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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

SCMDOJO

It involves outsourcing the entire supply chain function to a third-party provider who manages everything from sourcing raw materials to delivering finished products to customers. This partnership improves inventory management, particularly for medicines with limited shelf life, utilizing dedicated storage facilities.

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September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

Supply Chain Matters

The orders-to-inventory ratio fell to another multi-year low last month as excess capacity continued to build at factories. Of particular concern, the New Orders sub-index declined more than 4 points, reaching a contraction value in September while the Inventories sub-index was 2.6 percentage points higher. South Korea.

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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

Supply Chain Matters

The top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were noted as India, Australia and Thailand. Similarly, raw material inventories are accumulating due to the sudden and unexpected drop in production volumes.”. . Data comparisons to that of 2020 during the heights of the Covid-19 pandemic are meaningful. South Korea.

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Post-Pandemic Impermanence and 6 Actions to Take Now!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The move from China, even if to other more reliable-in-a-crisis countries like India, Mexico or Singapore, will come at considerable cost. In the end, companies will undertake a detailed Landed Cost Analysis – a comparison of the cost at the point of entrance into the U.S., Not so fast…. in transit to American customers.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Risks of Relocating a Business ‘China to Vietnam’

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Customer service, parts shortages, unprecedented inventory growth, and warrant management can actually take up internal sources and affect profit margins. According to Nikkei, the Asian Review, HP and Dell could move up to about 30% of their production from China to India. Source: Vietnam Briefing. Organizing a visit.

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Warby Parker vs Luxottica: Supply Chain Disintermediation in the Eyewear Industry

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Luxottica maintains a warehouse in Atlanta and ships roughly 470k units of inventory each week - 300k to retail locations and 170k as wholesale to independent opticians and department stores. Luxottica has manufacturing facilities in five countries: Italy, China, India, United States and Brazil. Source: [2] and Alibaba.com.

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We Are In Trouble. Raise the Red Flag. Be Proactive.

Supply Chain Shaman

China is at 74%, the United States tracks at 73%, Australia at 70%, and India at 42%. Consumer goods manufacturers will pay 60-70% more in retail deductions, and the retail struggle to source for the holidays will worsen. The Baltic Index: Comparison In Price. Making the Argument. In July, world normalcy is 66%.