Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

The overall takeaway from the July data was that global production momentum had begun to stagnate and in some regions such as the Eurozone, Taiwan, and to some extent , certain manufacturing regions of China, PMI values had reached contraction levels. . Warehousing and Inventory metrics continue to buoy the logistics sector.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

In many critical supply areas, such as biopharma, the now famous PPE, and high technology medical devices, not just calls, but screams for re-examining supply lines and explicitly, our reliance on China. With calls to shorten our supply lines and to become less reliant on China, comes tough questions. China’s impermanence.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

China ranks number one as the country from which companies are reshoring, followed by Mexico, Canada, India, and Japan. are: Germany, China, Japan, Canada, and Korea. Chaturvedi: A major question is: What will happen when China is firing on all cylinders, shipping cost come down and COVID is receding in our rear-view mirror.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2017

UPS Establishes New Peak Shipping Charge. China’s COSCO, OOIL throw cold water over rumored deal (Reuters). China’s COSCO, OOIL throw cold water over rumored deal (Reuters). JD.com chief Richard Liu sees drone delivery as the way to reach China’s rural consumers (CNBC). Carrier warehousing, anyone? (DC

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

By now many of you have heard about the “Ever Given”, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, and is blocking all container ships trying to get through with their cargo. For many years, as we moved to low cost countries, the shipping industry benefited. China is sending out a lot more exports to the U.S.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 23, 2023

Today’s customer expectations demand fast and accurate shipping, no matter where they shop online. A ProShip study found that 97% of customers expect the ability to monitor their orders throughout every step of the shipping process. That’s not to say that offering a great shipping policy (free, fast, or both!)

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

Since the majority of raw materials were imported from China, which was the first to be impacted by the pandemic, there was a long and massive disruption in transportation links and raw materials supply. The 2021 Suez Canal blockage , for example, put a temporary stop to a major portion of the global shipping industry.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

Based in Silicon Valley, they’re fully scaled in California but have operations in China and South Korea, giving Cliff an up-close perspective on offshore manufacturing, supply chain, and more. Most recently, Cliff has developed C3Nano into an international leader in its industry with manufacturing locations in California, Korea, and China.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

Based in Silicon Valley, they’re fully scaled in California but have operations in China and South Korea, giving Cliff an up-close perspective on offshore manufacturing, supply chain, and more. Most recently, Cliff has developed C3Nano into an international leader in its industry with manufacturing locations in California, Korea, and China.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Unfortunately, many addresses and delivery locations are difficult-to-find, if not near impossible, in emerging markets, like India and China, so delivery must go beyond the simple delivery instructions of standard delivery. Leveraging Metrics, Shippers Find Better Ways to Excel at Customer Service and Last Mile Services.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire provides real-time information and analytics based on global maritime automatic identification system (AIS) technology—Spire’s constellation of small satellites captures the courses and current status of container ships across the globe. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 billion metric tons as of 2017.

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Elementum

AUGUST 24, 2015

Monday saw a market panic unlike any in recent years, and it comes down to China's own market problems. China's Huge Losses are Seeing Global Repercussions. Both China and the United States, as of Monday, lost their 2015 growth. Copper, generally considered a good metric for the health of the global economy, is doing poorly.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

One of my favorite interviews on this topic, that I recently completed for my upcoming book Metrics That Matter , was with Amway’s Chief Supply Chain Officer George Calvert. In prestige beauty and nutritional supplements, the cost to ship the product is minuscule. For example, we produce in Vietnam and China.

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Elementum

AUGUST 17, 2017

After unsuccessful dialogue with China in April, the U.S. actually imports the smallest amount of its cheap steel from China: in 2016, the U.S. has much more at stake than China does when it comes to steel. the EU, Canada) or taxing China for no good reason whilst pouring loads of resources into making their own steel or both.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

With 22,000 TEU mega ships exacerbating surplus capacity, the situation is unlikely to improve any time soon. With companies like Amazon betting big on B2B e-commerce sales ( and backing it up with Prime shipping for businesses ), this trend will only strengthen. But as of late, two changes have been upsetting the status quo.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

We had a hangover from the pandemic: Which led to continued inventory shortages, closures of manufacturing plants in China, congested ports, and underemployment. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. This metric, referred to as a “Frankenstat” due to its grand scope, has many critics.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Content Summary: Walmart Says It Can Reduce Emissions in China by 50 Million Tons. Walmart is aiming big when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

With 22,000 TEU mega ships exacerbating surplus capacity, the situation is unlikely to improve any time soon. With companies like Amazon betting big on B2B e-commerce sales ( and backing it up with Prime shipping for businesses ), this trend will only strengthen. But as of late, two changes have been upsetting the status quo.

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Locus

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Revenge buying’—a trend that had grown popular in China earlier in the year was cropping up in the US too, with a renewed focus on luxury, return-to-work and occasion styles. Staff unavailability, material and component shortages, roadblocks, bottlenecks in transportation and high shipping costs, all contributed to this situation.

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Exiger Perspectives

APRIL 3, 2023

The metrics of the Executive Order deem the need for a strong supply chain risk management framework in business ecosystems. Examples include the US-China conflict , increased global competition for cutting-edge technology, political disruption and the rise of mercenaries leading cyberattacks between states.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S. companies look for new ways to ship their goods around the world and maintain visibility without succumbing to the obstacles of geography. If a company wants to integrate an e-commerce channel, it needs to be aware of its available shipping resources.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S. companies look for new ways to ship their goods around the world and maintain visibility without succumbing to the obstacles of geography. If a company wants to integrate an e-commerce channel, it needs to be aware of its available shipping resources.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. It supports the ability to consolidate multi-vendor/PO shipments to optimize total shipping costs. Complexity in the global supply chain has increased dramatically since that time.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Deaths in Hong Kong are at a record level as COVID outbreaks slow freight at Shenzhen and Qingdao ports in China. The rise in COVID in China and war injuries will strip the world of medical/surgical supplies. As the price for ocean freight increased in 2021, more and more goods moved from China to Europe by rail through Russia.

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Shipsy

MARCH 25, 2019

Preferable metrics for evaluation can include quality of delivery performance, streak and nature of activities. Blank Sailings Due to Corona Virus-Increasing Shipping Costs. As all countries are taking measures to restrict the outbreak of Corona Virus, the shipping industry has been majorly impacted. March 17, 2020.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. China slowed production of aluminum and other energy-intensive metals in 2021 in an effort to reduce carbon emissions, leaving primary production in the country 1.2 How Labor Shortages Have Hurt the Supply Chain. Accenture ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

It is expected to generate 62,000 megawatt hours annually – reducing approximately 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. Media reports last year found that China’s Xinjiang region was still exporting tens of millions of dollars of products, despite a new U.S. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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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”. It’s a lot more forward focused than our traditional view, in which we’re steering the ship by looking over our shoulder at the wake.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

That day was Single’s Day (11/11), first celebrated by proud singles in China in 1993. Singles’ Day went beyond China. Here are four reasons why China-US trade is not a purely one way street anymore. Chinese Logistics Infrastructure is Making US->China E-Commerce More Feasible. But China is catching up.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2015

The first post in this series broke down what is supplier quality management and the steps to evaluate suppliers and the second post gave you insight into the metrics to look out for by 6 major industries. Left unchecked, Chinese suppliers-like domestic suppliers-may ignore quality.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Belgium is bordered by France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and has a robust shipping infrastructure including multiple ports, making it a perfect location for trade both within the EU and with other geographic regions. billion metric tons of goods in 2015. percent followed by Ireland and China at just over four percent each.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

I kicked off the meeting with an overview of the current dilemma facing supply chain executives, given the uncertainties of tariffs with China, Brexit in the UK, and the disturbances in Hong Kong and the Middle East that create a path with many risks in every direction. You can either ship it by boat from China (30 days) or by plane (FedEx).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In this case, the context was an annual bid and quote negotiation they had to do with electronic manufacturers who wanted to ship products from the factories in Asia to the US. How much of the tonnage will move from factories in China to Europe, to the US, and to intra-Asia. Maybe the pricing is different!

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. It supports the ability to consolidate multi-vendor/PO shipments to optimize total shipping costs. Complexity in the global supply chain has increased dramatically since that time.

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Locus

DECEMBER 19, 2022

North America has been the primary global driver of overall e-commerce growth, second only to China. Delivery time, shipping costs, friction-free cancellation and returns are some of the many factors that consumers won’t compromise on and will likely switch brands if these expectations aren’t met. million by 2027. Watch the Webinar.

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EMERGE App

MAY 24, 2020

As a small business owner of a wholesale or distribution business , there are so many metrics that you can apply to your business to assess your relative performance. The order fill rate is one such metric that you need to pay attention to. A satisfied customer will see all or most of their orders fulfilled and shipped immediately.

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EMERGE App

OCTOBER 1, 2018

As a small business owner of a wholesale or distribution business , there are so many metrics that you can apply to your business to assess your relative performance. The order fill rate is one such metric that you need to pay attention to. A satisfied customer will see all or most of their orders fulfilled and shipped immediately.

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