Remove Africa Remove Inventory Remove Malaysia Remove Transportation
article thumbnail

Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Further reported was that supplier delivery performance levels deteriorated for the first time attributed to trucking and transportation delays. Quicker declines in finished goods inventories and a softer reduction in pre-production stocks were noted. up 2 percentage points from the 47.1 level reported for December. percentage points.

article thumbnail

Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment

NC State SCRC

He began by discussing how Free Trade Agreements, along with labor costs and transportation rates, are among the three most critical elements to factor in when analyzing global supply chain decisions. Australia and Japan are pushing to continue, however Malaysia and others are moving on, as they are not going to join now that the US is gone.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. South Africa. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein.

article thumbnail

Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood. South Africa. Goods have to be transported across the globe and delivered to different destinations – from congested cities to remote, rural areas. The main challenge in logistics is an increasing complexity of trade-offs in transport planning.

article thumbnail

KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Inventory stock turns in Days. Inventory management. Transportation. Inventory levels. But in Supply Chain you would normally expect to see the following standard set, along with those that are more specific to your business needs. DIF – Delivery in Full. DOT – Delivery on Time. DIFOT – Delivery In Full on Time.

KPI 94