Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

One equity investment firm indicated that the shortfall in operating income for Express business was over 75 percent lower than forecasted. Revenues for the FedEx Ground unit, this carrier’s engine of E-Commerce last-mile fulfillment, came in at $300 million below forecast. Are holiday forecasts too optimistic?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MARCH 13, 2015

I have been working with Jay Golden at Duke University on the biobased forecasting project for the USDA, seeking to understand the current scope of the biobased product market ( focused on non-fuel, non-food products). I had the opportunity to speak today with an educated economist who works for the US Soybean Board.

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QAD

JUNE 13, 2023

That includes front-end forecasting and planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and import/export. When you use local labor, procure raw materials locally and center production in the same area, the benefits flow into the nearby economy in the form of job growth and financial stability.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. percent in 2022 to a forecasted 3 percent this year, an anticipated 2.9 These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added. percent in 2024.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres. Through collaboration with your procurement partner, you can reduce inventory levels and then potentially downsize your warehouse capacity needs.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2019

While Vietnam is a popular choice, reports are surfacing that the country’s limited manufacturing capacity is already heavily booked and their ports and other infrastructure are maxed out. In the current environment of tit-for-tat tariffs with ever-changing amounts and start dates, planning must be agile, network-wide, and accurate.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

The impact on supply chains is particularly apparent in the following two broad areas— shipping and procurement of products/components/raw materials. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. Most companies are scurrying around trying to find alternative procurement options until the crisis plays itself out. COVID-19 Impact on Shipping.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2019

While Vietnam is a popular choice, reports are surfacing that the country’s limited manufacturing capacity is already heavily booked and their ports and other infrastructure are maxed out. In the current environment of tit-for-tat tariffs with ever-changing amounts and start dates, planning must be agile, network-wide, and accurate.

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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. He additionally indicated that the company is now making deliberate decisions about where to invest in the coming months. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

In the last three years we’ve developed our strategy, centralised procurement, purchasing and manufacturing aligned our portfolios across all categories globally and developed our exclusive brands portfolio. We are transitioning our Chinese supplier base to other regions such as Bangladesh and Vietnam for labour cost and quality reasons.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

There are much better planning and forecasting systems now. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. Because one of the major costs in a business, if you take in procurement and cost of goods, is supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

Within my first few months here, my relationships with suppliers and my ability to develop them quickly came into need as we had a massive project to deliver in Vietnam that had strict financial terms tied to perfect order performance. It was a heck of a ramp but we did it! What are you working on these days?

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2017

I began the discussion with an overview of the many uncertainties that confront supply chain executives, as well as some preliminary forecasts based on my recent discussions with executives in a variety of industries. ” In February, the GDP forecast for 2017 was 3.4% – and in April, it is 0.5%.

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Unleashed

MARCH 31, 2021

The life of coffee begins with growers in the likes of Brazil or Vietnam. procurement, production, transportation and warehousing), or could be used to track specific problems, like damaged goods, goods with incorrect documentation, goods that were delivered late, and any other combination. Perfect order rate.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Within my first few months here, my relationships with suppliers and my ability to develop them quickly came into need as we had a massive project to deliver in Vietnam that had strict financial terms tied to perfect order performance. It was a heck of a ramp but we did it! What are you working on these days?

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

For procurement, uncertainty meets technology, most notably artificial intelligence, this year. Geopolitical and market events promise to make 2019 a challenging year for supply chain and procurement teams, one full of both increased risks and opportunity. Cost Inflation Will Change Procurement’s Achievable Goals.

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