Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , provided a banner headline of global manufacturing output edging only slightly higher. That stated, the reported value of 49.6 declined 1.5

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Global Production Continues to Contract Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended 2023 on a noted lackluster footing. Manufacturing production reportedly contracted at a slightly quicker pace in December, dashing hopes for a point of stabilization. The December reading of 49.0

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The May report indicated that the global wide PMI has now been below the neutral 50 mark for nine consecutive months, and again an indication of manufacturing recession conditions. in April to 58.7 value in April to 58.2 value in April.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

In early April 2022, economists at Goldman Sachs indicated that supply chain resilience was a top-of-mind topic for manufacturers and retailers and observed that three main strategies were being undertaken. product demand needs while a portion will shift to Thailand to support Asian market demand needs, according to cited sources.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 20, 2020

COVID-19 and the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture. But global dependence on Chinese manufacturing is mind-boggling…. The overriding reason for this China-dependence is the cost factor, and weaning manufacturing away from that country comes at a hefty price. Alternative Manufacturing Hubs: Asia’s Promise.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Other materials are added to both synthetic and natural rubber to instill desired functional properties through the manufacturing process. Over 90% of natural rubber comes from Asia, with Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia making up 70% of the world’s supply of natural rubber.

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Resilinc

JULY 6, 2021

Reuters’ reporting team interviewed a wide range of managers at manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who predicted shortages of holiday gift items. It was an outbreak in the vast Shenzhen manufacturing and export hub that led to infections among dock workers and the sharp cutback in shipping out of Yantian, Nansha, and Shekou.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub. The voracious appetite of US consumers for goods — from Apple products to Xmas trees — saw China become the de facto manufacturer of consumer goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. Global Wide Production Activity. Select Regional Highlights.

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 26, 2012

Little did we know that 2011 would bring earthquakes in New Zealand, a tsunami in Japan and record floods in Thailand which, looking back made 2010 look like a cake walk. IDC (Worldwide manufacturing supply chain 2012 top 10 predictions) agrees, saying “Risk Management will mature as a focus area for supply chain segmentation”.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

Instead of trying to cut costs silo by silo, these companies take an integrated view of operations (product design, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain management). The prize is huge for manufacturers that get it right. Manufacturing in-house can reduce exposure to overseas suppliers in the face of a trade war.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

For example, a vaccine manufacturer increased their order size by a factor of four in one weekend; a video call company wanted to receive ten times as much product as they initially forecast with just a month’s lead-time. Pure Storage’s manufacturing is done at three contract manufacturing sites, two in Texas and one in the Czech Republic.

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ThroughPut

MAY 31, 2022

They have now highlighted the long-overlooked need for resilience – the need to remain agile and respond rapidly to demand, production, and logistics shifts. Leading businesses leverage buffers to create surge capacity for new products or growth into new markets. How does AI make supply chains more resilient?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

I began to focus on the use of technology and strategy to help logistics companies tackle growing consumer demand – the new “need it now” culture. BluJay’s mission is to forge modern supply chains of the future and transforming traditional logistics – slow & unagile habits!

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 28, 2021

Here are the five key project logistics challenges we’re seeing in renewable energy and how to overcome them. That makes it even more important to avoid unexpected costs in your project logistics. To make sure you come in on budget, choose a project logistics provider that has deep and specific industry knowledge.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 7, 2015

It is very different in the south and the north of Thailand. This is one of the key reasons beverage manufacturers should not see Asia as a single market. As a beverage manufacturer considering growth, you can’t simply expect everyone to buy your single-formula product all over Asia. Thai food is not universal.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 27, 2021

Due to lean inventory strategies, many manufacturers only keep 15-30 days of inventory on hand. By March consumers and manufacturers alike could not obtain critical supply. However, we saw similar supply chain outages associated with the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Japan’s earthquake and Tsunami in 2011.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 2, 2018

It’s a problem that impacts developing countries the hardest, as local vendors lack the capacity to keep or monitor their perishables at adequate temperatures. An individual in a remote village in Thailand, for example, can access up-to-the-minute details on how many times a given product has fallen below acceptable storage temperatures.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 9, 2020

The effects include: Severe disruption to shipping, with many Chinese ports operating at drastically reduced capacity and around 200 sailings cancelled. Australian imports from China mainly comprise manufactured goods, including telecommunications equipment, IT products, furniture, home ware, clothing, toys, sports equipment, and televisions.

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Bristlecone

MARCH 31, 2020

Leverage capacity management to ensure your factories can meet demand. Review labor management and production capacity plans to ensure factories can churn out enough product to meet demand. Learn More: SAP S/4HANA in the Manufacturing Industry. Tap into logistics capacity planning to ensure timely product delivery .

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

of their capacity on the West Coast and 1.5% of their capacity on the East Coast. Currently, East Coast loops are running near full capacity, and West Coast loops are expected to run full through the middle of November, and possibly even into December. import volumes through August increased 4.8% compared with 2017.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 24, 2018

This article, written by Mal Walker , Manager at Logistics Bureau, was first published in the January / February 2018 issue of MHD Supply Chain Solutions. Even third-party logistics companies do things differently. The 7 Key Warehouse Processes. Are all warehouses the same? Short answer: no, but yes! Let me explain.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

Whether to relocate supply or manufacturing from China to another low-cost country or switch to a near-shoring or re-shoring strategy is not a decision to take lightly. Nike: The world-famous sportswear brand has been moving manufacturing from China to some African and Southeast Asian countries.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2020

Heading the list of alternative manufacturing hubs are Vietnam, India, Thailand, and Mexico. Around three decades ago, Western companies began moving manufacturing and sourcing to China for one reason: costs. A Kearney study showed a “particularly sharp decline” in manufacturing imports from China to the US in 2019.

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