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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

I was on the phone with Australia, China, Indonesia – really everywhere – trying to negotiate directly with suppliers. If they were dependent, did they have East Coast distribution centers where they could preplace inventory before the strike occurred. Do you have a contingency plan for transportation emergencies?

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Operational strategies. Buying forward. The “first-sale” rule.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. Even in Australia, consumer sentiment index decreased to 102.2,

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7 Top Supply Chain Trends to Know for 2023

ModusLink Corporation

The decline in container rates will precipitate further declines across other transportation modes and in all geographies. Warehouse and distribution managers and procurement professionals will need to start thinking about managing the customer experience better. KPMG Australia. 12 October 2022. 30 November 2022. <[link].

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Climate Change: Yet Another Source of Global Supply Chain Risk and Disruption

BlueYonder

Australia has experienced a 16% decline in yearly rainfall since 1970 , threatening its agricultural industry and its long-term food security. For many disruptions, LCT can make AI-informed recommendations — such as adjusting production, inventory or transportation plans — to autonomously and seamlessly bring the supply chain back on track.

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Here’s Why Supply Chain Convergence is the Future of Ecommerce

ShipBob

It’s a form of supply chain digitization that ensures every element, from sourcing raw material inventory to product delivery, is coordinated and managed through a centralized platform. The need for more SKUs increases complexities in sourcing, procurement, inventory management, package tracking — the list goes on.

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

Also highlighted was that purchasing activity, stocks of purchases and finished goods inventories collectively rose in July. The top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were that of India, Australia and the Netherlands. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. . Select Regional Highlights. United States.