Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A continued subdued product demand environment and added caution reportedly led to a decline in overall purchasing activity, lower levels of inventory and improved supplier delivery times. The November report narrative further indicated that European manufacturer’s initiated additional job cuts for the sixth month running. declined 0.4

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Manufacturing job losses were reportedly registered for the fourth consecutive month in December, with cuts noted in China , the Euro area , the U.S. Suppliers continue to have capacity, Eighty-four percent of manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) contracted in December, up from 65 percent in November. and the United Kingdom.

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EazyStock

AUGUST 8, 2023

Smart inventory managers plan for Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year) many months before the event. This means it takes time to get production back to full capacity, leading to further delays. The post Inventory planning to reduce Chinese New Year disruption appeared first on EazyStock.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

With output contracting for the fifth consecutive month and business optimism reportedly dipping to an 11-month low, the report pointed to cutbacks occurring in manufacturing employment, purchasing and inventory levels globally. Suppliers continue to have capacity.” The October PMI reported value fell to a three-month low of 48.8,

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Morgan indicated in part: “ Near-term forward looking indicators also headed lower, most notably the finished goods orders-to-inventory ratio which fell further below 1,0 from an already contractionary reading.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Evolution of Asset Management: Humans, Inventory and the Rise of AI by Jeroen Hendriks , Director at Art of Supply Chain Sdn Bh In the ever-evolving landscape of organisational success, the spotlight is now on asset management. However, inventory is also an essential asset for many businesses.

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EazyStock

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year) might seem like a long way off, but smart inventory managers will be starting to plan for this event very soon. Businesses tend to slow down production a week or so before Chinese New Year and, for the reasons above, can take a few weeks after the celebrations to get back to full capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 30, 2022

Those sites are primarily located in China, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, and the United States. She worked as a production planner, a master planner, a demand planner, and inventory manager, before leading a team of demand planners in 2015. They had over 100 days of inventory on hand. They were only doing four turns.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 25, 2020

Supermarket chains can’t keep their shelves stocked while retailers have warehouses full of unsold inventory. With less transportation capacity, carriers are forced to hike shipping costs, and airfreight rates from China to Europe were already up 253% YOY in April. How Best to Prepare.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 13, 2016

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I’d be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 16, 2022

Andrew Kinder ( @Kinder_ai ), a Senior Vice President of industry and solution strategy with Infor, insists, “COVID-19 has taught manufacturers a bitter lesson. According to Kinder, “CEOs and their executive leadership teams are obligated to reexamine and make business continuity strategies a priority. ”[2].

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Oracle SCM

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Most companies weren't buying from China or Taiwan or Malaysia like they are today. Now, most products don’t have a specific lifecycle because they are mass customized to satisfy the customers, but greatly reduced lifecycles may be only one of the many issues. ” This means having the right data at the right time.

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OptiProERP

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Other digital initiative priorities include the ability to: Align finance technology strategies to improve efficiencies and visibility. Increase employee value-added tasks by reducing manual finance processing. They have an office in Germany, with sales agents in India and China, and are adding representation in Malaysia.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 24, 2016

Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. Companies must invest in and balance their inventories more wisely to ensure optimal on-shelf availability in all commercial outlets. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 21, 2016

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. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Madagascar.

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