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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

Supply Chain Matters

South Korea has now become a concern as well as that regions manufacturing activity is now at a contraction level not seen since 2020. . . Similarly, raw material inventories are accumulating due to the sudden and unexpected drop in production volumes.”. . South Korea. Select Regional Highlights. United States.

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Helping You Plan Ahead During the Coronavirus Outbreak

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Given this continued volatility, global importers are eager to restock their inventory. Similar to China, airlines have canceled majority of passenger flights in and out of Europe and South Korea due to safety concerns and lack of travel demand. Assessment of inventory levels. specifically China.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 12-16, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Keeping track of warehouse inventories with an army of fully autonomous drones (TechCrunch). According to a Reuters report: As of Wednesday, of Hanjin’s 97 container ships, 36 were waiting outside of overseas ports, according to South Korea’s finance ministry. New Transport Mode to Redefine Freight Movement.

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More Evidence of Supply Chain Cost Inflation Impacting Various Industries

Supply Chain Matters

Company executives cited good progress in addressing the previously acknowledged overbuild of customer fulfillment and warehousing capacity while overall number of employees was reduced by 6 percent. billion while the online retail segment incurred its third consecutive operating profit loss, albeit somewhat lower than previous quarters.

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How The Coronavirus Epidemic is Throttling Global Supply Chains

Logistics Bureau

Some ports in China are clogged with arriving containers of iron ore, while warehouses are choked with goods that cannot be exported due to lack of trucks. In South Korea , Hyundai announced the suspension of its production lines due to supply chain disruptions in China. in vehicle sales worldwide in 2020 due to Coronavirus.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

EMERGE App

Less affected are Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand. Only South Korea, Indonesia, and Myanmar may see a muted effect in switching away from Chinese exports. Inventory management software, in particular, is critical for all players in the supply chain: importers, exporters, wholesalers, and distributors.

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How to Speedily Adapt your Business for Online Order Delivery

Logistics Bureau

For example, in South Korea, 70 percent of consumers say they plan to shop online. Step #2: Arrange Your Warehousing. Should you own or rent a warehouse, you will need to decide whether to use it as your main distribution centre or to transfer goods from it to your temporary distribution centre(s).