Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

This report followed a Nikkei published report earlier this month indicating that several technology companies, including HP , Dell and Microsoft were planning to shift substantial production capacity, as much as 30 percent, away from China. The PC maker reportedly is planning to shift some laptop production to Vietnaes m next year as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Of further specific mention was the following: “ Firms remained confident that output will increase over the coming year, thanks to expectations for improving economic conditions, marketing efforts and improving capacity.” Growth expansion has returned across China and the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Suppliers continue to have capacity, Eighty-four percent of manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) contracted in December, up from 65 percent in November. This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. by the end of the year.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Of continued interest was that India and Thailand indexes (included in our highlights below) as leading in PMI growth during April. Developing Regions Thailand The S&P Global Thailand Manufacturing PMI® recorded a record high in April that was headlined with a new orders rebound and output surges.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Over 90% of natural rubber comes from Asia, with Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia making up 70% of the world’s supply of natural rubber. Consistent with the limitations experienced on raw material extraction and subsequent manufacturing, logistics and distribution capacity had also contracted.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

That is a positive sign Of continued interest was that India and Thailand indexes (included in our highlights below) reflected the quickest rates of expansion. Thailand The S&P Global Thailand Manufacturing PMI® remained at high levels during Q1-2023 growing at a steady pace since November 2022.

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Bristlecone

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Typical results include a 5-10% increase in system response times, a 15-20% reduction in storage capacity and the development of a solid roadmap that enables future readiness. This new offering is designed not only to diagnose problems, but also to correct them – no new hardware, software or licensing required. Details Coming Soon.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

This is how Western digital managed to restore its operations after the flood in Thailand much sooner than its competitors. - Traditionally mandated for public procurement, it offers many of the same benefits to corporations. You should also inquire about capacity to deliver necessary order levels. Transparency!

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EcoVadis

JUNE 16, 2016

Western multinationals linked to these practices through their supply chains into damage control and Western governments responded by imposing trade sanctions on Thailand. Thailand, the target of much of the attention in Southeast Asia, is the third largest seafood exporter in the world. Background. According to the U.S.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 8, 2013

The same unsafe working conditions prevail, and you are just as likely to encounter the problems with capacity and subcontracting that we’ve noted in other blogs. According to the WSJ article, conditions in these other countries are just as horrific, although come in different varieties.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The August report cited new order intakes declining for the second consecutive month with indications that excess capacity may be building among the global manufacturing sector. The top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were noted as India, Australia and Thailand. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar.

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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. Tap into logistics capacity planning to ensure timely product delivery . Learn More: SAP S/4HANA in the Manufacturing Industry.

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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). Procurement: Buy Better, Spend Better. Bain research shows that spending better can potentially more than double a company’s productivity gains from procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The orders-to-inventory ratio fell to another multi-year low last month as excess capacity continued to build at factories. The S&P Global Thailand Manufacturing PMI® reportedly improved at the strongest rate in that country’s survey history. The headline PMI posted a September value of 55.1 up from a value of 53.7

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Suppliers continue to have capacity. This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. Companies are still managing outputs appropriately as order softness continues. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Suppliers continue to have capacity.” This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. Given the differing perspectives from both of these reports we will defer to the November report to ascertain specific trending of activity levels.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Whereas, among a grouping of developing regions consisting of China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Vietnam and Thailand , production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.4 Upon reviewing a grouping of developed regions, namely the United States, Eurozone, Japan and Taiwan, production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.9

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

The oversupply of capacity has caused carrier financials to be in the red, which lead to consolidations. Thus, going into 2019, with high inventories on imports, carriers have shown more discipline in controlling capacity than ever before. Carriers controlling capacity. Not to mention the U.S./China during this period.

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