Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a further installment in our global supply chain assessment in the highlights on reported December 2023, Q3-2023, and full year global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Declines in the manufacturing sector were noted for Myanmar , Thailand , and Malaysia.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 25, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Storm article and permission to publish here provided by Bryce Boothby. The supply chain has experienced some instantaneous changes – for both B2C and B2B. But you must act and there are Supply Chain do’s and don’ts.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on reported July 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Source: S&P Global and Other Sources.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 20, 2018

Natural gas is a suitable source of energy to fuel the need for heat and the power, making it an influential player on the market. The current top seven exporters of LNG in the world are Qatar, Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia, Algeria and Russia. SHIFT IN THE ENERGY SUPPLY. NATURAL GAS. FUEL FOR FUTURE.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlights and added insights on reported November 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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o9 Solutions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In our previous blog , we outlined the reality that APO users are missing out on significant strategic and competitive advantages because of their continuing reliance on outdated, on-premise technologies to do supply chain planning. An even greater benefit of a cloud solution is the holy grail of supply chain planning.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Captain Vivek Sood (Managing Director, Global Supply Chain Group): 10 years ago, I would’ve said, “Wait till your plans are so rigid, that people start to work around the plans.” Rakuten wanted to be like Amazon but realized there was better money to be made through outsourcing of supply chain. There’s no need to wait.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlighting and added insights on reported October 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Resilinc

MAY 31, 2022

Among the countries flagged for high ESG concerns is Malaysia, which in 2021 exported $280 billion worth of goods and commodities, according to the Malaysian trade ministry. And that was just the latest enforcement action by CBP against Malaysia exporters. Malaysia is also challenged with a reputation for corruption.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights for readers added indications that China Plus materials supply or production strategies are garnering increased attention from businesses large and small. billion in population will be the linchpin of an alternative sourced Asian supply network. One example indicated was that U.S.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2016

Today’s guest blog is posted by Timothy Barnes, who I met through the SCRC. Tim is a global supply chain executive originally from Australia, who has been studying the evolution of the Trans Pacific Partnership closely, and is writing a book on the subject. I heard that it’s not going to go ahead.”

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 14, 2022

For global businesses, supply chain resilience is the name of the game. As a result, supply chain leaders have been exploring alternative, more predictable options. The key will be to leverage available opportunities and address gaps to ensure the SEA supply chain can compete on a global level.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights for readers a published report noting how various manufacturers are seeking and establishing added resiliency and control of component and production networks. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of China Plus sourcing. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Supply chain stresses seem to have faded somewhat, at least on aggregate.” Contrasting Reporting for U.S. Manufacturing Among the two reported PMI reports relative to U.S.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 11, 2015

You could either build a new plant in the Philippines or alternate short runs in your existing plants in Malaysia. In Malaysia, you could parcel the large shipments between multiple plants or lines. For efficiency, this should be planned and scheduled on the same platform used for sourcing, supply chain and production planning.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Supply chain visibility remains elusive despite decades pursuing it. Arnaud Morvan states a simple truth, “It’s difficult to see, measure and improve what’s happening across the supply chain.”[1] ”[3] Rajamanickam touches on the most important element of supply chain visibility — digitalization. .”[3]

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 20, 2019

To find out the truth, a group of reporters from the Guardian (a leading newspaper in the UK) tracked down the supply chain operations of US plastic waste and presented a chilling report in [link]. . Source: The Guardian. Source: The Guardian. . But do we know if these items will actually be recycled?

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Robinson, adding to CH Robinson’s global supply chain services. is an American multinational corporation that focuses on supply chain management and logistics, including order management, delivery, trade financing, insurance, freight forwarding, and customs brokerage.” In 2015, Freightquote was acquired by C.H.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Robinson, adding to CH Robinson’s global supply chain services. is an American multinational corporation that focuses on supply chain management and logistics, including order management, delivery, trade financing, insurance, freight forwarding, and customs brokerage.” In 2015, Freightquote was acquired by C.H.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 21, 2022

Water pollution shrank or completely stopped on the beaches of Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Maldives. Electrification in mobility is gathering pace, demanding the reinvention of strategies, product design, and supply chains. Carbon monoxide emissions were reduced by 50% because of these mandates.

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Resilinc

MAY 2, 2023

From Q3 2022 to Q2 2023, CBP stopped 3,588 shipments for further evaluation valued at $1,078 million mainly from Malaysia, Vietnam, China, and Thailand. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the supply chain impact of UFPLA and how industries are being affected. #1 Are These Products in Your Supply Chain?

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QAD

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2022, a report from Sheffield Hallam University found that every large car manufacturer was at a high risk of sourcing parts linked to Xinjiang. CBP has stopped more shipments from Malaysia and Vietnam than from China itself. This is due to the complexities of global supply chains. How are Companies Reacting?

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NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products. This includes, but is not limited to, the proper disposal of hazardous waste. But audits will no longer be enough.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a monthly highlights of reported January 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam. All rights reserved.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 22, 2023

The diversity of the brands make them difficult to support, as they all have global supply chains, and the leverage is not the same. We work at the intersection of sourcing, logistics, legal, finance, and government affairs, and I spend 25% of my time helping our GA team form trade affairs strategies. This is all very real.

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