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How China’s zero-Covid policy is affecting global supply chains

Proxima

However, this couldn’t be more different for China, as the country continues to pursue a strict zero-Covid policy through lockdowns, spanning across some of the country’s key port cities. The post How China’s zero-Covid policy is affecting global supply chains appeared first on Proxima.

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Major Trends: Volatile Production, Capacity Crisis & The Need for EV Automotive manufacturing is experiencing a huge global transformation compared to the past. EV markets are driven in large part by governmental policies with highly ambitious and non-negotiable zero-emission targets and goals. million cars.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

The projected mineral supply until the end of the 2020s is in line with the demand for EV batteries in the ‘stated policies scenario’ of the IEA’s world energy model. For comparison, they spent $3.4 More companies looked to implement grocery deliveries, and third party companies looked to build out their rosters of drivers.

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Design for Supply Chain Now, or Pay the Price Later

Elementum

Executive Summary You’re probably familiar with the concept of Design for Manufacturing: taking manufacturing processes, scalability, and profitability into account as a product is being developed, and designing for optimal results given all of the known constraints. Like me, you may remember learning about them in college.

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Supplier Quality Management: What it is, 5 Key Metrics to Know & a 4 Step Supplier Evaluation Process

GlobalTranz

When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. It measures the cost incurred by an organization to manufacture a quality product. Cost of quality. On-time and complete shipments.

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Market Update: Transportation Industry News

CH Robinson Transportfolio

in January, driven by a strong manufacturing sector and easier comparisons due to early 2014’s weather issues. Freight Services Logistics Over the Road Supply Chain Transportation Policy Carrier Capacity Driver Shortage Market Indicators Transportation Market' Truck tonnage rose a record-setting 6.6%

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CPFR or Demand-Driven replenishment for your supply chain? Choose wisely….

The Network Effect

In fact some vendors have even published comparisons of the workflows in their systems to the structure of CPFR. Today’s DDVN technologies now provide new opportunities to add value within the replenishment process such as by optimizing truckloads simultaneously with inventory using pull policies. What is CPFR?