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Another Asian Trip and Added Apple Sourcing Options

Supply Chain Matters

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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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

I was on the phone with Australia, China, Indonesia – really everywhere – trying to negotiate directly with suppliers. The way a company responds to the risks depends upon the category and the severity of the risk. The i-Score helps procurement leaders quickly assess the overall health of their extended supply chains.

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Risk Management in Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

An example of an advanced halal ecosystem is Modern Halal Valley in Banten, Indonesia. He has been advisor to companies and governments on halal supply chain design, halal ecosystem development, and halal risk management. He is the author of ‘Halal business management: a guide to achieving halal excellence’.

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El Niño May Have Your Supply Chain Partying Like It’s 1997

Kinaxis

A massive El Niño occurred in 1997-1998, unleashing record rains in California, deadly tornados in Florida, and a brutal drought in Indonesia, thus landing the term firmly on the radar (no pun intended) of millions of people around the globe. El Niño may serve as the ultimate test of supply chain risk management and resiliency.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

The top producing nations by notion of highest PMI levels were noted as India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Greece and Russia. Further reported was that contractions in intermediate and investment goods more than offset modest increases in consumer goods manufacturing levels.

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September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

Supply Chain Matters

Similarly, the S&P Global Indonesia Manufacturing PMI® for September was headlined with solid improvement in business conditions across the country’s manufacturing sector. This reportedly was the ninth consecutive month where the health of the country’s manufacturing sector has increased. percentage points above the Q2 value, and 0.7

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Added Headwinds for Global PMI Production Indices in June and Q2 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Upon reviewing a grouping of developed regions, namely the United States, Eurozone, Japan and Taiwan, production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.9 Whereas, among a grouping of developing regions consisting of China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Vietnam and Thailand , production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.4