Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. Economic Outlook Significantly Changed. inflation rate to be 9.2 inflation rate to be 9.2

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. supply chain activity. imports peaked at 21.6 percent in 2022.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. The areas that will be deliberated in future articles are ocean shipping market landscape, freight procurement, reliability & visibility and the competitive landscape.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported March 2024, and Q1-2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. percentage points higher that the December 2023 ending value.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 1, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights published findings from a recent survey conducted among U.S. based companies doing business within, or sourcing supply chain materials and production within China. GoerTek reportedly established operations in Vietnam ten years ago to produce acoustic products for Samsung Electronics.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In a prior Supply Chain Matters Global Supply Chain Assessment commentary earlier this week , we surveyed reported global wide PMI indices for August 2023, along with implications. percent in Q1-2023, after declining by 0.2 percent in Q4-2022. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlights and added insights on reported November 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. reported for October September, its lowest reading in 2023. in November from 50.6 in November.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In addition to new product hardware and some services announcements, the lead up to the event has provided some supply chain related news. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

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. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Geo-Political and Hybrid Government Policy Dimensions.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues with our annual listing of our most read blog commentaries that were published and of keen interest to our readers during the year 2021. The years of 2020 and 2021 presented unprecedented pandemic and other related challenges to industry and global supply chains. Number Fifteen.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China de-risking sourcing actions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary reflecting on May 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices. Once again, the numbers signal a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. The reported value of 49.6 was unchanged as that of April as well as March.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. The February 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report on Business® recorded a value of 47.7 The reported 50 value for February was up 0.9

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2022

During this unprecedented period of non-stop global supply chain disruption, the Supply Chain Matters blog provides readers with additional industry specific examples, along with their implications. The industry consensus is that the ongoing chip shortage will extend to 2023. General Motors.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As businesses report their financial performance for the 2022 final quarter and full year, Supply Chain Matters highlights Apple’s reported holiday focused quarterly financial and operational performance which disappointed investors. He added: “ I think we have had a very resilient supply chain.”

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlighting and added insights on reported October 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. reported for September, its lowest reading in 2023. The reported value of 49.5 declined 0.7

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published October 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. That is a reflection that this is one of two regions being viewed as an option for China Plus supply network resiliency strategies. .

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on reported July 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. All rights reserved. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China. What steps are we as an organization taking to manage current and future supply chain risks.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic The Asian Institute of Management conducted a study across orgainsations in Asia to identify crucial skills and competencies required by supply chain managers and leaders in Asia. Supply Chain Competency: Focuses on core competencies to optimize operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. The September surveys offered a few silver linings, including signs of improving supply chain conditions and resilience in the labor market.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights for readers a published report noting how various manufacturers are seeking and establishing added resiliency and control of component and production networks. Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China Plus sourcing actions.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights for readers added indications that China Plus materials supply or production strategies are garnering increased attention from businesses large and small. This appears to be evolving with more evidence points appearing across business, industry and supply chain media.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights unfolding developments pointing to actions toward positioning India as a secondary global hub of Apple iPhone production. By far, the most high tech industry supply network influential player remains that of Apple. What apparently was missing is what specific challenges that entailed.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional published reports and actions that indicate that branded companies such as Apple are actively strategizing a China Plus supply network and production strategy. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 31, 2023

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary, founder Bob Ferrari highlights Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent trip to China which provides an example of the implications to today’s businesses for more closely aligning business and supply chain strategy in the post pandemic global environment.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. These latter two dimensions are a reflection of overall multi-industry supply network activity levels and momentum. reading reported at the end of 2023. and has increased 1.4

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Adidas @adidas Adidas is expected to move nearly 20% of its production to more automated factories by 2023 , many of them potentially proprietary.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. in 2023, replacing China.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a monthly highlights of reported January 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. reading reported at the end of 2023. Business confidence levels reportedly rose to their highest level since April of 2023. at the end of 2023, to the level of 56.5

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our readers with a further update on the ongoing Red Sea shipping disruption including added context and implications. Background Just before the Christmas 2023 holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption.

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