Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year. Mid-Year Assessment.

Sourcing Strategies 59

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

There is no planning model in traditional solutions that recognizes a logistics bottleneck and drives bi-directional orchestration across source, make and deliver. The increasing issues with tax and tariff shifts and the policies of China make the response more complicated. Rolling Electrical Outages in China. With only 5.8%

Supply Chain Planning Software 276

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

There is no planning model in traditional solutions that recognizes a logistics bottleneck and drives bi-directional orchestration across source, make and deliver. The increasing issues with tax and tariff shifts and the policies of China make the response more complicated. Rolling Electrical Outages in China. With only 5.8%

Supply Chain Planning Software 264

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We feel good about the composition of our inventory. It's been difficult to plan inventory flow with much precision.

Inventory Reduction 92

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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.

Optimal Sourcing 81

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

There is no planning model in traditional solutions that recognizes a logistics bottleneck and drives bi-directional orchestration across source, make and deliver. The increasing issues with tax and tariff shifts and the policies of China make the response more complicated. Rolling Electrical Outages in China. With only 5.8%

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources. Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. Relocating production from China. This practice is illegal. Operational strategies. Buying forward.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 13, 2022

Steve is he Managing Director of Haxlar , an integrated manufacturing solutions provider, delivering design, manufacturing, sourcing, supply chain, and product management services for a wide range of industries. Whether turn-key component sourcing, or joint development and manufacturing, Haxler is a partner you can count on.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Importing From China! Product Sourcing Agent article and permission to publish here provided by Joyce Chen at Epic Sourcing. Your manufacturer is the backbone of your company; it regulates your inventory, which determines how consumers perceive and communicate with you. Who is a Product Sourcing Agent?

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

It’s easy to oversimplify the differences between sourcing for parts locally or internationally. When considering where to purchase from, the prevailing idea seems to be that domestic sourcing allows for better control and shorter lead time, but international sourcing is more cost-effective. International Sourcing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

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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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

They collectively provide evidence that the prior disruptions still occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the latest manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China, will have a longer economic and service level effect in the coming months. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

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

Inventory Reduction 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

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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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

But SHIFEX, the freight forwarder rate index, recently recorded the lowest ocean freight rate between China and the port of Long Beach in 24 months —a rate of $3,500 to move a 40-foot container. Economists are beginning to speak of “immaculate disinflation.” This is an 80% drop year on year drop.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Sanctions, blocked Ukrainian ports, and stalled transportation routes have also disrupted the China-to-Europe supply chain. Rethink just-in-time inventory policies: There could be another pandemic or another war. By 1979, China was one of the globe’s fastest-growing economies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I was on the phone with Australia, China, Indonesia – really everywhere – trying to negotiate directly with suppliers. Everything from contrast dye, to tubing, to medical devices with embedded semiconductor chips would suddenly become difficult to source. But there was a cost to this.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Currently, companies struggle with rolling electric outages in China. Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Why We Cannot Get Inventory Right.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 13, 2015

‘Supply Chain Opportunities in China’. Introduction – Guillaume Burette, General Manager Logistics – DSV China. China: from sourcing location to an end market. 12:00 China as a Global Distribution Centre – Manufacturing and bonded warehousing. 13:00 Domestic warehousing and distribution centres in China.

China 60

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Between September 2019 and September 2021, the cost of shipping a 40’ container from China to the US West Coast had increased from $1,500 to $20,586. The cost to ship a similar container from key manufacturing centers in China to Amazon FBA centers in the US reached nearly $26,000. Door to door costs were even more significant.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Don’t expect to plan for every disruption; instead, develop a strategy to overcome supply chain disruption, regardless of the source. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues. Trade disputes and tariffs.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

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.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The increased cost of working capital and supplemental inventory levels to mitigate fulfillment risk is likely to revert back to just-in-time inventory management. Manufacturing job losses were reportedly registered for the fourth consecutive month in December, with cuts noted in China , the Euro area , the U.S.

Predictive Analytics Software 59

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

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.

Sourcing Strategies 264

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Manufacturing sites have been rationalized in terms of, “we don’t need five factories in this country, we only need three, then two, then we don’t need them at all, we’ll move them to China”. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. The inventories index decreased 2.1 manufacturers are continuing to draw down inventory levels. The three specific regions of concern are the Eurozone, United Kingdom along with Taiwan.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Specifically for retail and consumer goods focused supply chain management teams, a short-term tactical concern is the ongoing management of excess product inventories, which in many cases, need to be trimmed before the end of the year. Profitability objectives are paramount, but inventory overhang remains a significant challenge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Mr. 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. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 211

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Under pressure to quickly identify new sources of supply, due diligence has–at times been reduced, thereby increasing the likelihood of quality issues, unknowingly supporting forced labor, or exposing organizations to fraud. Common Supply Chain strategies, such as just-in-time inventory, exacerbate the impact of shocks.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 6, 2022

I am a proponent of dual sourcing. The vulnerabilities with sole sourcing are very real. The concept of only bringing in inventory on demand is very compelling when inventories are considered costly, wasteful and cash drains. Korea is next at 17%, followed by China at 8%, and the rest of the world is at 9%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Run” will include using the platform for inventory optimization and to support interesting internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) projects. The company has 18 plants and operating locations in the US, Canada, and Mexico as well as plants and labs in the UK, China, and Indonesia.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Source: S&P Global, April, 2023 Highlights of Regional Reporting Developed Regions Eurozone The S&P Global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® fell again in March to a value of 47.3 compared to the February value of 48.5, for January.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

They write, “The logistics industry first started to take form when Marco Polo traveled to China on the Silk Road. His detailed written record paved the way for future traders and merchants traveling between Europe and China. ”[7] Even back then, food, spices, salt, and other goods had to be sourced and moved.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Without a doubt 2020 will be etched in our memories as the year of multiple disasters, with the Covid-19 pandemic, trade issues between the US and China, wildfires in Australia, social unrest in Hong Kong, drastic declines in oil prices, turbulent financial markets and other politically dominated issues in emerging markets.

Pharmaceutical 246

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 10, 2019

and China has been a ping-pong-like match for the ages, sending tariffs flying back and forth. trade war/tariffs with China. An overwhelming majority of consumers report their recent spending is “business as usual” considering the trade war with China. The ongoing trade war between the U.S. At this point, the U.S.

China 59

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 13, 2021

Customer service, parts shortages, unprecedented inventory growth, and warrant management can actually take up internal sources and affect profit margins. For example, in the year 2019 the trade war between the US and China was dragged on for more than a year resulting in 25% tariffs placed on US$200 billion of Chinese goods.

Vietnam 35

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Logility

OCTOBER 21, 2021

For example, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered detainments of shipments of cotton and cotton products from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) in China due to forced prison labor in these areas. Balance inventory and demand.

Optimal Sourcing 209

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