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The State of Supply Chain Management: An Interview with CSCMP’s Rick Blasgen

BlueYonder

SCN: How do supply chain practices vary between the U.S. When you compare that to countries like India or China, you’ll find that we’re at a much lower percentage. and other parts of the world? Blasgen: In June we released our State of Logistics Report indicating that logistics expense in the U.S. percent of GDP.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Over 90% of SMEs in Europe’s plastics converting industry were affected by the supply crisis, with many plastic converters reducing production and accepting less – or no – new customers. Cotton production in India could dip 4% from 2021, down to 34 million bales in the 2021/2022 marketing year. European Plastic Converters ).