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Another Asian Trip and Added Apple Sourcing Options

Supply Chain Matters

Visits to Vietnam , Singapore and Indonesia have featured itineraries that included meeting with governmental leaders, technology users, content providers and other groups. Vietnam Visit Cook’s Vietnam visit was headlined by local and global media as pledging to buy or produce additional product components in that country.

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The Remarkable Supply Chain of the Coffee Bean

Unleashed

The majority of the world’s coffee beans are grown in Brazil, Vietnam, Peru and Colombia, but can also be grown in other favourable, humid climates. The harvesting process is a very labour intensive exercise. Coffee retailers Campos Coffee source their beans from Kenya to Columbia to Brazil. Growing and harvesting.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

Multi-industry supply management teams were already evaluating, and some were exercising a termed China Plus strategy, deploying an alternative area of supply or manufacturing from that of China. Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China Plus sourcing actions.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. A downturn within Vietnam ’s manufacturing sector reportedly weakened to a five-month low of 47.3 These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added. in November.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

In a prior blog posting authored by our research arm, Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks , highlighted two recently published research studies proving data of both a reallocation of component and production sourcing away from China and favoring areas such as India , Vietnam and Mexico.

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October Global PMI Reporting-Continued Production Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. Deterioration Among ASEAN Manufacturers For this highlight of October PMI activity, we wanted to include for our readers the S&P Global ASEAN Manufacturing PMI®.

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What Should Supply Chain Management Teams Anticipate in 2023 and Beyond- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

As the year 2022 comes to a close, 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. . Anticipated Supply Chain Business Process and Technology Enablement.