Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

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. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. This closed loop procurement in turn helps ensure products are made on schedule.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

As public health epidemiologists warn that the coronavirus epidemic is far worse than earlier envisaged and that other countries should consider tough containment measures similar to those imposed in China, the likely human cost of the outbreak is enormous. In the auto industry, China is the world’s major supplier of parts.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

Luciano Sieber, Vice President of End-to-End Supply Chain for North America at Colgate-Palmolive, sums up the need to recognize and master volatility: “Resilience has a clear definition at Colgate: thriving in a world of uncertainty.” Sieber notes that resilience has become one of the pillars of the company’s strategy.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Once China was hit by a Coronavirus epidemic and factories ordered closed, it was inevitable that global supply chains would be affected. The impact on supply chains is particularly apparent in the following two broad areas— shipping and procurement of products/components/raw materials. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The largest consumers of natural rubber are China, India and the United States, who simultaneously experienced a drop in demand in 2020 also due to the pandemic. China is the largest producer and consumer of synthetic rubber. China is the largest producer and consumer of synthetic rubber.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

China Silk Road Rail Link Disrupted. Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. China Silk Road Rail Link Disrupted. In 2021, rail links between China and Europe reportedly moved upwards of 1.4

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

That stated, February’s activity appears to have regional specific connotations with upturns in production volumes across areas of Asia , specifically the ongoing re-opening of China ’s manufacturing sector, and upturns in India , the Philippines and Thailand manufacturing and supply chain activity levels. for February, reflecting a 2.4

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

We’ve interviewed executives in Retail , Public Sector , Procurement and other industries and disciplines to get a sense of how the industry is reacting, not only to navigate the immediate challenges, but to future proof themselves from future disruption. Shipping rates from China to the U.S. The massive global shipping squeeze.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. The technology provider has reportedly experienced explosive growth since the release of its platform in 2020 with consecutive rankings by Deloitte and Inc. governmental agencies to include U.S. Customs and Border Control, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. Background.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

This survey of a reported 750 CEO’s and other C-Suite executives was conducted in May 2022, among executives based in North America , Latin America , Asia and Europe. A further data point to these notions can be found in a newly released C-Suite Outlook Mid-Year survey report, published by The Conference Board. cyberattacks.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2023

The global automaker has previously indicated a strategy to establish regionally based EV supply networks to support the major markets of Europe , China , and North America. Factors that reportedly influenced this automaker were the U.S. All rights reserved.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 29, 2020

Exporting PPE from China. Over the past several months, China has been the main source for PPE. China has recently implemented three key policies that relate to PPE exporting. So, whether you’re looking to import PPE for the first time or as part of your normal procurement process, C.H. Metered freight solutions.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2023

In one of our most recent updates related to Tesla itself, Supply Chain Matters highlighted the appointment of the EV automaker’s Vice President of Global China and the Shanghai gigafactory production facility , Tom Zhu, being promoted to have direct oversight of all Tesla U.S. assembly plants and sales operations in North America and Europe.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4 As noted in the above highlights, the situation occurring at China’s major ports remains concerning.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

percent in North America. The company experienced impacts from China ’s recent Covid lockdowns with the company’s China region experiencing a sales decline of 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. The company’s organic sales grew 8.1 percent in the first half of 2022, reportedly driven by price growth of 6.5

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

The Q2 shortfalls were attributed to the company’s Shanghai production facility as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions that occurred across China ’s major cities during the quarter impacted the country’s manufacturing and logistics services operations. PowerCo will additionally locate a second cell factory in Valencia, Spain. Rivian Automotive.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

The hardest hit by the increase in rollovers were the Indian subcontinent and China. The rollover rate in the Indian subcontinent was up from 24% in 2021 to 42% in 2022, whereas the rollover rate in China reached 36% in 2022, compared to 26% last year.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical). It is a major input into LNG and other refining facilities, and is only produced in three locations worldwide: Texas, China, and Korea. One of the big bottlenecks is nitrogen and refrigerants.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

This index complies a data set of 2 chosen variables for each of the economies of the Eurozone , China , Japan, South Korea , Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI® , which is generally weighted toward smaller private manufacturers, reportedly rose 1.3 Federal Bank of New York.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

For example, US-based companies may be quite fortunate if they have access to manufacturers right on their doorstep in Mexico, a country with far lower labour costs than the rest of North America. Enhance Supply Chain Visibility In any supply chain, but especially a long one, it’s not easy to maintain visibility into every stage.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2014

It is responsible for the procurement of raw materials and components for the production plants all over the globe and the negotiations with our production cooperations. Before a project begins we go through a calculation phase to cost the logistics processes, packaging and procurement of new parts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The startup procured $400 million in a Series E financing round, led by One Madison Group and JS Capitol , that includes Walmart and existing investing partner SoftBank Vision Fund 1 in January 2022. Softness in China trade lanes hurt the top line from international segment, the company said. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

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 Natural gas prices in Europe and curbs on exports from Russia and China are expected to keep fertilizer in high demand through 2023, which will lower crop yields.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Last year, large American manufacturers solicited chemicals, produce, construction materials, and other goods from six times as many suppliers based in Mexico as they did in 2020, according to procurement software firm Jaggaer. At the same time, the number of suppliers in China that received procurement bids declined by 9 percent in 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2023

Of the four existing volume production sites, Fremont California , Austin Texas , Shanghai, China and Berlin, Germany , Austin and Berlin are not currently optimized for available capacity at the present time. Hence, there is some upside capacity to take advantage of.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2018

China’s JD.com unwraps FedEx-style parcel business to bolster sales (Reuters). As reported by the Wall Street Journal : On-demand rentable trailers could cut the time carriers spend at a shipping site by 25%, said Ties Soeters, Anheuser-Busch’s vice president of logistics procurement in North America.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2023

Volkswagen’s recent announcement of plans to open a battery production facility in Canada to support North America production needs has some elements of such a strategy. Sourcing of supply not only in North America demand and supply, but also in other countries provides elements of such a strategy.

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Resilinc

APRIL 20, 2021

After almost 40 years in procurement, Tom Linton is still excited about the business of supply chains. OEMs to “decouple” from China will be risky and challenging because of the extent of trading in materials and parts in the lower tiers of supply chains. Globalization lifted 300 million people out of poverty in China,” he said.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 28, 2018

The situation is especially serious in the Transpacific (Asia-North America) lane because of the sheer volumes that are moving. Since July, air freight pricing has increased between China and the United States. Ocean volumes gathered momentum starting the last week in June, and air freight volumes started increasing in mid-July.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

China was locking down hundreds of millions of people and closing manufacturing facilities. As China is the largest manufacturing country in the world the economic repercussions were really starting to be felt. It is not by accident that China has become the highest manufacturing output country in the world. And the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Moser: The goal of the Reshoring Initiative is to bring good, well-paying jobs back to the United States and all of North America. Once you know the total cost of procuring the goods, it will drive the decision on what is acceptable for your organization. Tony: What are the goals of the Reshoring Initiative ?

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

These are based on over 40,000 scorecards that cover four themes: Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement covering 21 sustainability criteria. Europe is followed by North America, Lating America and the Caribbean and then Greater China. . Scores are based on a scale of zero to 100.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

Whether to relocate supply or manufacturing from China to another low-cost country or switch to a near-shoring or re-shoring strategy is not a decision to take lightly. Which Large Enterprises are Pulling Back From China? That said, it’s expected that the majority of manufacturing capacity will remain in China.

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

Since the 1990s, China has supplied the lion’s share of the world’s demand for REEs. China’s low prices have historically undercut global prices and pushed out foreign competitors –– such as the Mountain Pass mine in California, which closed in 2002. Worker at a rare earth mine in China (Photo: Reuters).

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Penske is also taking safety to the next level by introducing a video-based safety program in more than 2,800 heavy-duty trucks in its North America operations, including event-triggered onboard cameras and an ongoing driver safety coaching program. In 2018, Wayfair expanded its warehouse and logistics investments in the U.S.

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