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Supply Chain Matters Most Read Blogs in 2021- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

We further cited CMS provider Pegatron ’s announced manufacturing investment in India, and expansion in Vietnam. Noted was that the digital transformation of Lean practices requires new definition and direction for just-in-time inventory management flows.

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Supply Chain Disruption. A Deeper Look Into Context, Causes, and Trends  

Elementum

Some of the most successful firms have hung on for too long with failed philosophies and prioritization models — like Lean, and Just-in-Time provisioning. They expanded first into other parts of eastern Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, India), then into eastern Europe (Poland, Ukraine) and Mexico.

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The difference between supply chain and logistics explained

Unleashed

The life of coffee begins with growers in the likes of Brazil or Vietnam. You’ll see that the KPIs in both supply chain management and logistics are very similar, in that they often track the movement or storage of inventory. A lean business looking to build efficiencies would do well to try and improve this metric.

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Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

Business and supply chain focused media reports already point to increased supplier and manufacturing investment in regions such as Mexico, Eastern Europe, India, Vietnam and other regions as responses to added supply network resiliency or agility. Higher cost levels will need to be mitigated or reduced.

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Air Freight Trends to Watch in 2019

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Nothing in the Purchasing Managers’ Index®, Inventory-Sales ratio, or consumer confidence trends would indicate an impending surge in demand. Vietnam and India are commonly mentioned as countries that could benefit from escalating trade tensions, but is the local infrastructure in place to take advantage?

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Changing Landscape of Supply Chain Executives Traditionally, supply chain executives excelled in managing functions like transportation, warehousing, inventory, and production planning but supply chain process extends beyond the firm, involving global relationships with suppliers and customers.

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The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Major businesses have had to completely re-consider previous supply chain strategies that were largely centred around lean manufacturing, just-in-time delivery and reducing operating costs. Inventory and Capacity Buffers. Whether in the form of underutilised production facilities or inventory in excess of safety stock requirements.