Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Now, with September and full Q3 reporting available, global manufacturing activity has officially fallen below the 50.0 Global Wide Production Activity. represented a 0.5

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published October 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Now, October reporting data reinforces global-wide contraction levels in production and new orders, along with manufacturing recession conditions now acknowledged for Europe.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In this guide to barcodes in inventory management: In order to apply barcodes to inventory management, it is important to understand the basics of the barcode system. Hence, some companies will find corded barcode scanners to be all they need, where other companies require wireless scanners to support their online inventory management.

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RFgen

JANUARY 2, 2019

Key Takeaways: Process and discrete manufacturers face increased pressure in today’s highly competitive, volatile marketplace. Process manufacturers can leverage traceability technology to meet compliance regulations. Process manufacturers can leverage traceability technology to meet compliance regulations. trillion) of the $75.2

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Decision support includes all forms of planning: demand, supply, revenue, manufacturing and transportation planning. Robust Market Emerging for Digital Manufacturing Technologies. Robotics/wearables/the Internet of Things/additive manufacturing coalescence is redefining manufacturing. It is happening.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In recent Supply Chain Matters commentaries focused on automotive industry supply networks, we have focused on how the ongoing global wide shortage of semiconductor logic devices continues to provide noteworthy manufacturing, supply chain as well as financial impacts. Development. sales organization and vehicle distribution strategies.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

The July numbers signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions with output and new order rates reportedly falling at faster rates. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Manufacturing production reportedly decreased for the second consecutive month.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

China Based Manufacturers Remain Impacted by Extended Population Lockdowns. With China, the Eurozone and the Unites States collectively accounting for two-thirds of global economic activity, it will be hard for any country to be insulated from supply chain and economic disruption. TSMC ’s biggest market by revenue is the U.S.,

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

The world’s most populous country is, after all, a major supplier to the West of electronics, furniture, machinery, plastics, sports equipment, shoes, clothing, toys, and much more. It adds that while all its manufacturing partner sites in that country have reopened, they are ramping up more slowly than expected.

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RFgen

MARCH 12, 2024

In inventory management, the FIFO (First-In, First-Out) method takes center stage, offering a performance of unmatched clarity and efficiency in the world of stock control. Imagine your inventory as a flowing river, where the oldest water—your earliest products—moves forward to be used first, ensuring nothing stagnates or loses its relevance.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Most online shoppers assume that items they return go back into regular inventory, to be sold again at full price.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Other materials are added to both synthetic and natural rubber to instill desired functional properties through the manufacturing process. The largest consumers of natural rubber are China, India and the United States, who simultaneously experienced a drop in demand in 2020 also due to the pandemic.

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EMERGE App

MAY 23, 2019

Regular readers will know that we’re big fans of using barcodes and handheld readers for inventory management. Next, we’ll examine the benefits of using serial number tracking for inventory. Say you’re a t-shirt manufacturer. When should you use barcodes? And when should serial numbers be used?

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. Unfortunately, much of the changes are factors caused by the escalating trade wars between the two largest nations in the world: the United States and China. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

Business and supply chain focused media reports already point to increased supplier and manufacturing investment in regions such as Mexico, Eastern Europe, India, Vietnam and other regions as responses to added supply network resiliency or agility. based manufacturing facilities had soared by over 116 percent. billion in September.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The company said it has invested more in inventory planning and partnerships with suppliers so it has enough goods on hand while making sure it can route items to where they’re urgently needed. Last week I highlighted that many toy manufacturers were looking to maximize holiday profits by selling more “ squishy ” toys.

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Unleashed

JULY 6, 2023

Correctly attributing costs is critical in inventory management because it directly affects your profitability. This article clearly defines one of the main types of inventory in a business: merchandise inventory. What is merchandise inventory? Merchandise inventory includes any unsold stock ready for sale.

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SupplyPike

JUNE 15, 2020

CPGs account for one in ten American jobs and the industry contributed $2 trillion to the United States gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019. CPGs are the largest manufacturing employers in the US as well. Electronics such as TVs, DVD players, and cameras would also be considered SMCGs. Types of Consumer Goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 30, 2022

Jabil (NYSE: JBL) is headquartered in the United States. The company engages in contract manufacturing services for companies. Then Jabil handles the sourcing and manufacturing of those products. Manufacturing occurs at over 115 sites around the world. They had over 100 days of inventory on hand.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 10, 2018

For decades, from hardware to electronics, textiles, food, household goods, and general merchandise; retailers have been offering lower prices on goods sourced overseas. Though there has been some change in recent years, most imported goods to the United States originate in China. Retail strategies to mitigate costs.

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LevaData

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The bitter China–United States trade war might actually have helped organizations prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic. LevaData recently sat down (in a virtual, COVID-19-friendly manner) with a group of Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) from some of the worlds most renowned high-tech electronics and manufacturing companies.

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LevaData

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The bitter China–United States trade war might actually have helped organizations prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic. LevaData recently sat down (in a virtual, COVID-19-friendly manner) with a group of CSCOs from some of the worlds most renowned high-tech electronics and manufacturing companies. Keeping the lights on.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2022

The COVID 19 restrictions impacting areas of China ’s largest cities and manufacturing regions continue and have extended into their fifth week. The facility’s operations director indicated to state-owned media outlet Xinhua that the production facility had limited inventory, enough to support one week of production.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2021

is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities. Because driver compliance can be an issue, visibility from handheld devices is not as robust as from GPS or electronic logging devices.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 14, 2017

of people would like to receive electronics as gifts. The United States Postal Service, UPS, and FedEx combined delivered a total of 1.8 Retail and logistics companies must ensure that products are manufactured and shipped in sufficient quantities so that stock is on the shelves when customers want it.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 22, 2014

The company, one of the Dutch stars within the field of discrete manufacturing, offers supply chain professionals a chance to work every day on new advanced models that are highly needed to maintain its position as market leader. The supply chain of the wafer stepper manufacturer as a whole is impressive.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 29, 2014

It sits until the gel forms a semisolid state. In the United States, we lick it up with maple syrup or molasses, while in Eastern Europe it is served cold. I just don’t think the comparison of very different industries in a spreadsheet based on growth, inventory values, and Return on Assets (ROA) is meaningful.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 10, 2018

For decades, from hardware to electronics, textiles, food, household goods, and general merchandise; retailers have been offering lower prices on goods sourced overseas. Though there has been some change in recent years, most imported goods to the United States originate in China. Retail strategies to mitigate costs.

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OptiProERP

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Mechanization also became widespread and the United States became more focused on manufacturing rather than agriculture. The third industrial revolution started in the late 1950s and brought about nuclear energy, electronics, telecommunications, and computers. is Advancing Manufacturing. Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Manufacturing systems and regulatory compliance are considered to be very complex, coupled with the limited number suppliers due to the high barriers to entry. Moreover, the aircraft manufacturers have to do whatever it takes to win the order long before the commencement of production. Many industries try to imitate Dell''s success.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 9, 2019

this season, an above-average year is anticipated for East Asia that could affect production of consumer electronics sourced from China and Taiwan and more advanced technology products from Japan and nearby regions.”[1] While Resilience360 predicts a slightly below average number of hurricanes will affect the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

The number of online shoppers in the United States reached 209.6 ”[1] The fact is the digital path to purchase is growing globally — not just in the United States. That same year, “Compuserve launched a service called the Electronic Mall. million in 2016. It’s estimated to reach 230.5 ”[2].

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 23, 2013

They are based on 1757 responses collected in an international survey from supply chain executives (including logistics service providers (LSPs), retailers, and manufacturing companies). Logistics costs share of overall revenue is as low as 4% and 6% in the electronics and automotive industries, respectively. Key Trends.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

As I look below, I see field after field of United States farmland. After a busy week with high-tech and electronics clients, my fingers are itching to help others solve a different type of puzzle. High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Interest Rates : The Federal Reserve in the United States is expected to raise interest rates this week , the first increase since cutting the rate to near zero following the Great Recession in 2008.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

These benefits are particularly useful during an economic upswing since they can help shippers more easily meet deadlines and tighten inventories without understocking. With recent increases in consumer spending and business investments, rising inventories across a multitude of industries are a must.

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EMERGE App

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

We’ll also cover how businesses manage their inventory with other product codes. As you know, you generate SKUs for internal stock control and inventory management. SKUs are also used to help rationalize and reduce your inventory holdings when you purchase far too many products and variants than you need.

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