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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

Nvidia, Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, PCA (Packaging Corporation of America), ResMed, Rockwell Automation, Ross Stores, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company, Tempur-Pedic, TJX, Toro, Toyota, West Pharma, United Tractors, and Urban Outfitters. An average margin of 21% with inventory turns of 1.58

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Building Value Networks. Stopping the Backward Slide.

Supply Chain Shaman

A portal is an information dead-end street. Supplier reliability and the bi-directional flow of data at the speed of business improve agility and decreases the issues with having the wrong inventory or aligning transportation inbound logistics with manufacturing scheduling. Here are some rules of thumb: 1. It is a messy market.

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

Logility

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. It’s been a whirlwind, as manufacturers have been left scratching their heads about what’s going to happen next. For example, COVID restrictions in Asia shut down auto production because 70% of chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan and South Korea.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and October published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled continued contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. in November.

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Navigating Global Supply Chain Disruptions: Strategies for Resilience

SCMDOJO

Japan and Taiwan have earthquakes often, and they both are some of the leading suppliers of microchips. Another reason to map your supply chain is so you can comply with the legislation that is required from all the countries that your inventory is moving to and from.

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How your Supply Chain can Learn from Taiwan’s Earthquake

Elementum

magnitude quake struck southern Taiwan early Saturday morning local time, killing at least seven and causing widespread structural damage. Some semiconductor manufacturers in the country have reported damage to their facilities—but how is it going to affect supply chains? Could information have traveled faster? More efficiently?

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Plan your Supply Chain with Uncertainty

Adexa

In certain cases, they try to hedge with inventory that may not be necessary, adding to cost and inferior customer service. People have a higher incentive to increase the inventory than face the problem of running short, whether it is needed or not. Moreover, the incentive is to be safe than sorry.