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Shorter Supply Chains are Upending Globalization Patterns

Enterra Insights

As China’s economy slows, its leaders worry that emerging foreign government and transnational corporate strategies focused on trade with China will make matters worse. At the height of the pandemic, there were numerous calls for decoupling from China as a way to protect national interests.

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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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The Supply Chain’s Groundhog Day Experience

Enterra Insights

”[3] The China Problem. China’s zero tolerance policy for dealing with the pandemic repeatedly created unanticipated and undesirable disruptions. Even though China has now relaxed those policies, the country is dealing with a severe Covid outbreak that continues to cause disruptions. It became too long.”[4]

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Can You Predict Supply Chain Disruptions in an Unpredictable World?

Logility

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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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.

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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

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. ”[4] In the press release announcing the 2019 event, Scott G. Logistics helps to create value.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

billion yen, supported by robust shipments to the United States as well as a weaker yen, according to the data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Both marine products were supported by growing demand from Japanese restaurants in the United States. percent to 38.7 percent to 20.9 billion yen.