Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 20, 2022
Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Currently, companies struggle with rolling electric outages in China. Water levels falling in the Rhine, the Loire, and the Colorado River. Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights. My take away?
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Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 3, 2022
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI™ reported a value of 57.3
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 23, 2022
The authors specifically make mention of geopolitics along with the ongoing effects of the pandemic impacting many manufacturing regions in China. The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. US Logistics Managers Index. in March. The latest U.S.
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 7, 2022
One of the more concerning areas at this time is that of China , where one of the most troubling outbreaks of COVID-19 infections, and consequent containment policies from China ’s regulators, continue to impede trucking transportation, ocean input and export movements. US Logistics Index.
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 8, 2022
The overall takeaway from the July data was that global production momentum had begun to stagnate and in some regions such as the Eurozone, Taiwan, and to some extent , certain manufacturing regions of China, PMI values had reached contraction levels. . Global Supply Chain Pressure Index. Additional Data- U.S.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 5, 2022
US considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China. Based on the stock’s value after the announcement, that would represent a $61 million purchase worth about 10 percent of the company. Samsung has two big factories in China while SK Hynix Inc is buying Intel Corp’s NAND flash memory chips manufacturing business in China.
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