Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 1, 2016

GROWTH IN A SLOWDOWN: How the new age of the Supply Chain can help Turkish companies outperform the market – and how ignoring it could accelerate their decline. Like many of the other MINT countries and those in the BRICS, the initial optimism over the growth spurt has been dampened and expectations adjusted.

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Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2022

In this month’s newsletter, we explore the crunch a strong dollar poses for many companies right now — and the possible twists and turns in the road ahead. For example, companies who export oil are paid in dollars. International companies exporting to the US will have higher earnings (e.g. Cash reserves.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

A native New Yorker, Ken turned down a career in finance and banking for an action-packed and exciting career in the world of global logistics. Some companies emphasizesthe same “experience” for all of their products, and this was one of the toughest parts of meeting their logistics requirements on new products.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

While it seemed like many companies would be moving more towards the BRIC countries, global events have proven this uptake to be relatively slow. As Companies Expand Globally, So Will the Level of Operational Complexity. No question the global supply chain is still going strong. This is likely to continue. More of the same.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics. The value of supply chain and how it can help a company compete and sustain itself was a little under-appreciated before, but not now.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics. The value of supply chain and how it can help a company compete and sustain itself was a little under-appreciated before, but not now.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 22, 2023

VF is a 120 year old company, currently at $14B in revenue with 75,000 employees, and its largest brand, Vans, is a $5B brand that sells over 100,000 pairs of shoes every year! The company annually produces 400 million units of products that traverse borders at least once or twice on their way to customers. This is all very real.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

So we’ve mapped out five changing Chinese trends that will echo throughout global logistics this year, carving out opportunities for ambitious logistics experts to realize serious gains. Image Source: Brics-Info.org. “Uber for Truck” Platforms. Forwarders, get ready. China-US freight is getting Amazon’ed.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 29, 2016

Some companies insist on American manufacturing; others are dedicated only to keeping production costs as low as possible, which means factories in China and impoverished nations. Many companies insist on Made in America. Among the BRIC nations, manufacturing executives expressed optimism for only China and India by 2020.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2013

The report is titled “ What Has Happened So Far in 2013, What’s on the Horizon and Who May End Up On Top This Year ” Carrier Direct is a unique company that helps carriers optimize their assets and helps 3PLs develop capabilities and strategic partnerships. Carrier Direct has offices in Chicago, IL and Scottsdale, AZ. DHL, Schenker).

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

North American companies are increasingly re-shoring manufacturing (primarily from China to Mexico, due to the strong US dollar) but some firms are moving back to Canada as well. The economic rise of the BRICs will continue vs the West Europe, then North America, has been the dominant economic force for hundreds of years.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The recent bankruptcy announcement of Hanjin, a major shipping line, on the Friday before the last Labor Day long weekend, was a shock to everyone working in the global logistics shipping industry. Major retailers are spread across multiple shippers, and although Hanjin accounts for only about 3.2%

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

There really is no such thing as “free trade” In fact, most companies have sophisticated systems that track shifts and changes in trade laws, harmonized trade tariffs (section 301), anti-dumping (section 232) and countervailing duties that require constant vigilance to minimize impact yet remain in compliance.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 17, 2016

I had the opportunity to speak with a Nike executive about how the company has moved into the world of mass-customization. Many people have heard about their partnership with Flex to build mass-customized shoes in Mexico, which is a big shift for the company from it’s largely Asia Pacific supplier network.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

Even if your company has rejigged it supply chain in the years since this article was published, the chances are that it’s still not optimised for best results, unless yours is one of the few enterprises at the leading edge of digital transformation and has also implemented a totally demand-driven supply chain strategy.

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