ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. At the end of 2021, ocean freight rates were more than three times what they were throughout 2020. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis.

Material Savings 207

Material Savings Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 207

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2023

This index compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. The authors further observed that there was a notable upward contribution from Taiwan stocks of purchases. characterized as the lowest reported reading in this index’s history.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Taiwan New York 52

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions.

Sourcing Strategies 105

Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction 105

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Taiwan Taiwan’s activity as reflected in the S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® March report indicated a milder deterioration in production operating conditions. Some transportation services executives now open describe a freight rate recession. The March value of 48.6 was down marginally from February’s 49.0

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Manufacturing Global Purchasing Skills 52

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Holds a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and holds a Global MSc. Working with Dr. John Gattorna to deploy the Dynamic Alignment model in Japan, Taiwan and to DHL’s Strategic Account/Global Account Management Front and Back Office Operations, was a great experience.”. People and Halal Supply Chains.

Sourcing Strategies 246

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software 246

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The report reinforces that formerly Taiwan based assemblers still support a lot of production volume within China, but they are also supporting the majority of China Plus sourcing actions. An example noted are Foxconn ’s plans to establish a MacBooks production facility in Vietnam in a campus the size of 93 football fields.

Sourcing Strategies 59

Sourcing Strategies Global Price Reduction Vietnam 59

Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change. Proximity = lower costs and lower carbon.

Manufacturing Procurement 62

Manufacturing Procurement Manufacturing Puerto Rico Inventory Reduction 62