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. Establishing policies within the system ensures efficient inventory management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Globally, natural catastrophes are the top concern for businesses in East Asia and the Pacific. The system wasn’t prepared for the surge, driving up pricing for transportation and sapping inventory levels.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Globally, natural catastrophes are the top concern for businesses in East Asia and the Pacific. The system wasn’t prepared for the surge, driving up pricing for transportation and sapping inventory levels.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

On a regional scale, the bank anticipates that growth among emerging market and developing economies will diverge this year, picking up in East and Central Asia , Pacific as well as Europe while moderating in all other regions, particularly Latin America , Middle East and North Africa countries. percent, down from the January estimate of 2.7

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Rethink just-in-time inventory policies: There could be another pandemic or another war. Or you could near-shore to Mexico, Latin America, or other countries in Southeast Asia or the north of Europe. Agility means having the ability to respond quickly and think outside the box when necessary.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia. Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

By employing these technologies, Walmart gains valuable insights into customer buying behavior, sales trends, and inventory levels. The ability to analyze this data enables the retail giant to make informed decisions on product procurement, inventory management, and demand forecasting.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Despite higher inflation, the EIU predicts that recession is highly unlikely in 2022, due to the fact that many economies (including the US, Asia, and the Middle East) are experiencing solid growth and are in rebound mode. China’s zero COVID policy leads to severe recession. The forecast is that the EU GDP growth will be reduced by 1.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Venues outside the greater Tokyo metropolitan area would allow small numbers of spectators, and the policy for the Paralympics will be decided next month. Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. This new policy applies to any and all contracts awarded to provide production material for new vehicle projects.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Our belief was that the year 2021 provided companies as well as government policy makers considerable painful evidence to the inherent vulnerabilities of globally extended and highly complex supply chains and of the needs among businesses to be able to better respond to major product demand and supply shocks. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

The acquisition was key to opening doors to expansion in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Today, Seamless is working hand in hand with clients and partners in Asia to help drive digital transformation. Continued expansion remains a priority, particularly in the Asia Pacific region.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

The Silk Road became a massively critical route that moved goods from the Mediterranean region to East Asia. In the world of logistics, this means enhanced operational efficiency for inventory management, route optimization, safety and security of goods, and resource allocation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

The projected mineral supply until the end of the 2020s is in line with the demand for EV batteries in the ‘stated policies scenario’ of the IEA’s world energy model. Exports of strawberries, immensely popular in Asia, also increased by 29.7 Japanese sake exports increased 33.7 percent to 23.4 billion yen, lifted by online shopping.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 30, 2014

I asked Troy Ryley, Managing Director of Transplace Mexico, that question in a recent episode of Talking Logistics , and here’s an excerpt of what he said: Asia was the buzzword for many years, and it still is the buzzword in many respects. The carrier is only responsible for carrying your freight, unless you contracted them for insurance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

It is prime time for visibility / inventory management tools and outsourcing. These are rooted in a changing business and competitor environment, altering consumer behavior, regulators’ policy decisions and a shifting geopolitical global power balance. Asia rising and connected regional platforms. But what will really happen?

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Elementum

MARCH 6, 2018

Last year the company had a revenue target of $15 billion, which it reached ahead of time thanks to aggressive investment in Asia and India (where it’s now one of the highest-selling smartphones). Though Xiaomi saved money on inventory costs, the public was often left pining.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

Our stated takeaway from for the Q1 data was that indices were no longer reflecting the optimism indicated in February, and instead that of growing headwinds and added geopolitical concerns related to effects of the Ukraine conflict and China’s potential economic stumble as a result of a strict COVID-19 isolation policy. s major retailers.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

Inventory will remain bloated for the first half of 2023, – and supplier relationships will be tested. These kinds of behaviors by buyers will come back to bite them in the future… Despite having more inventory – we won’t stop having shortages. Inflation is indeed going down slowly– but not as fast as the markets would like.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Last year the company had a revenue target of $15 billion, which it reached ahead of time thanks to aggressive investment in Asia and India (where it’s now one of the highest-selling smartphones). Though Xiaomi saved money on inventory costs, the public was often left pining.

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Turvo

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Other intermittent bottlenecks such as port shutdowns and freight policy changes will add to the shipping industry’s woes. The price to book an ocean vessel coming in from Asia to the US is five to ten times higher than normal. Stocking up on the inventory is the need of the hour.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Last year the company had a revenue target of $15 billion, which it reached ahead of time thanks to aggressive investment in Asia and India (where it’s now one of the highest-selling smartphones). Though Xiaomi saved money on inventory costs, the public was often left pining.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 3, 2020

More broadly, what is needed is better domestic policies to deal with trade-related structural adjustment, as well as improved domestic advocacy of the gains from open trade.” These are great strategies until a major catastrophe comes, when firms desperately need buffer inventory, alternative suppliers and flexibility in manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 23, 2017

Understand inventory write-offs, impact of forecast processes and technology satisfaction in the planning benchmarking. Customer Centric Policies. Take this course to build the organizational muscle to move supply chain segmentation into policy and execution. Use the information to set targets for a balanced scorecard.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

A significant growth in the use of food manufacturing software that allows for real-time inventory, batch tracking and rapid order fulfilment. This has led to some experts commenting that there may be a shift to more of a ‘just-in-case’ approach moving forward, by holding more inventories.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

We had a hangover from the pandemic: Which led to continued inventory shortages, closures of manufacturing plants in China, congested ports, and underemployment. Now that’s changed to help alleviate disruptions caused by China’s policy of zero-tolerance for Covid. #2 That’s a significant change from a predominantly “hands-off” policy.

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20Cube Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Inventory got depleted in warehouses with no shipper coming to take it away. Through providing lucrative discounts, offers and making their ware affordable, they had to resort to popular policies to navigate through the pandemic and sustain themselves.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Further concerning was that the volume of warehouse finished goods inventories rose to the greatest extent in four months. percentage point increase in March while the Inventories sub-index dipped to the contraction value of 47.5,

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

The Covid-19 aftermath is so deeply engraved that in future, we can actually explain this phase as: BC “Before Covid-19” and AD “After Disease recovery” It has forced world leaders, policy makers, businesses to shift their focus to a survival mode for the most part of 2020. Manufacturing Planning.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Impact: Transportation leaders are looking to expand private fleets and control more of their supply lanes for cost containment and sustainability, while distribution leaders are more open to carrying higher levels of inventory and more. Foreign trade policies are weakening. Border policies erode the effectiveness of homeland security.

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Elementum

AUGUST 27, 2018

With $1 trillion in revenue in 2017 alone, China’s ecommerce market is now the largest in the world, propelling Asia-Pacific’s ascent as a digital powerhouse. Alibaba’s “Act Local, Think Global” policy attempts another kind of flexibility.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The report headlines further pointed to a bleak outlook amid subdued business optimism, rising global-wide inventory, and leading indicators pointing to weaker intakes of new business. The overall theme depicted in the November reporting was an intensification of a global manufacturing downturn.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

A China Plus sourcing stance has become ever more important as is longer-term alignment to government induced supply chain policies and legislation initiatives for deemed critical materials. the strategies were exploring nearshoring of prior foreign production, diversifying supplier networks and adding additional contingency inventories.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Dealing with the talent shortage in emerging economies will redefine human resource policies and industry consortia programs. I also believe that growth in Asia and Africa will spur new thinking in supply chain processes for the use of mobility and sensor data. Redefinition of Talent. It is time to make a change.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2021

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

With a cargo insurance policy, you are covered for unexpected losses. . It cannot help you overcome delays, transload freight, or expedite new orders to realign inventory levels and ensure adequate stock is where it’s needed most. Develop a resilient supply chain strategy. But that was only the first hurdle.

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Elementum

AUGUST 27, 2018

With $1 trillion in revenue in 2017 alone, China’s ecommerce market is now the largest in the world, propelling Asia-Pacific’s ascent as a digital powerhouse. Alibaba’s “Act Local, Think Global” policy attempts another kind of flexibility.

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