The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

The scarcity of skilled professionals in areas such as logistics, procurement, and data analytics can hinder the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains. For instance, during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota’s robust supply chain resilience allowed it to quickly recover and restore operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Output reportedly rose in China, India, Brazil and the United States , while declines continued in the Eurozone , Japan and the United Kingdom. We would add our observation that this is typical given the typical post Lunar New output increases derived from the seasonality of spring and summer inventory order rates. and has increased 1.4

Manufacturing Procurement 59

Manufacturing Procurement Global United Kingdom Purchasing Skills 59

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A continued subdued product demand environment and added caution reportedly led to a decline in overall purchasing activity, lower levels of inventory and improved supplier delivery times. On a regional basis, Europe reportedly remained a principal drag on global factory output, along with contracting output in Japan and the United Kingdom.

Procurement Analytics 59

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Output reportedly rose in China , India and Brazil and fell more slowly in the Eurozone , Japan and the United States. Quicker declines in finished goods inventories and a softer reduction in pre-production stocks were noted. Business confidence levels reportedly rose to their highest level since April of 2023. and France being 43.1.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement South Korea Manufacturing Global 52

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Morgan indicated in part: “ Near-term forward looking indicators also headed lower, most notably the finished goods orders-to-inventory ratio which fell further below 1,0 from an already contractionary reading.”

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Global Taiwan Optimal Sourcing 52

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Previous global materials sourcing and just-in-time driven inventory management policies were laid bear with the realization that supply risk was a more problematic and business critical dimension. Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China Plus sourcing actions.

Sourcing Strategies 59

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2017

Australia and Japan are pushing to continue, however Malaysia and others are moving on, as they are not going to join now that the US is gone. After the US dropped out of the TPP, the other 11 countries met in March 2017 to look for a 12-1 scenario. This is a development that we all need to be more aware of.

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