Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Our previous posting in this series of global wide manufacturing PMI highlights was in early January summarizing both December and Q4-2022 reported indices data. Sector data reportedly indicated that contraction was centered in intermediate and investment goods while consumer goods output levels rose for a second consecutive month.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Some good news is that the reported data reinforces that global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably. As noted in our highlights, of March and Q1 data , such a state can imply a breather, a turning point, or pending shifts. Some transportation services executives now open describe a freight rate recession.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

The data further points to added warning signs that strongly suggest added contraction in the quarter to come. Further indicated was that only 10 out of 29 nations for which June data was available experienced a production increase, 7 of which were in Asia. product demand volumes.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

While global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably, the data points to a number of warning signs that would suggest added contraction in the months to come. Factory orders reportedly increased to the greatest extent since January of 2021, while May data reportedly indicated a sharp and accelerated rate of material purchases.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Commenting on the March data, Timothy Fiore, Chair of ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee indicated in-part: “ Demand remains at the early stages of recovery, with clear signs of improving conditions. From our lens, the data points to India. reflecting a 1.3 an increase of 2.5

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

However, the data indicates that spending is clearly being influenced by product promotions and discounting. Commenting on the 2023 data and the outlook for the EU manufacturing sector in 2024, Dr. Cyrus de la Rubia, Chief Economist at Hamburg Commercial Bank , indicated in-part: “ The destocking process is showing no signs of letting up.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

based companies had indicated in survey data and in concerted actions that termed China Plus sourcing strategies that either explored alternative, nearshoring, or reshoring efforts were being undertaken. product demand needs while a portion will shift to Thailand to support Asian market demand needs, according to cited sources.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 29, 2021

However,lack of coordination between state ,centre and healthcare sector topped with transportation issues resulted in this struggle to cope up with the sudden spike in demand for liquid oxygen. Some of the others countries who helped us in this time of grave crisis included Bhutan, Ireland, Romania , Portugal, Hong Kong and Thailand.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. The top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were noted as India, Australia and Thailand. Supply Chain Matters Insights and Perspectives on the August Data.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Commenting on the September data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. In its reporting of the country’s official PMI data, Reuters cited local economists indicating that the country’s manufacturing economy is struggling to regain traction after avoiding contraction in Q2. compared to value of 49.4 reported for August.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In many ways, the economy is now driven by data. The World Economic Forum has declared data a resource like gold or oil. They suggest looking at Mexico, Poland, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. ” On the transportation and supply chain front, one trend in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

Labor Department Producer Price Index ( PPI ) data, which reflects the prices paid to suppliers increased 11.3 As noted in our Supply Chain Matters commentary in June and Q2 data , this same index value at the end of June fell to an 18-month low of 52.2, The latest U.S. for the month of December 2021. percentage points from Q1 to Q2.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. Higher costs related to energy and transportation reportedly led to Vietnamese manufacturers incurring further increases in selling prices.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 5, 2016

To the enthusiasts of ‘salvation by big data’ and the Internet of Things (IoT) – let’s consider the facts. The Google vehicle has collected 3,500,000 miles worth of driving data through a reasonably sophisticated array of IoTs, a massive amount by any stretch of imagination.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 16, 2016

Western multinationals linked to these practices through their supply chains into damage control and Western governments responded by imposing trade sanctions on Thailand. Thailand, the target of much of the attention in Southeast Asia, is the third largest seafood exporter in the world. Background. According to the U.S.

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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 Game Changer

JUNE 25, 2020

With less transportation capacity, carriers are forced to hike shipping costs, and airfreight rates from China to Europe were already up 253% YOY in April. It’s a matter of time before many China-based supply chains shift into Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand, or come home. How Best to Prepare.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 6, 2016

It also takes in aspects of Transport such as speed, utilisation of time and capacity, consolidation and backloads. For a consumer products business in Thailand with 13 warehouses/branches, the issues were poor fleet utilisation, high cost to serve ‘up-country’, small customers and small orders. CTS requires commitment.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

trade preference program—was established by the Trade Act of 1974 to promote economic development by eliminating duties on thousands of products imported from one of the 129 designated beneficiary countries and territories, including India, Thailand, and Indonesia. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)—the largest and oldest U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 21, 2020

Even when other costs such as coordination, transport, and logistics are taken into account, it still makes sense for many companies to outsource to China as onshore overall production costs would be much higher, a study of Australian manufacturing firms concludes. Diversification.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Changing Landscape of Supply Chain Executives Traditionally, supply chain executives excelled in managing functions like transportation, warehousing, inventory, and production planning but supply chain process extends beyond the firm, involving global relationships with suppliers and customers.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. They are far more literate in terms of data. With digital twins, we can then feed other data sources through our model and start to predict scenarios like this.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

A disciplined approach to the collection, cleansing, and standardisation of supply chain data. To put that claim into some perspective, consider this data revealed by Gartner from research conducted in 2014: . Development of analytical and network design skills within the company’s supply chain teams. Procurement costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

However, the published index indicated expansion level was rather mild, and was missing PMI data from South Korea which experienced a slight PMI contraction. Commenting on the February data and specifically signs of global momentum, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. in February compared to 50.3 in January, and 49.7

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Overcoming the impact of disruption in the supply chain and logistics industry can only be achieved via a data-driven approach. The data visibility allows users to identify pain points and therefore solutions. This empowers logistics teams to make data-driven decisions quickly – and this is where BluJay comes in.

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Requis

MARCH 23, 2021

I spent a long time with Bechtel doing large projects all around the world including Mexico, Thailand, Egypt, and India. Back when I was working in data centers we invented a metric that we used to calculate the efficiency of that data center. I think it will unfold the same way it did in the data center industry.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. Outbound transportation. Collecting and Using Cost to Serve Data. Marketing costs. Ordering and cash collection.

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Vinculum

JULY 1, 2022

In Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia, the platform is also available. People can now purchase and transport goods from worldwide, including well-known countries such as China, Taiwan, the United States, and others. The majority of the items are from the US, Taiwan, and Korea. FairPrice On. Monthly Traffic Estimate: 1,100,000.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In addition to wholesale and retail trade, real estate, insurance, banking, telecommunications, advertising, data processing, publishing, tourism, leisure activities and entertainment industries are strong. As befits an island nation, transportation in Japan is robust across all modalities. China, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand.

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Thus, market research with data-driven insights can be useful for your business. The cross-border eCommerce logistics is a tedious job with multiple distribution chain, forming various network links, warehousing, and sea transport risks. For example, McDonald’s offers a “Samurai Pork Burger” in Thailand that is unique to that area.

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QAD

OCTOBER 11, 2022

From integrated multi-currency, multi-GAAP and multi-entity financials to best practice purchasing, from shared services to real-time data and flexible data analytics, Effective Enterprise Management ensures that manufacturers operate from a trusted set of essential enterprise processes that meet today’s and tomorrow’s needs.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 27, 2022

Data shows that 80 percent of major purchases start with online research.” However, that initial online connection immediately increases the chances that the customer will make a purchase, which again extends the demands for transportation and shipping. What Are the New UPS Fees?

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 27, 2022

Data shows that 80 percent of major purchases start with online research.” However, that initial online connection immediately increases the chances that the customer will make a purchase, which again extends the demands for transportation and shipping. What Are the New UPS Fees?

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Vinculum

JUNE 29, 2020

Starting with Malaysia, it has widened its reach to Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. You can get tips from Zalora’s data scientists and fashion experts. A transport partner of Zalora collects the product and delivers it to the buyer.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Infor Aligns With MercuryGate To Strengthen Transportation Management. Oracle Introduces New Cloud Solutions for Transportation and Global Trade Management. Menlo Logistics Opening New Multi-client Warehouse in Ladkrabang, Thailand. Kewill Announces Availability of Kewill MOVE on the Cloud for Mid-Sized and Expanding LSPs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

Data is a big buzzword across industries, but how about when it comes to logistics? William shares how they transform data into critical actionable information that optimizes and powers operations throughout businesses. Beyond The Data with William Sandoval. Our topic is beyond the data with my friend William Sandoval.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 28, 2021

But the world’s demand for clean energy is running up against some hard realities in the global supply chain and one of the most erratic transportation markets in history. The majority of solar equipment manufacturers are in China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia. Tighter budgets for renewable energy projects. That’s part of C.H.

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