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Report- Hewlett Packard Modifying Global Sourcing Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes.

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Climate Change: Yet Another Source of Global Supply Chain Risk and Disruption

BlueYonder

Following on the heels of COVID-19, port closures, labor shortages and geopolitical conflict, climate change-related events are emerging as a significant source of supply chain disruption. Unfortunately, what we’re seeing in China may be only the beginning of a new era of supply chain disruption driven by climate change.

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What are the best Supply Chain Strategies for 2021

ivalua

When it comes to factors like access to labor, it becomes an improbable task to reproduce a labor market the size of say China or India. For example, China and the United States are ranked 1 and 2 respectively for the production of rare earth elements, but this is deceiving as China is producing 5 times the amount of the United States.

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What is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues.

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Strong Supply Chains Required For an Economic Rebound: Six Steps To Take

Supply Chain Shaman

My first focus was on China sourcing. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) Instead, use demand sensing technologies to detect patterns with minimal latency into inventory requirements. As a result, evaluate inventory buffers, location of inventories, and the need for push/pull decoupling points.

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Businesses Responding to High Inflation and Supply Chain Inventory Concerns

Supply Chain Matters

Among global CEO s, 38 percent indicated that rising tensions among the US and China , along with the Ukraine conflict’s implications will likely have a major impact on business operations in the next 12 months. Inventory Management Assessment- Samsung Electronics. Samsung ’s inventory balances reportedly reached the equivalent of $36.9

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

Logility

This is what happened next: Demand spiked for protective equipment : Everyone needed masks and gowns, most of which are produced in factories in China, so they ramped up production. This meant a shipping container shortage in China, which needed them the most as they were working night and day to produce protective gear.