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Accenture Study Provides Evidence of Supply Chain Resiliency Actions

Supply Chain Matters

based companies indicated in survey data and in concerted actions that termed China Plus materials sourcing strategies of either alternative, nearshoring, or reshoring efforts were being undertaken. In 2022, more U.S. supply chain activity. This shift is marked by a decline in direct U.S. This shift is marked by a decline in direct U.S.

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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

The Looming Great Allocation In conjunction with the Jackson Hole Symposium held last week and organized by The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City , a research paper titled: Global Supply Chains: The Looming “Great Reallocation ” was released. The data is quite extensive in terms of scope and activity levels. percent in 2022.

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XX and XY: A Different World in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

There was no line in the bathroom at the Kansas City CLM conference in 2001, but there will be at the CSCMP conference in San Antonio in 2013. In preparation, we are finishing up research on supply chain planning excellence, big data and supply chain, supply chain talent, and digital manufacturing. Big Data Supply Chains.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Data: Sea-Intelligence. That battleground for the future of trade—the growth in population where a lot of manufacturing and distribution is occurring—is a real opportunity,” Christian says, referring to the Midwest. million units of 20-foot containers, up 6.6% from 2020 and a 5.4% in the U.K.

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Trends 2019: Food

Enterra Insights

Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) predict, “From tried-and-true barbecue sauces and flavorful potato recipes with a twist, food developers are becoming inspired by Kansas City barbecue, Southern Appalachian pimento cheese, Made in Oklahoma salsas and other areas from sea to shining sea. Bon appetite! Footnotes. [1]

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Can the Latin America and Caribbean Region Use Nearshoring to Become a Supply Chain Hub?

MIT Supply Chain

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. Mexico is particularly strong in heavy manufacturing industries, notably, automotive.