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Inventory planning to reduce Chinese New Year disruption

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Chinese New Year shutdowns Every year factories in China (and other countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei) shut down so that their workers can celebrate Chinese New Year. In 2024, this will be from February 9-15.

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Inventory Planning to Reduce Chinese New Year Disruption

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Every year factories in China (and other countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei) shutdown so that their workers can celebrate Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year shutdowns. Typical Challenges Businesses Face due to Chinese New Year. Supply shortages.

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Interoceanic Passages

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Chokepoints (or bottlenecks) are a term used to describe the most crucial strategic marine routes because they: Capacity limitations. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. However, the canal can accommodate 50 ships per day at its maximum capacity.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

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Brunei Darussalam. Supply Chain Media and consultancy firm Involvation have developed this checklist to provide insight into the added value and the potential of your current S&OP process. Anticipate. The added value of S&OP varies from one company to another. Bangladesh. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. Burkina Faso.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Brunei Darussalam. One of the main supply chain challenges is increasing uncertainty; this makes demand planning very difficult, especially if there is no mid-season production capacity available for replenishment purposes when a product should prove to be very successful. Bangladesh. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. Cape Verde.