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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.

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Thailand Ecommerce Logistics for ASEAN Enterprises: Should You Go Local?

Logistics Bureau

The ability to operate without substantially increasing inventory levels. For another, in comparison with some Asian countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, Thai consumers are less inclined to interact commercially with cultures and languages that differ from their own.

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2023 Truckload Freight Market Report

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

However, manufacturers continued to produce goods and inventories began to rise dramatically toward the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022. Inventories were drawn down over the next several months and without increases in consumption which did not occur, this reduced demand for truckload capacity.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Philippines. The 2015 Annual Third Party Logistics Study also reveals that both sides regard themselves as being successful, and shippers are seeing positive results again this year: an average logistics cost reduction of 9%, an average inventory cost reduction of 5% and an average fixed logistics cost reduction of 15%. Norfolk Island.

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Supply Chain Management:Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

The implication was that orders came in huge surges, and supply chains that were not prepared, particularly those without robust inventory allocation or tight inventory visibility across their brick-and-mortar retail and online retail systems paid a price in customer loyalty. It also adds exposure to increased working capital costs.