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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

Surprisingly, most of the goods seized did not originate in China but rather in Malaysia and Vietnam. In the case of Vietnam, it was more likely that Vietnamese companies were making apparel with cotton grown or processed into fabric in Xinjiang. Retailers don’t want to over-promise and under-deliver.

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As Inventories and Capacity Expansion Grew Too Quickly in 2022, Customers are Forcing Suppliers to Bear the Brunt of Optimistic Forecasts

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Moreover, Amazon refused even to discuss the situation in good faith with Gilimex, locking Gilimex’s CEO and management team out of Amazon’s headquarters in North Reading, Massachusetts after the Gilimex team had traveled thousands of miles from Vietnam for a meeting.” What happened? Mistakes happen.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

million shoppers and the NRF’s forecast for about 182 million people during the five-day weekend. It also uses artificial intelligence to forecast daily demand for over 400 million products, predicting where in the world they are likely to be ordered. companies to import more from countries including India, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Supply Chain Management in Apparel Industry

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Countries, especially in South Asia, like China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, etc., Demand forecasting is an essential feature of this type of supply chain network and you will require dedicated professionals who are experts at analyzing key metrics to forecast the demand. Get Demand Forecasting The Ultimate Guide.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Predictions- Part One

Supply Chain Matters

Risks surround rising inflation, the duration of ongoing supply disruptions and the eventual path of the pandemic ” The October report had forecasted global economic growth of 4.9 Since that time, the IMF along with the World Bank have been issuing revised downward forecasts. percent in 2021. inflation rate to be 9.2 Summary Thoughts.

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The 18-month outlook points to recovery, albeit (semi)disrupted

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Resilinc agrees with economists and analysts who forecast a dampening of the recovery through 2021. Forecasters such as IHS Markit and Oxford Economics have downgraded their 2021 forecasts in the last several months, but they are still forecasting YOY growth of about 6%. Here is an overview: H2 2021: Recovery, disrupted.

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Trends 2024: Risk Management

Enterra Insights

2] Included in her overview are: the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict; the Israeli-Gaza conflict; Houthi attacks in the Red Sea; tensions between China and Taiwan; China’s hegemonic ambitions, leading to territorial conflicts with Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan, and India; and rising concerns about North Korean aggression.