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Webinar Recap: The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem

Resilinc

Mexico, Central, and South American countries represent some of the best options, according to Linton, Rogers, and Vakil. Mexico already hosts a robust cluster of auto parts manufacturers that U.S. In Mexico and Central America, the median age is more than 10 years younger than in the U.S. manufacturing supply chain there.”.

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Report- Hewlett Packard Modifying Global Sourcing Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

the strategies were exploring nearshoring of prior foreign production, diversifying supplier networks and adding additional contingency inventories. Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China de-risking sourcing actions. For those businesses located in the U.S.,

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Evidence That Manufacturers are Seeking Added Resiliency and Control of Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

Bloomberg reported in November 2022 that shipments of motor vehicles, computer parts and boats, manufactured in Mexico and destined for U.S. the strategies were exploring nearshoring of prior foreign production, diversifying supplier networks and adding additional contingency inventories. Mexico is near the U.S.

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Transforming Global Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Reliable financial analytics across the enterprise — including branches, plant assets, fleets, and inventory — are required. Still others are shifting focus to countries like Mexico, Malaysia or Vietnam, and all with the goal of minimizing the geographical gaps that exist between their operations and their end customers.

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October Global PMI Reporting-Continued Production Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

With output contracting for the fifth consecutive month and business optimism reportedly dipping to an 11-month low, the report pointed to cutbacks occurring in manufacturing employment, purchasing and inventory levels globally. The October PMI reported value fell to a three-month low of 48.8, down from the 49.2 value reported for September.

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Checklist for working capital management

Supply Chain Movement

Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital. Supply Chain Media and software vendor Slimstock have developed this checklist for working capital management. >>Please

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of.