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Supply Chain Risk Management in 2024: A Forward Look with Tom Linton

Resilinc

Tom: We always have to keep an eye on North Korea. I lived in Seoul, Korea, for almost four years. Even back in 2008, North Korea was shooting missiles into the Sea of Japan, and that has not really changed. Then, everything else becomes inventory. Tom: You know the line from Jurassic Park? Life finds a way.’

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Chinese New Year Shutdown 2020: How to Prepare

ShipBob

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. Take a look at your past sales, and use them to determine your inventory needs ahead of time.

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Inventory planning to reduce Chinese New Year disruption

EazyStock

Smart inventory managers plan for Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year) many months before the event. If you’d like to know more about how EazyStock can help you manage supplier disruptions or improve your inventory management capabilities overall, please get in touch. In 2024, this will be from February 9-15.

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Inventory Planning to Reduce Chinese New Year Disruption

EazyStock

Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year) might seem like a long way off, but smart inventory managers will be starting to plan for this event very soon. If you’d like to know more about how Eazystock can help you manage supplier disruptions or improve your inventory management capabilities overall, please get in touch.

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Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment

NC State SCRC

There are some talks going on between North Korea and China, and as China buys a lot of coal from North Korea, so this may take a while in terms of pressure, but the two at least are in talks following Trump’s visit with the Chinese leader. India and China are both growing at rates of 6-7% as well.