Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The digital consumer often wants to shop online, pick up at the store, and conveniently manage returns. Each year I go to the Consumer Goods and Technology (CGT) conference where speaker-after-speaker talks about retail/supplier collaboration. Current State of Perpetual Inventory. Get Good at Data Sharing.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

The April report indicates that any upturn was mainly driven by expansion in consumer goods production demand with marginal growth noted in investment goods demand. The all-important intermediate goods sector, a reflection of global supply network demands, experienced the tenth consecutive month of downturn.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Factoring PMI reporting for the month of November, the second month of the final quarter of 2023, the various published actual and leading indicator indices indicate some stabilization in consumer goods production but continued contraction in intermediate goods production. reported in October to 56.0 in November.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Proper temperature prevents certain inventory from becoming unusable and keeps consumables safe for customers. 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.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Proper temperature prevents certain inventory from becoming unusable and keeps consumables safe for customers. 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.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

That could signal even more added inventory exposures. Source: S&P Global Monthly PMI Reporting Highlights of Regional Reporting Continued High expansion in India Manufacturing activity levels across India remained at high expansion levels in May, outpacing all other regions. in April to 58.7 compared to a value of 49.2

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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.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

With output contracting for the fifth consecutive month and business optimism reportedly dipping to an 11-month low, the report pointed to cutbacks occurring in manufacturing employment, purchasing and inventory levels globally. The S&P Global India Manufacturing PMI® slipped from a value of 57.5 down from the 49.2 in October.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

However, the longer the conflict continues, the greater the likelihood of severe impacts for a broader range of manufacturing industries, potentially including automotive, consumer goods, healthcare , and other sectors. So acute is the shortage of warehouse space that some companies are not merely stockpiling inventory.

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QAD

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Enhancements include: QAD Internationalization adds updates to help customers meet recently required international compliance standards for Brazil, China, Hungary, India and other countries. Restricted Transactions are now supported for key inventory transactions, which complements 21 CFR Part 11 and GxP regulatory requirements.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

front that retailers and certain businesses may have procured too much inventory , and now that these inventories have arrived, the challenge will be not to exposed to a decline in consumer buying activity in the months to come. There is further growing evidence on the U.S. percent of GDP to 6.2 percentage points from Q1 to Q2.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 25, 2020

As most of the businesses are shut, the FMCG sector has become an essential commodity of the time, and with the following guidelines of social distancing has instigated consumers to embrace online grocery shopping. Similarly, online FMCG sales in India are also expected to shoot up by 4-5% this year. Present Situation.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations. Made in India – If firms are looking to reduce their dependence on Chinese manufacturing, where will they turn?

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations. Made in India – If firms are looking to reduce their dependence on Chinese manufacturing, where will they turn?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Previous global materials sourcing and just-in-time driven inventory management policies were laid bear with the realization that supply risk was a more problematic and business critical dimension. There were other examples as-well, either in high-tech, medical, consumer goods or other industries. . Mid-Year Assessment.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

This strategy involves a country from a high-cost country area — typically US, UK, Canada, Australia, and West European nations — purchasing materials from resource-rich low-cost countries; think China, India, Indonesia, Bolivia, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, and East European nations. control processes. Sourcing domestically.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Shining a light in the world of visibility, asset management and inventory tracking, is that of radio frequency identification (RFID). At the end of the chain, this can translate to a supply of goods to the customer 40% faster than your competitor, a 20% rise in sales capacity, and “out of stock” becoming a thing of the past.

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Elementum

APRIL 4, 2018

Will the tariffs significantly increase prices on consumer goods? On the other hand, some manufacturers of consumer goods may opt to stay with international suppliers, taking on the added costs themselves in order to keep prices down and stay competitive. Final Thoughts.

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Elementum

APRIL 4, 2018

Will the tariffs significantly increase prices on consumer goods? On the other hand, some manufacturers of consumer goods may opt to stay with international suppliers, taking on the added costs themselves in order to keep prices down and stay competitive. Final Thoughts.

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IQMS

AUGUST 15, 2018

Analytics for quality management and inventory optimization are the pilots most likely to progress to production rollouts. These nations and others ranking high in the survey have manufacturers leading industrial automation, software, consumer goods, transportation and logistics, and chemicals industries.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 11, 2020

India put 1.3 6] Raphael Buck, Tracy Francis, Eldon Little, Jessica Moulton, and Samantha Phillips, “ How consumer-goods companies can prepare for the next normal ,” McKinsey & Company, April 2020. [7] Japan postponed the Summer Olympics that day. billion people under lockdown. Inhabitants of the U.K.

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 16, 2023

His father started the logistics and distribution company on the East coast of India.  What are the key differences between consumer-packaged goods and the healthcare/medical device sectors from the supply chain perspective? First, the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and consumer-packaged goods (CPG) space.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2016

Terra Technology’s customers include large multinationals in the fastmoving consumer goods sector such as Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Such a system enables those companies to fulfil orders flexibly by dispatching the goods from various inventory points (e.g. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Holy See (Vatican City State).

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Apple has for the past two years, begin shifting some of its contract manufacturing capacity for certain models of iPhones outside of China to areas such as Vietnam and India. In retail segments, evidence continues to mount of unsold inventory, and with global wide interest rate hikes, impacts to added working capital costs mount.

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