Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog updates readers on the latest reported information involving the Foxconn Zhengzhou China “ iPhone City ” facility that has for several days been subject to reports of Covid-19 virus outbreaks and resulting facility operational restrictions. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

Background Throughout 2022 and 2023, we have highlighted for readers the various indications of Apple’s unfolding China Plus sourcing moves. That culminated in our research arm’s published December 2023 Supply Chain Matters update, Apple’s Unfolding China Plus Sourcing Strategy for iPhone Production.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends Feature Article by Laurent Sik , Head of Operations, CEVA FVL APAC Automobiles, as a form of transportation, are indispensable in today’s world and will remain a crucial part of our lives for a long time to come. million cars.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2021

Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. Systems infrastructure – Cloud and improved information sharing through social and business networks, often enabled by blockchain. All of these come together in some way with autonomous transportation options.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Supply Chain Matters begins our perspectives of the current 2022 holiday fulfillment period with highlights of what is usually recognized as the globe’s singular largest online shopping event, that being the China Singles Day festival that culminated on November 11. percent decline in online sales. All rights reserved.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 10, 2016

Editor's note: This is a guest blog from our friend Adam Nager from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation or ITIF. In this post, Adam discusses the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation or NNMI and how it relates to the Made in China 2025 initiative. . All told, this is less than $0.50 per American citizen.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

What does the transportation industry have to do with a global pandemic? Instead, I am referring to the often overlooked — yet very important — role transportation companies can play in preventing global pandemics. So how did an African pangolin end up in a food market in China? by Tim Foote, Founder of Susymbio.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2022

Its largest export markets are Russia, China, Germany, Poland, and Italy. The country’s major service export sectors include air transport; business, professional, and technical services; sea transport, and information services. I was unaware of Ukraine’s prominent air transport presence.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2022

Changes like the turmoil in Asia (Taiwan & China) and in Europe (Ukraine & Russia) are currently impacting supply chains. Given the amount of trade between the USA and China, any changes to the relationship could have a major impact on supply chains.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

China aims to extend its logistics reach from the Pacific to the Atlantic through its One Belt, One Road initiative. Like the country itself, China’s ambitions are massive. The expansive plan covers roads, rail lines, ports and airports that will link East China through Southeast, South and Central Asia extending to Europe.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. Additional three zero (3Zs) emission initiatives were launched at COP26 that will help the transport and logistics industry to contribute its fair share to the decarbonization of economy and society.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

On September 3, 2016 China and the US agreed to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change. Announced at the G20 summit in China, the US/China deal will also put pressure on other G20 nations to move faster with their pledge to phase out subsidies to fossil fuels. Corporate Responsibility.

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Vinculum

APRIL 19, 2020

What about China? Amid the chaos of local and global SCM operations, all eyes of the world are on China as it strives to emerge out of this crisis. There are two reasons for this: The pandemic started in China and has now gained a degree of control there too. Takeaway #3 – Maximize the use of technology.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the transportation industry waves goodbye (and good riddance) to 2022, innovative logistics professionals are already working hard to make 2023 a banner year for the global transportation industry. According to Freightos , China-North America trade lane rates fell more than 40% YoY. . 12 statement from FedEx. “

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

But then along came the internet in the 1980s, and suddenly distance-related business costs collapsed for transactions, communications, transportation, and search. Transportation costs became lower in two ways. Nevertheless, the globalization of business placed greater emphasis on lead times, transportation costs, and so forth.

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Elementum

JUNE 4, 2015

China must have been feeling left out. China has joined the manufacturing revolution party. At the end of May the Ministry of Industry and Telecommunications Technology announced the introduction of China’s own manufacturing legislation: Made In China 2025. Martin Abegglen/ Flickr. Supply Chain Impact.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Having the right transportation technology can improve everything from route efficiency to supply chain sustainability. You will want to consider your potential transportation technology provider’s track record. The supply chain technology provider’s record.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

Other companies have lost intellectual property or customer information and have not found out until the damage was done. Your transportation consultant can help develop response strategies to ensure your supply chain continues to operate while the problem is addressed. Capacity constraints and transportation delays.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Implications of Covid Lockdown Challenges Across China. First and likely foremost is perspectives on ongoing sourcing of materials and finished goods production across China. Taking Advantage of Transportation and Logistics Market Dynamics. Much will depend on what occurs over the next couple of weeks. averaged $2.37

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. A very recent survey of U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 29, 2015

This is especially true when outsourcing transportation management, as transportation can include a large part of your overall supply chain and business costs. Consider the many shippers who have outsourced transportation management and other logistics functions to third-party logistics (3PL) providers the past few years.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 23, 2017

Top 3 Logistics Challenges for Automotive Manufacturers in China | Transportfolio. By 2020, China is expected to have more than 200 million registered vehicles [1]. That’s not to say there aren’t challenges you’ll need to overcome as an automotive manufacturer in China —especially when it comes to logistics.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight a series of fast-moving events that have involved Foxconn , a prime contract manufacturing service provider producing iPhones in China. . Foxconn acknowledged that it was providing local transportation for workers to return to their various residences. Latest Information.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Other companies have lost intellectual property or customer information and have not found out until the damage was done. Your transportation consultant can help develop response strategies to ensure your supply chain continues to operate while the problem is addressed. Capacity constraints and transportation delays.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In these instances, tradeoffs have been made, such as impeding carbon emissions reduction progress through the use of less sustainable products or carbon intensive transportation options. With this visibility into risk, companies can then make informed decisions to reduce their exposure. This normally extends for several tiers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The recent outbreak of coronavirus has shaken communities and put companies that rely on manufacturing from facilities in Wuhan, China at risk. The number of coronavirus cases continues to rise, and the region has implemented a quarantine, limiting transportation and the flow of goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights an interview held with FedEx Founder Fred Smith in conjunction with the 50 th anniversary of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. Smith specifically pointed to China ’s growing presence as a go-to manufacturing supplier for multiple industry supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

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. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

The three largest global economies ( Europe , United States , China ) expected to stall. Downside risks that include monetary policy miscalculations, an uncertain outcome to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and further supply network disruptions as a result of more far-reaching spread of Covid variant infection rates across China.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2021

The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service. In 2020, the skillet was manufactured in China using Australian or Brazilian iron ore. In 2040, the skillet will most likely be manufactured in the USA or Mexico.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

A clear opportunity ripe to be addressed is the shifting of the prior focus of just-in-time driven, end-to-end efficiency flow of materials and resources, to an outside-in flow of physical and digital based information focused on customer or channel focused fulfillment material, resource and support needs.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

Delays Delays happen when ships are involved, or even when a vehicle transport company is involved like A1 Auto Transport. Create better relationships with suppliers The more you speak with suppliers, the better of an idea you’ll get for how they operate and how you can implement that information into your business.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams. The report’s cited data from the Freightos Baltic Index indicates that shipment of a 40-foot container from China to the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 15, 2022

He went on to inform me about stink bugs and how they smell terrible when smushed. The lifting of pandemic-induced shutdowns in China, retailers restocking and robust e-commerce are all driving the record-setting amount of containers through the ports, they said. It’s a stink bug. ” I said, “what is a stink bug?”

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DynaSys

JUNE 2, 2020

In addition, the fact that the pandemic started in China, the world’s factory, meant that before the virus reached different countries, companies had already noticed its effect due to the slowdown in the world’s largest exporter of goods. Information exchange also affects customers. Supplier Restructuring.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. A very recent survey of U.S.

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