Stord

MAY 29, 2025

The global supply chain stands at another critical juncture as U.S.-China 8 As such, the challenge to quickly manufacture and transport inventory now, or at a moment's notice, remains paramount. China trade tensions force shippers, carriers, brokers, and brands to reassess logistics strategies. Imports from China fell to $29.4

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Freight Waves

JUNE 10, 2025

Nowhere was that tension more visible than during one of the conference’s hardest-hitting panels, a deep dive into the complexities of tariff policy and its ripple effects on global sourcing, consumer pricing and retail resilience. Retailers and manufacturers alike are building permanent workarounds. Before Trump, U.S.

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EFT

MAY 12, 2025

economy, bring home manufacturing jobs, raise tax revenues and provide America leverage to renegotiate security deals with its allies. Exclusive: US considering new ship registry in US Virgin Islands, sources say President Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal to create an international shipping registry in the U.S.

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EFT

JULY 1, 2025

Mercedes says no supply chain disruptions after China export concerns There has been no disruption to production due to limited raw material exports from China at German carmaker Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) , a senior executive said on Monday. grocers like Kroger (KR.N) , hospitals and schools, shares the stated aim behind U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 3, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with our summary highlights, perspectives and insights related to published June 2025 PMI indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® reportedly rose to a value of 50.3, The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI® rose to a 14-month high level of 58.4 Manufacturing PMI® recorded a value of 52.9

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

Trump’s letters on July 7 targeted countries including Japan, South Korea, South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Regulation & Compliance Chemicals & Energy Industrial Manufacturing Related Articles Trump Heads Toward Tariff Barrage on Canada, Mexico, China U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 18, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. This includes the combination of cost sharing with vendors and price increases in the coming quarters and sourcing optimization in the medium to long-term. Our merchants, sourcing team, and suppliers are being creative.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations. In these times of global turmoil, there are five (5) important megatrends shaping supply chain innovations in the coming years, namely in e-fulfillment, sourcing, food and agriculture, labour intensive operations, and halal supply chain management.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain. In other words, halal requires an organisation of the supply chain instead of just the factory: from source all the way up to point of consumer purchase.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains. Feature Article by Dr. Raymon Krishnan – President at the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society. Alternatively, you may want to relocate – totally or in part – where your product is manufactured.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. But there was a cost to this.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 14, 2022

For decades, ASEAN manufacturing, once seen as a global phenomenon, had been overshadowed by the meteoric rise of Chinese factories. percent of global manufacturing output and was regarded as the world’s manufacturing superpower. For global businesses, supply chain resilience is the name of the game.

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Arena Solutions

MAY 3, 2022

The global shift from traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to vehicles with electrified powertrains is underway, and it’s creating greater complexity for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their supply chains. DEVELOP THE RIGHT SOURCING STRATEGY. Vertical integration of the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Dave Elias, vice president of supply chain management, and Josh Stauffer, senior director of IT, spoke at ARC Advisory Group’s Supply Chain Forum. They have implemented a broad suite of enterprise and supply chain applications and are still implementing more. HWI Has a Complex Supply Chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic The Asian Institute of Management conducted a study across orgainsations in Asia to identify crucial skills and competencies required by supply chain managers and leaders in Asia. Supply Chain Competency: Focuses on core competencies to optimize operations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

Global Supply Chain & Sourcing Director for ECCO Global Shoe Production & Sourcing. We are pleased to bring back in 2021 our fire-side chat column with key people in the supply chain industry. In 2014, I was appointed Global Supply Chain role with ECCO Shoes and relocated back to Singapore.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

With a looming economic headwind on the horizon, the industries of the world can navigate through these challenges by riding three major trends: supply chain disruption, sustainability, and workforce turnover. To thrive and survive, it’s more than shortening time-to-market but also time-to-value.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

It’s easy to oversimplify the differences between sourcing for parts locally or internationally. When considering where to purchase from, the prevailing idea seems to be that domestic sourcing allows for better control and shorter lead time, but international sourcing is more cost-effective. International Sourcing.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Risks in halal supply chains The halal integrity of a brand (and its products) is a function of its supply chain, where a breakage in halal integrity anywhere in a supply chain becomes a breakage of its halal integrity. On the other hand, halal risks in the entire supply chain are not on their radar screens.

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ivalua

JULY 4, 2021

The project, which was delivered in partnership with Efficio, the leading strategic procurement and supply chain consultancy firm, was focused on STG’s strategic sourcing process as the first stage of a longer term digital transformation. STG is a world leading manufacturer of cigars and traditional pipe tobacco with approx.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. Economic Outlook Significantly Changed. Economic Outlook Significantly Changed. percent of GDP to 6.2

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights for readers added indications that China Plus materials supply or production strategies are garnering increased attention from businesses large and small. 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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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 22, 2024

Visits to Vietnam , Singapore and Indonesia have featured itineraries that included meeting with governmental leaders, technology users, content providers and other groups. From a supply chain sourcing perspective, a consistent theme in media reporting has been exploration or hints for added Apple supply chain sourcing.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 20, 2020

COVID-19 and the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture. But global dependence on Chinese manufacturing is mind-boggling…. But global dependence on Chinese manufacturing is mind-boggling…. Alternative Manufacturing Hubs: Asia’s Promise. Labour lacking skills in high-tech manufacturing.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 7, 2020

What is supply chain risk management? Supply chain risk management is the process of identifying and managing issues within a supply chain. The objective of supply chain risk management is to reduce vulnerability and disruption within supply channels.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In mainland China (and even in other countries that celebrate the holiday such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei), the Chinese New Year holiday is a very big deal. Consider other manufacturing locations. Some manufacturers will have operations in several different countries.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported March 2024, and Q1-2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended March on an optimistic footing.

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Exiger Perspectives

OCTOBER 8, 2024

government client with assessing the isolation gown industry and its associated risks, particularly relating to isolation gown manufacturers’ and distributors’ compliance with The Make Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in America Act. Supply chain risk associated with isolation gown material suppliers.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers and clients with a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported May 2024 global PMI activity levels. Signs of Global Manufacturing Upturn Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The chocolate and candy industry, however, has been working hard to up its game in terms of the environmental and social responsibility of its global supply chain, from supporting the livelihood of African cocoa farmers to zero-waste-to-landfill candy factories. For many of us, Halloween is all about the chocolate.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights results of a recent survey indicating the level of global supply chain disruptions. This survey likely reinforces what supply chain and business leaders have already sensed and are managing. That could change in the second-half.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Tesla’s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with a September and Q3-2024 global supply chain assessment focused on reported global wide PMI activity levels. The reported September data provides added reinforcement of a global manufacturing slowdown occurring at the end of Q3-2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported April 2024 global PMI activity levels. Decline in Global Manufacturing Output Levels Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. The April reading of 50.3

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series, specifically in providing highlights on reported August 2024 global wide PMI activity levels. The August data further reinforces indications of a global manufacturing slowdown. Consequently.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of both December 2022 and full year reported global PMI indices that at the close of 2022 present a far different picture from the start of the year. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels. Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0. Challenges for high-tech supply chain. The sourcing department is challenged by increasing compliancy issues. Afghanistan.

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