Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2024

Globally, the largest risk areas are defined as being South China, Indochina, Indonesia and the Philippines. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Reportedly, cargo ships accounted for over 60 percent of vessels lost in 2023. This is noted as the industry’s lowest ever total.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

This announcement comes in a backdrop where a federal court lawsuit brought by a group of Tesla shareholders regarding CEO Elon’s Musk’s infamous 2018 “ tweet ” that the company would be taken private, allegedly caused significant financial harm to investors. That report cautioned that a deal had not been signed and could not come to pass.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The few pockets of production expansion were noted to be within Asia , including India, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Report authors suggested that the domestic market was the main source of new business growth while international demand role slightly in January. rising one percentage point from the 47.8 compared to 52.5

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. The top producing nations by notion of highest PMI levels were noted as India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Greece and Russia. The three specific regions of concern are the Eurozone, United Kingdom along with Taiwan.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Source: JP Morgan and S&P Global, December 2023 Key Highlights in Regional PMI Reporting India’s Manufacturing Sector Accelerates Overall manufacturing activity across India accelerated in November after a deceleration in October. The headline PMI of this grouping for November rose to a reported three month high value of 50.0,

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In conjunction with the summit meeting of G-20 leaders held in Indonesia , the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicated that the expected 2023 economic outlook appears gloomier that that forecasted just last month. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The headline PMI of this grouping for December fell from the neutral mark of 50 in November to the contractionary levels of 49.7 by the end of the year. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Sources; S&P Global and ISM, 2022. For the developing regions sector, India remains a standout, followed by Thailand , Mexico and Indonesia. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Reports spanning the major developed economies were somewhat contrasting.

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ivalua

JULY 4, 2021

Massy, France 05 July , 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has selected and implemented its platform as the foundation for its procurement digital transformation. About Ivalua. Learn more at www.ivalua.com.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Commenting on the reported June data, Dr. Wang Zhe, Senior Economist at Caixin Insight Group noted in-part: “ Manufacturing supply surged, and demand improved. Upon reviewing a grouping of developed regions, namely the United States, Eurozone, Japan and Taiwan, production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.9 Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Other significant report highlights in this developed economies grouping was the index for Japan indicating that in September, new orders fell at the sharpest rate in two years, while a weakening Japanese yen drove manufacturing inflationary pressures higher. The headline PMI posted a September value of 55.1 up from a value of 53.7

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EcoVadis

JUNE 25, 2018

Deforestation for palm oil plantations in Indonesia averages to about 300,000 hectares (about half the size of Delaware) each year. Corporate Commitments to Zero Deforestation and Responsible Sourcing. million tons in 1995 to 62.6 million tons in 2015).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 8, 2013

Companies like Nike and Disney have publicly stated that they are not going to Bangladesh for apparel sourcing in the future. This is nothing short of slave labor, and apparel companies are going to have to come together as a group and drive community-based changes. But that leaves these companies with what other options?

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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. The headline PMI of this grouping for October was unchanged at a value of 49.6. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

Other Manufacturing and Supply Chain Moves At the time of the announcement of the incremental added investment in the Nevada gigafactory complex, published reports indicated that Tesla was in active negotiations with the government of Indonesia leverage the regions’ supply of key metals utilized in battery production. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

As an example, Siam Cement Group in Thailand is adapting its supply chain design and strategies during the pandemic (as detailed in the table below). Companies emphasized offshore sourcing, single suppliers, and centralized warehousing to optimize their operations.

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Requis

MARCH 23, 2021

I joined their global projects group and went to Alaska to lead a project. The biggest one was liquified natural gas (LNG) development in Indonesia on the island of Papua. The pressure to be more sustainable also comes from outside sources like governments, banks and customers. People want their investments to be cleaner.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. billion in population will be the linchpin of an alternative sourced Asian supply network. One example indicated was that U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

Global Supply Chain & Sourcing Director for ECCO Global Shoe Production & Sourcing. My projects in Malaysia, Philippines, China, Indonesia and eventually Vietnam, ranged from customer service and order fulfillment, shop-floor planning, inventory management, import/export and procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

For the first time in many months, report authors identified export order demands originating countries as being Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Indonesia and the United States. We view such an indicator as clear evidence that sourcing for lowest cost manufacturing is again apparent among multi-industry supply networks.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 7, 2018

tin from Indonesia). Umicore, a global materials technology and recycling group, introduced its Sustainable Procurement Framework for cobalt. The London Metal Exchange just released a positon paper on responsible sourcing with special transitional provision for cobalt. 3TGs: Updates on Gold Sustainable Procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added.

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