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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

A country of continued optimism remains that of Vietnam , which has been the go-to country for businesses seeking to manage supply network risk exposure in China. The IHS Markit Vietnam Manufacturing PMIĀ® rose again to a level of 54.3 Of particular concern was the Inventory level index, which rose 9.1 for February, up from 53.7

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Sales and Operations Alignment: Often The Missing Link

Supply Chain Shaman

He had recently returned from his stint as the commercial leader for Syngenta in Vietnam, and was excited to tell me about his beach-side investment in Australia. Orbit Chart Comparing Syngenta and Monsanto Progress on the Effective Frontier – Balancing Inventory Turns and Operating Margin for the Period of 2005-2014.

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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

EMERGE App

In fact, China’s wages have been on the rise and fast-growing countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh are developing niches in footwear and clothing manufacturing as well. The post Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China appeared first on Best Inventory Management Software for Small Businesses - EMERGE App.

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Omni-Channel Supply Chains Are Changing Everything You Ever Learned in Schoolā€¦

Supply Chain View from the Field

This view of the supply chain is focused primarily on how we get inventory to the customer. He pointed out that the customer doesnā€™t care which division owns the inventory ā€“ they just want the product whenever and wherever they desire. Also I need the intelligence in the network to know where inventory is.

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Webinar Recap: The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem

Resilinc

The live discussion, moderated by Resilinc CEO Bindiya Vakil, also included Arizona State University Professor of Supply Chain Management Dale Rogers. Closer proximityā€”as compared to Asiaā€”alone could reduce shipping times and inventory costs, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from ocean and air freight, according to the three.