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Trends 2021: Megatrends, Part Two

Enterra Insights

” The other two so-called BRIC countries (Brazil and Russia) are faltering. As a result, Frost & Sullivan analysts say it’s time to look beyond the BRICs for economic growth. Frost & Sullivan predicts, “China and India [will] lead the global economy in the near future.”

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Global Luxury Management “Lifestyle” brands require push supply chain design customization

Supply Chain View from the Field

Luxury brands are also not like “fast fashion companies” like Gap, Zara, H&M, and others – they buy fabric, throw it out, find out what sells, and make more of it! The supply chain design is very much focused on contract manufacturing to a network of factories.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

In particular, the focal BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) represent major targets for expansion, but with them come a host of new problem that enterprises have little to no experience in dealing with in terms of logistics capabilities. As Companies Expand Globally, So Will the Level of Operational Complexity.

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Rapid Change is Driving the Automotive Industry – Part I

BlueYonder

They don’t see it as an enabler of global manufacturing and sourcing, or as a way of increasing customer loyalty through great service. There’s a trend at the moment toward near-shoring, re-shoring, or bringing manufacturing back locally, but globalization is not going to go away. For them it’s just a cost. Rail is always a big issue.

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Collaboration: The New Battle Cry of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

Take for example the BRIC nations and the impact this region has across the global economy. In fact, all of the BRIC countries are now in the top 10 economies, with Brazil at 9, Russia at 6, India at 4 and China 2nd. As a result, more companies are investing heavily in countries like China and Brazil.

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Supply Chain Market Report – August 2022

Elementum

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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FMCG Manufacturing, Sourcing and the Ukraine-Russia Unrest

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

As part of the BRIC countries Russia is important in driving the growth aspirations of many of the world’s largest FMCG companies. Most of the large companies have developed pan-European sourcing strategies and gone are the days when each individual region or even country had its own small “local for local” factory operations.