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JULY 14, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt Supply Chains in Crisis Chemicals & Energy Related Articles China’s Electricity Crunch Is World’s Latest Supply Chain Threat Canada’s Shrinking St. farmers, don’t expect a reversion down in pricing,” Taylor said.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

government would never ask General Electric to shut down a power grid in Asia, or Ports America to bottleneck cargo in Savannah. These actors understand that commercial flows are more fragile and target-rich than traditional military hardware. But China has no such separation between state and enterprise. It’s all part of the long war.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

When duties render traditional sourcing unprofitable, companies must reconfigure supplier networks, often under tight timelines. With tariffs on Chinese products such as clothing and electronics, the retailer has diversified its supplier base to include partnerships in Southeast Asia and India. Beyond the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 20, 2025

Companies also need to undertake a detailed review of past declarations, to ensure compliance with present-day practices, such as the growing popularity of Mexico as a manufacturing alternative to China and other parts of Asia. The head of DOJ is saying to all Criminal Division personnel: This is your focus today,” says Gould.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

has imposed new tariffs of up to 25% on imports from Asia, particularly targeting Chinese goods, Mexican exports remain largely exempt, with over 90% of shipments to the U.S. Uber Freight’s Q2 Market Update reports that, while the U.S. qualifying for tariff-free treatment.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Eurasian Rail Freight: Demand for rail freight between Asia and Europe has surged, leading to congestion and longer booking times. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Contingency planning for alternative ports is essential.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

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. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

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EFT

MAY 19, 2025

dropped by almost a third after a tax-free exemption for low-value items out of China was removed this month, industry data showed, denting a significant revenue stream for Asia's major airlines. China-US air freight tumbles on 'de minimis' tariff; airlines adjust routes Air freight capacity between China and the U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 1, 2025

Reported May 29 As we continue to navigate tariffs, we're implementing various mitigation strategies, including partnering with our sourcing vendors to reduce costs. This is the result of vendors using production capabilities in multiple countries and leveraging their ability to flex sourcing options as the environment evolves.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

Combined between that and recent threats to hit Brazil with 50% tariffs in retaliation for the ongoing legal case against former President Jair Bolsonaro, retailers have been forced to contend with a never-ending stream of "erratic policies and geopolitical volatility," said Hackett Associates founder Ben Hackett.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 15, 2025

Ports as Retailers Navigate Tariff Turmoil Canada’s Top Port Looks to Add 70% Capacity in Asia Trade Push Global Gateways Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

The rapidly rising war-risk rates, which had come from lower levels during a lull in attacks in recent months, reflect underwriters’ concerns that the dangers on the route that links Europe with Asia have now returned to levels last seen about a year ago. Announces New Task Force to Counter Houthi Red Sea Threat U.S.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 6, 2025

Apparel and footwear production hubs in Asia, including China and Vietnam, face elevated tariff rates as the White House pushes for new trade deals. The company and its retail peers are trying to manage supply chains that have been upended by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 15, 2025

Ports as Retailers Navigate Tariff Turmoil Canada’s Top Port Looks to Add 70% Capacity in Asia Trade Push Global Gateways Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 25, 2025

aircraft at Changi Airport in Singapore. Under one scenario, about $13 million could be added in annual costs for Singapore Airlines, BI analysts including Rob Du Boff said in a note earlier in June.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. (As Performance on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. Build in-market sourcing. Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation.

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Supply Chain Opz

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Then, blogging and web contents have become the primary source of business ideas for many working professionals. Some Observations Blogs included in Supply Chain Power 50 are from 3 regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia/Australia but they are mainly from the United States.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. Meanwhile, ocean carriers continue to deal with overcapacity; rates for Asia-U.S. Adopt performance metrics for carriers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

In manufacturing-based companies, 70-80% of costs are in the processes of source, make and deliver. While the practices of finance are over 200 years old, in contrast, supply chain as a cross-functional practice (the combination of make, source and deliver) was recently defined in 1982. Is talent a cost or an asset?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Supply chain data can be challenging to manage due to its unstructured or semi-structured nature and the need to integrate new data sources. To ensure successful integration, they should create a plan with timelines, resources, and evaluation metrics (refer Figure 2).

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. For example, when one company orders from a supplier in Asia to be delivered by a certain ocean carrier, the lead time is 24 days.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 2, 2016

With rising labor rates in Asia, the drivers for Indian IT services are in question. With the rise in complexity, most Supply Chain Metrics That Matter are going backwards (inventory turns, ROIC, operating margin and growth). Open source needs maintenance. Do not buy software based on partnerships.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Nikkei Asia ).

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Source: “Tech in Asia” – https://www.techinasia.com. Take Amazon, for example, and how it leverages its Prime membership program as a competitive weapon. Going from a “logistics as a cost center” perspective to a “logistics as a competitive weapon” one is not a quick and easy transformation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Elaine Low, managing director for Southeast Asia and Pacific, CEVA Logistics said, ‘‘ At CEVA Logistics, we believe our global presence gives us a great responsibility in the communities in which our employees live and work. Making Asia a Leader – One Green Initiative at a Time. Photo Credit: United Airlines.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Each customer in US or EU might already control the source of raw materials, ask you to provide dedicated production lines, nominate 3pl companies and air/sea carriers. For example, some cosmetics manufacturers formulate products and choose a packaging and labeling that complies with the regulations of multiple countries in Asia.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. A Brief History of IT Investments. The reason? Talking numbers worked.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

Here are some additional details from the press release: Data Services data sets will include mode-specific transportation costs and transit times, facilities cost estimates, demographics, risk metrics, duties and taxes, sustainability metrics and others.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A SCCN allows a company to get data useful for planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, returns, supply chain risks, and supply chain finance. Basically, a SCCN that can get data feeds from across the plan, source, make, deliver, risk, and finance categories allows companies to have an end-to-end view of their supply chain.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Almost seven-in-ten (68%) of organizations view suppliers as a source of differentiation, while 66% now collaborate with suppliers to increase supply chain resilience. It is based on a survey of 462 procurement decision makers at companies with 1,000 or more employees in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. About Ivalua.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 24, 2014

This is a challenging sourcing base, and global luxury brands must also pay attention to general labor and supply chain compliance policies. Most of the luxury brands’ global supply chain manufacturing networks are in Asia, with the biggest location being China – which is becoming too expensive.

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Logility

JANUARY 26, 2022

Customs and Border Protection Agency’s Withhold Release Order (WRO) on cotton products sourced from China and other countries in south-east Asia. Fashion brands can collaborate with suppliers continuously to manage and verify that predetermined environmental and social metrics are being met. Add to this the U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Here I want to share eight key procurement challenges that we and consultants are facing in today’s global sourcing world. Global Sourcing – Start-up Basics Nobody could ignore the role that global sourcing plays in today’s procurement world. The good old theory of “total cost of ownership” should always prevail.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Feature Article by IDC Insights Asia Pacific. This evaluation also needs to consider sourcing the technology, implementation and support services necessary to enable the desired outcomes. Almost 40% of Asia/Pacific manufacturers are still using spreadsheets to manage transportation, warehouses, and suppliers.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

There are two things Boeing and Airbus have in common, utilization of lean manufacturing system and strategic sourcing concept. However, the overall implementation of strategic sourcing is a bit different between the two companies. Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal.

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