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The Key Manufacturing Highlights from aim10x Europe

o9 Solutions

Instead of high-level frameworks, attendees heard directly from global manufacturers including RHI Magnesita, Teleflex, and Marelli. It established a command center in Ireland, staffed by internal experts, which later evolved into a permanent Center of Excellence. The agenda prioritized outcomes over abstraction.

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Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

That should be sobering news for any business not yet focused on supply chain excellence as a lever for business success. The same applies to certain products in your range, some of which will inevitably incur more costs than others in the process of manufacturing or buying, storage, and delivery to customers.

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Gartner Wades into Geo Politics with Advice for Supply Chains given Iran Israeli Hostilities

Supply Chain Digest

Eurasian Rail Freight: Demand for rail freight between Asia and Europe has surged, leading to congestion and longer booking times. lost net about 200,000 manufacturing jobs per year to offshoring. In order to help companies decide objectively to reshore manufacturing back to the U.S. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Ocean Container Spot Rates Continue to be Volatile

Supply Chain Digest

Drewry notes that transpacific rates from Asia to the US West Coast have been especially volatile in the last six months, in the context of tariff announcements and sudden changes in both capacity and demand. lost net about 200,000 manufacturing jobs per year to offshoring. The manufacturing sector is soon going to follow.

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Trump Imposes 25% Tariff on Autos and Auto Components: The Immediate Impact is Negligible

Logistics Viewpoints

Speaking in the Oval Office, the president said the President said he was acting to encourage the return of auto manufacturing to the United States. Auto companies headquartered in Europe and Asia can also significantly reduce the cost of the vehicles sold in the US by complying with USMCA rules.

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Carter’s: A Story of Supply Chain Leadership

Supply Chain Shaman

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. Shipping approximately 400 million selling units consisting of 700 million manufactured units per year, Carter’s employs about 4,000 employees at its peak. Not many companies have cracked this code. Managing complexity is key.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. With the contraction of air capacity and the unprecedented level of imports to the United States from Asia, logistics constraints grew in importance in the pandemic.