Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

We indicated that the implications of unprecedented, elevated levels of inflation levels will vary by specific industry, but taken as a whole, they present a number of complex product management, procurement and supply chain planning challenges that will need to be tackled. The report observes that in December 2021, U.S.

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

Looking for a software provider for Business Analytics, S&OP, Inventory Optimization, Production Planning & Scheduling or SC Network Design? But the tide is turning, as Lei Wang, AIMMS VP Asia Pacific, explains in this blog post. Browse the map and you’ll find yourself in our stop!

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Introduction The E-commerce Apparel industry in Southeast Asia has experienced unprecedented growth, driven by consumers increasingly turning to online platforms for their fashion needs. While this surge presents immense opportunities, it also brings high competition and unique challenges. billion by 2027.

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

Looking for a software provider for Business Analytics, S&OP, Inventory Optimization, Production Planning & Scheduling or SC Network Design? But the tide is turning, as Lei Wang, AIMMS VP Asia Pacific, explains in this blog post. Browse the map and you’ll find yourself in our stop!

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Resilinc

APRIL 17, 2024

Single sourcing presents a huge risk for companies in all industries. This provides benefits like shorter transportation times and improved inventory efficiency. For example, Mattel moved production of Barbie toys from Asia to Mexico. What are the disadvantages of single sourcing and sole sourcing?

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I had the opportunity to sit in on a very thorough presentation by a member of the Economist Intelligence Unit at the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies meeting today. This is also exceedingly difficult to do – although growth in SE Asia is up significantly as people shift from China to these countries. growth, and only 3.1%

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 31, 2022

”[4] He went on to explain: “ At its heart, production in the Asia-Pacific region was severely curtailed for a period of time for issues ranging from the COVID impact on worksites to energy shortages, to port capacity limits. So, there was supply chain disruption. ”[5].

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ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

But for businesses of just about every type, the disruptive impact of the epidemic was something more ominous: It presented an existential threat to their survival. For most consumers, it was a disorienting and anxious time. Retail shops and eateries everywhere saw their business drop off precipitously. But they’re also inevitable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The company is present in 38 nations and has more than 40,000 employees. But more than half of their shipments – including a significant portion that begin at factories in Asia – travel across oceans or continents These long-distance shipments go by ocean, air, or rail. It is part of Koch Industries. The Molex Supply Chain.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

.”[1] Here’s the rub: “All those excess retail inventories are starting to weigh on warehousing markets. ” To make room for new inventory, many of America’s largest retailers are steeply discounting excess goods this summer. As a result, many retailers are sitting on excess inventory.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Optimism is reflected in United States , Eurozone and select Asia data and the traditional Lunar New Year holiday period does not appear to have dampened Asia based production levels for February. The index that tracks ocean container movement from Asia to Western Europe increased by four days to 110 days. reported for January.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Businesses whose inventories ran down slowly since March started restocking. Untapped vacation money shifted to spending more on goods, and the move from brick and mortar to eCommerce required inventories. . With 16% of scheduled Asia-US capacity blanked in June, demand quickly outpaced supply. So where does this leave us?

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

With a wide array of products stored in its fulfillment centers, Amazon can consolidate orders and optimize its inventory management systems. This extensive product range presents unique challenges for logistics, as each item has different storage and handling requirements. Billion US Dollars), followed by Europe and potentially Asia.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Businesses whose inventories ran down slowly since March started restocking. Untapped vacation money shifted to spending more on goods, and the move from brick and mortar to eCommerce required inventories. . With 16% of scheduled Asia-US capacity blanked in June, demand quickly outpaced supply. So where does this leave us?

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Turvo

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The price to book an ocean vessel coming in from Asia to the US is five to ten times higher than normal. These businesses and other stores that won’t be able to secure enough inventory to stay afloat run the risk of shutting shops. . Stocking up on the inventory is the need of the hour.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

East Coast ports in transit from Asia will surge to a new record high in the coming months. The report cites data indicating that the volume of Asia-East Coast routings is expected to reach 889,000 TEU ’s by the month of June, up 40 percent from 2021 full-year average routings. Stated drivers of the changed routings from Asia to U.S.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

While each approach has its merits, the two concepts present some conflicting advice. EOQ attempts to optimize lot size by balancing manufacturing cost ( Fixed + variable costs) with things like inventory holding costs and capacity utilization. Lean relies on minimization of, among other things, lot sizes, inventory and waiting.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Regarding ocean container freight rates, spot rates are noted as dropping across the board on both Asia-Europe and Asia-US The implication is that if spot rates drop way below contract rates, shippers will likely seek to renegotiate contract rates recently consummated earlier this year. and Europe.

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 1, 2020

Hence, it’s no surprise that Asia’s share of world trade is increasing rapidly. In 2003 two of the top 10 trading nations were from Asia. Boston Consulting Group – Cross-Border Payments presentation by Sukand Ramachandran, Sibos, Boston 2014). (World Trade Statistical Review 2017, WTO). How do we know all this?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

That stated, February’s activity appears to have regional specific connotations with upturns in production volumes across areas of Asia , specifically the ongoing re-opening of China ’s manufacturing sector, and upturns in India , the Philippines and Thailand manufacturing and supply chain activity levels.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2022

manufacturing capability, and increasing their inventory positions. … The current crisis exposed the vulnerability of global supply chains, but it presents an excellent opportunity for developing regional supply chains that are more resilient. This has created enormous new opportunities for U.S. It’s about time.”

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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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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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Vinculum

AUGUST 23, 2020

aCommerce and iCommerce are among the known enablers of Southeast Asia. The global brands like Microsoft, Samsung, Reckitt Benckiser enjoy the functions of an enabler and marks a distinctive growth in the market of Southeast Asia. The inventory, pricing, customer support, vouchers require maintenance and regular check around the clock.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 16, 2016

It is these factors that must be considered in with regards to this group and how you present information to them. In the past, the logistics industry’s growth was driven by Asia to Europe and Asia to North America exports. They are confident, able to multi-task, tech savvy and expect instant gratification. Patterns of Growth

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Vinculum

APRIL 7, 2020

With arguably the highest population density in the world and a comparatively low but aggressively growing access to internet connectivity, Southeast Asia is a marketplace that will prove crucial in the coming years. A misinformed consumer pool : Owing to various reasons, the common consumer from Southeast Asia is misinformed about eCommerce.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

Today, we’re proud to present Cathy Roberson’s… 3 Technology Trends Changing the Supply Chain (2015-2020) Part IV. Inventory management and replenishment as well as reverse logistics can now be managed by mobile as well as payments. Technology Trend 1: Mobile. Mobile is on the rise – tablet, smartphone or other.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 12, 2021

A New Zealand shop in Hong Kong stocks its products, and the company is investigating markets in the US and other parts of Asia. The concept of eating a bug – which has been presented as a nightmare scenario on some reality television shows – continues to be off-putting for consumers.

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

China’s so-called “One Belt One Road” strategy connects the country via an overland and sea corridor to Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Even though the cost of shipping a container by rail can be more than double the cost of using sea routes, for certain products the higher cost can be offset by reductions in inventory costs.

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

China’s so-called “One Belt One Road” strategy connects the country via an overland and sea corridor to Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Even though the cost of shipping a container by rail can be more than double the cost of using sea routes, for certain products the higher cost can be offset by reductions in inventory costs.

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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 Shaman

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

The audience stayed for the presentation and following the event, there were many spirited debates at the restaurant bar on the content. 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. However, it turned out OK. Figure 1: Supply Chain 2020.

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ShipBob

JULY 30, 2021

Not only does it support modern retailers in expanding their customer reach, increasing sales, and staying competitive, i t provides an easier way to engage with customers, manage inventory , and fulfill orders faster across platforms. Present on the platforms your customers love. Distribute inventory across platforms and warehouses.

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Vinculum

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Indonesia’s online business market is on target to be one of the biggest in Asia, using portable first stages to furnish all Indonesians with helpful admittance to buyer bundled products. The post Quick tips from an Indonesian eCommerce start-up on selling better in Asia appeared first on Vinculum Group.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The list is presented in the order the responses were received in: 1) Andreas Wieland , Assistant Professor at Copenhagen Business School Successful supply chain management means that organizations are well-orchestrated in an end-to-end value network. These are three examples: Rule 3.1:

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Elementum

OCTOBER 8, 2015

We examine the benefits and obstacles to e-commerce in Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa. Asia has the fastest growing ecommerce market. Sourcing from multiple countries can present a headache. . $1.672 trillion online this year—about 7.3% Why Developing Economies are Clicking “Buy”. More like tapping ‘buy’.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Previous global materials sourcing and just-in-time driven inventory management policies were laid bear with the realization that supply risk was a more problematic and business critical dimension. The augmented inventory approaches, although troublesome and concerning, are a likely tactical manifestation of risk mitigation.

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