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Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

by Stephanie Krishnan – Associate Vice President, IDC Manufacturing & Energy Insights Asia/Pacific, IDC Asia/Pacific. “By By 2025, to improve long-term supply chain profitability, 60% of manufacturers in global supply chains will invest in software tools to support sustainability and circular economy business models.”.

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Another Asian Trip and Added Apple Sourcing Options

Supply Chain Matters

Apple CEO Tim Cook has wrapped up his latest Asian trip, one that is being described as the most extensive Southeast Asia trip in years. Visits to Vietnam , Singapore and Indonesia have featured itineraries that included meeting with governmental leaders, technology users, content providers and other groups. Is iPhone U.S.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Global Manufacturing Output Levels Strengthen Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended March on an optimistic footing. Of further significance was the March report indication that the rate of growth in global manufacturing output has accelerated to a 21-month high.

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The Green Corridor: To Realise the Circular Economy Dream – Reach Out to Your Community

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In one example, Crust Group in Singapore provides a Southeast Asian example of a cross industry “circular economy” partnership. Everyday there is stale bread thrown out by bakeries all over Singapore. Ideally one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, but that takes coordination of people in different industries. Sure there is.

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Digital and the Supply Chain—How Far Have We Come?

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The impact was across manufacturing plants, transport networks, warehouses, and retail outlets. Our analysis of digital and non-digital manufacturers over time shows an index of profit performance, with digital manufacturers outpacing their peers (Figure 1). Source: IDC 2021—Digital Analysis: Manufacturing.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

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Alternative Protein: A Food Manufacturers Guide [+ Case Study]

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Food manufacturers will find new opportunities in the alternative protein market as consumer demand surges for non-meat proteins: insect, plant and algae-based products, and ‘lab meat’ cultivated from animal cells. The demand for alternative proteins has surged in recent years, creating an opportunity for food manufacturers.