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. inflation rate to be 9.2 percent of GDP to 6.2

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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. along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. in essence a 0.6

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 23, 2015

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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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a further installment in our global supply chain assessment in the highlights on reported December 2023, Q3-2023, and full year global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. in November, an indication of below normal supply chain pressures.

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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

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published January 2023 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. The few pockets of production expansion were noted to be within Asia , including India, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. The September surveys offered a few silver linings, including signs of improving supply chain conditions and resilience in the labor market.”.

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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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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. For the developing regions sector, India remains a standout, followed by Thailand , Mexico and Indonesia. but a significant 10.2

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Elementum

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Deemed “too big to fail” by NASA , the weather event will impact supply chains at every stage. As the event starts to take effect, here are ten things you should know about how different weather systems will impact your supply chain. Disastrous typhoons can also knock out industries and transportation from the country.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. Supply Chain Matters Insights and Perspectives of the June and Q2 2022 Data. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights global EV automaker Tesla ’s investor event held this week including product development, supply chain and production related connotations. Supply Chain Matters recently highlighted an announced incremental $3.6 All rights reserved.

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Requis

MARCH 23, 2021

On episode 25 of Supply Chain Next, Richard Donaldson talks with Roberto Reichard about embodied carbon, climate change and taking control of our supply chains to move toward sustainability. Supply Chain Next · 025 – Roberto Reichard. Safety and quality became key buying factors during procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Supply chain stresses seem to have faded somewhat, at least on aggregate.” New export orders were noted as rising at the fastest rate in nearly two years. in January, and 49.7

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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. This appears to be evolving with more evidence points appearing across business, industry and supply chain media.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

We’ll begin with a look at which of the larger, most well-known companies have already shifted some of their supply chain activity away from China, are in the process currently, or have announced plans to do so. Target countries for new production facilities include Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Jordan.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a monthly highlights of reported January 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Further reported was that supplier delivery performance levels deteriorated for the first time attributed to trucking and transportation delays. level reported for December.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Organizations continue to scour global markets for even lower labor rates, moving from Western China to the Pearl River, and now to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and North Africa. Dow Chemical, for example, considers environmental concerns a critical feature of its policies and procedures.3 But audits will no longer be enough.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2017

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative held its bi-annual Industry Partner Meeting in the Talley Student Center at North Carolina State University this past week. Participants also attended the Innovation Showcase in Nelson Hall,, featuring two winning supply chain teams in the undergraduate and graduate divisions!

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