastest pace since July 2022. The February 2024 reading of 50.3 compared to a January reading of 50.0, and has increased 1.4 reported for January.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Rick Freeman joined Resilinc in July after more than a dozen years in procurement and supply chain for semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology. Just recently, I read The Hackett Group’s 2022 Key Issues Study. Logically, this makes sense, but for procurement leadership, this is a new mode of evaluating costs and benefits.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. One example indicated was that U.S. The report further indicates that India with 1.4

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2022

ANA is the first 737 MAX customer in Japan and first carrier in Asia to choose the 777-8 Freighter. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. The order was previously unidentified on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website. . Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Judah produces the Freightos Group’s FBX Weekly Freight Update and other research on what’s happening in the industry from shipper behaviors to the latest in logistics technology and digitization. Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

Nintendo is struggling to break out of a frustrating sales slowdown, selling 33 percent fewer units of Switch game systems in the April-June quarter than a year ago in Japan due to a crippled supply chain. Nintendo is having negotiations on procurement, but the outlook is uncertain. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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