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The India supply chain revolution

Supply Chain Movement

India is on the cusp of a supply chain transformation that may end up being nothing short of a major game changer. At IMD, we often discuss the distribution footprint of L’Oréal which had an outsized 15% of distribution centers located in India. Unilever, for example, has 38 factories in India out of more than 300 factories worldwide.

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Shorter Supply Chains are Upending Globalization Patterns

Enterra Insights

Vietnam and India are two countries that have benefited from such decisions. She explains, “Since there’s not much supply chain managers can do about these circumstances, there is another way to address the uncertainty besides more inventory: Shorten our supply chains.” According to supply chain journalist Robert J.

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The Dangers of Single Sourcing in Your Supply Chain

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This provides benefits like shorter transportation times and improved inventory efficiency. For example, Mattel moved production of Barbie toys from Asia to Mexico. Key countries that businesses are moving to include India, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Global PMI Levels Contract in June 2023 with Warning Signs for Q3 Activity

Supply Chain Matters

Source: S&P Global Intelligence, July 2023 Highlights of Regional Reporting- Good and Not So Good Continued Production Expansion Across India Increased product demand and manufacturing activity levels across India during June outpaced all other regions. The S&P Global India Manufacturing PMI® fell from a value of 58.7

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Hitendra Chaturvedi’s Reality Check

Resilinc

It’s full of lively anecdotes, including many from his experience building a 3,000-employee appliance refurbishing company in his native India. China ranks number one as the country from which companies are reshoring, followed by Mexico, Canada, India, and Japan. Manufacturing in Mexico today is at least 20% cheaper than China.

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Report- Hewlett Packard Modifying Global Sourcing Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

the strategies were exploring nearshoring of prior foreign production, diversifying supplier networks and adding additional contingency inventories. Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China de-risking sourcing actions. For those businesses located in the U.S.,

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Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

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 as responses to added supply network resiliency or agility. Canada or Mexico. Higher cost levels will need to be mitigated or reduced.