Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The May report indicated that the global wide PMI has now been below the neutral 50 mark for nine consecutive months, and again an indication of manufacturing recession conditions. That could signal even more added inventory exposures.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . based manufacturing facilities had soared by over 116 percent. Prediction Background.

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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. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. United States. United Kingdom.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

The July numbers signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions with output and new order rates reportedly falling at faster rates. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Manufacturing production reportedly decreased for the second consecutive month.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

Our annual predictions advisory began with a summary of prevailing global economic, financial and manufacturing outlooks. Reported research from Bloomberg Intelligence indicated that the retail industry is holding at least 20 percent more inventory than they have on average over the past three years. percent of GDP to 6.2

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI™ reported a value of 57.3

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. Unfortunately, much of the changes are factors caused by the escalating trade wars between the two largest nations in the world: the United States and China. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The Chinese New Year (abbreviated as CNY) in the United States is often nothing more than a blip on the radar. In mainland China (and even in other countries that celebrate the holiday such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei), the Chinese New Year holiday is a very big deal.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

Google a phrase like “sourcing products from China” and you’ll instantly be faced by almost 39 million results! This underscores the importance of China being the world’s manufacturing hub in the past decade, and most likely for the next few decades. Introduction. Products are the lifeline of your business.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. And, according to some analysts, things could get worse—a whole lot worse!

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Define your procurement response strategy. Many countries have closed shops for non-essential and discretionary purchases, and even where they are open, consumers may be cautious about venturing to the high street, preferring to shop online. Adapting to the present and future challenges of COVID-19.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Just-in-time (JIT) inventory management became crucial to the nation’s meteoritic industrial growth, including Toyota’s eclipsing North American and European automakers as the world’s largest automakers for their time. A world transformed. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 billion metric tons as of 2017.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

This should serve as a general framework to source products from different countries according to their strengths. For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. And, if you’re importing goods into the United States , the U.S.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

This should serve as a general framework to source products from different countries according to their strengths. For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. And, if you’re importing goods into the United States , the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Slight Rise in Global Wide Production Activity Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® was headlined with back-to-back expansion levels in February. The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI® rose from 56.5 Manufacturing Among the two reported PMI reports relative to U.S.

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Vinculum

MARCH 5, 2020

The undisputed world leaders in manufacturing and exports have also steadily taken over the e-commerce sphere, sitting pretty as the largest e-commerce market in the world. Unlike Alibaba, AliExpress does not specifically require a bulk purchase. billion in annual sales. Accounting for 32.6

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Vinculum

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Making the transition from an agricultural society largely to an economy now dependent on services and manufacturing has seen a rise in the average citizen utilizing technology to better effect. The stock warehouse with a vastly diverse inventory concept is still gaining prominence in the Philippines and hence Galleon.ph Galleon.ph.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

This year, the United States proposed and implemented tariffs on goods coming from China: List 1 tariffs on $34 billion of products went into effect on July 6. We believe that even with a strong October/November season and higher inventory levels, Chinese New Year will continue to be strong. Final Thoughts.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Global Production Activity Rise Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® began 2024 with output levels rising for the first time in eight months. Output reportedly rose in China , India and Brazil and fell more slowly in the Eurozone , Japan and the United States.

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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. based manufacturers will still need a strong supply base from friendly countries.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Strategic global trade decisions take on a variety of postures, including defensive, offensive, informing sourcing strategy when it comes to trade agreements, duty positioning, country pairings, and and sourcing shifts to reach some sort of global optimization, which must also consider supplier capability, capacity, and duty.

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