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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

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are reporting that they are being inundated with requests from importers seeking to use provisions such as the “321 de minimis” rule, which allows goods worth less than $800 to be shipped to the U.S. Relocating production from China. For instance, law firms and consultants in the U.S. without being subject to tariffs. Conclusion.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

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In Malaysia, CEVA Logistics worked closely with L’Oréal , a major producer of luxury and consumer products, to develop a social initiative of providing jobs for the hearing impaired at our warehouse since June 2020. CEVA Logistics actively reaches out to support social innovations and engage local communities. Photo Credit: L’Oréal.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Growth expansion has returned across China and the U.S. New order growth reportedly accelerated at the fastest in nearly three plus year, which is a likely indication that this region has become the new go-to for China Plus product sourcing strategies. along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. The March value further represented a 2.2

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Global Production Levels Falling At the End of 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Manufacturing job losses were reportedly registered for the fourth consecutive month in December, with cuts noted in China , the Euro area , the U.S. China’s official PMI index compiled by country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and weighted toward state-owned manufacturers, again contracted for the third consecutive month in December.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

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and China relative to global trade and critical materials dependencies would be a likely scenario. Multi-industry supply management teams were already evaluating, and some were exercising a termed China Plus strategy, deploying an alternative area of supply or manufacturing from that of China. Kevin Nolan, the president of U.S.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Raymon Krishnan!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Our magazine, LogiSYM is the largest circulating supply chain magazine globally with more than 70,000 subscribers and we run symposiums in Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai. US-China trade tensions, Brexit, natural disasters and now the coronavirus are all factors that should be important to any supply chain professional.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

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China’s Production Activity Levels Again Contract In November The two recognized indices of PMI within China indicated contrasting PMI conditions during November. Growth was reportedly fueled from demands in medicine, high tech, auto, railway, shipping and aerospace equipment markets. in November from 50.6