Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A continued subdued product demand environment and added caution reportedly led to a decline in overall purchasing activity, lower levels of inventory and improved supplier delivery times. From our lens, this trend is mainly an indicator of seasonal holiday related demand and spending for the traditional holiday quarter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, the Gartner Top 25 celebrates the accomplishments of Intel (active with Gartner), but in the analysis in Table 1, Nvidia Corporation and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) clearly outperform Intel in the Semiconductor Industry. This trend leads to reactive behavior. Neither Nvidia nor TSMC makes the Gartner list. The reason?

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Taiwan is a prime candidate to replace Chinese exports due to its proximity. Meanwhile, shipping costs from other countries are likely to trend higher as longer routes are taken. A study suggested that drop in Chinese exports will affect Taiwan and Malaysia the most. They may not be able to handle the jump in shipments.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

This then provides new insights for faster decision-making, automated planning, and the elimination of time, inventory, and risk throughout your supply chain. For example, COVID restrictions in Asia shut down auto production because 70% of chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan and South Korea.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The three specific regions of concern are the Eurozone, United Kingdom along with Taiwan. Continued Deterioration in Taiwan The August S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® report was headlined with persistent deterioration in manufacturing conditions with production and new order volumes continuing to show a sharp fall.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Operational strategies. Buying forward.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

The overall takeaway from the July data was that global production momentum had begun to stagnate and in some regions such as the Eurozone, Taiwan, and to some extent , certain manufacturing regions of China, PMI values had reached contraction levels. . Warehousing and Inventory metrics continue to buoy the logistics sector.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The three specific regions of concern remain the Eurozone, United Kingdom, along with Taiwan. Reportedly, destocking activities increased with finished product and raw materials inventories decreasing by the end of the quarter. The reported September PMI reported value 49.1 was relatively unchanged from the 49.0 reflecting a 0.4

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Resilinc

AUGUST 2, 2022

In a recent webinar, Linton and Resilinc VP of Customer Success, Glenn Wilensky, discussed Resilinc’s EventWatch supply chain data for the first half of the year, the future of inventory management, changing geopolitical, cyber and ESG risks in supply chains, and many other topics. Yet, that is still the OEM’s inventory.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. The top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were noted as India, Australia and Thailand.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

That could signal even more added inventory exposures. The report noted that the May value represented “ the seventh month of contraction and a continuation of a downward trend that began in June 2022.” The latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business® reported a PMI value of 46.9 for May, 0.2 percentage points below the 47.1

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The June value was two percentage points below the December 2021 end of year value, again reflecting a discernable downward trend. The S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® declined to a contractionary of 49.8 for June and noted as a signal of renewed deterioration in the health of Taiwan’s manufacturing economy. in March.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In our summary and perspectives reflecting on all of Q3 monthly reporting, we echoed an increased trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. percentage points for October while the Inventories Index declined three percentage points. Commenting on the September data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There are additional signs of a global glut in overall inventory levels, yet selective component shortages remain for certain industries. The decline in output was accompanied by a tick down in new orders as rising inventories have put the brakes on production.”. Global Wide Production Activity. Added Insights and Perspectives.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 14, 2022

The shortage of semiconductors from Taiwan, the stranding of the enormous Ever Given in the Suez Canal, and now the dearth of 40-foot metal containers have sent tsunami-like waves through global production. He explains, “[The aim of JIT] isn’t simply to minimize inventory costs but to improve product quality.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Taiwan Taiwan’s activity as reflected in the S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® showed its best performance since June 2022, rising 4.7 The trending likely involves industry-specific dimensions, a good example being high tech and consumer electronics supply network resiliency needs. increasing 3.2

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Further concerning was that the volume of warehouse finished goods inventories rose to the greatest extent in four months. percentage point increase in March while the Inventories sub-index dipped to the contraction value of 47.5,

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Find out how to overcome shipping challenges with these key transportation optimization trends: Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2023

The authors further observed that there was a notable upward contribution from Taiwan stocks of purchases. The logistics industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. This recent April data reinforce that U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2023

The lack of momentum in China based manufacturing has had a discernable contractionary impact on other regions, especially Taiwan and Malaysia. The latter Taiwan PMI index has been in negative territory for over a year and overall business confidence levels across Malaysia ’s manufacturing sector sunk to levels not recorded since July 2021.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Get prepared for the year of the rat with the best kind of red envelope, keeping your business in stock of inventory! Take a look at your past sales, and use them to determine your inventory needs ahead of time. Increase inventory. Keep in mind that places like Hong Kong and Taiwan also do large shutdowns for CNY.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

The June data reportedly indicated that the European manufacturers advanced with inventory destocking efforts amid continued weakness in this region’s manufacturing economy. We sensed by reviewing trends in reported demand and new orders data that added contraction is in-store. Once more, the overall Q2 average PMI value of 44.7

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The financial market’s response has been immediate and as we pen this blog posting on the mid-morning of September 16, FedEx stock is trending down upwards of 21 percent, billed as the company’s biggest stock drop since 1980. FedEx has managed both market opportunities as well as overcoming lingering challenges. Added Perspectives.

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Arkieva

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Recently, I experienced an earthquake during my trip to Taiwan. While it caused some excitement (and concern) from us visitors, our Taiwanese colleagues shrugged and one of them even made a comment that this was our welcome to Taiwan. Of all these, inventory is probably the one that comes into play the most often. Extra time.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

based manufacturing strategy, with a decision to source manufacturing at a CMS provider located in Taiwan. Inventory Glut of Bicycles. In retrospect, they collectively ordered too much finished goods inventory from offshore supply sources. This is obviously inventory and working capital not available for use or sale.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 25, 2021

Another trend—that took root before the pandemic—compounded the current supply shortages. Companies usually factor in the New Year holidays by pre-ordering inventory from companies based in China, Taiwan, and other Asian countries.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

front that retailers and certain businesses may have procured too much inventory , and now that these inventories have arrived, the challenge will be not to exposed to a decline in consumer buying activity in the months to come. There is further growing evidence on the U.S. percent of GDP to 6.2 percent in June.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Some economies will have a “technical” recession in late 2022 and early 2023, which is negative GDP growth, but these are not true recessionary trends. Conflict erupts between China and Taiwan (Andrew said this is not likely, and I agree – see my previous blog ). War in Ukraine turns into global conflict.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

This index complies a data set of 2 chosen variables for each of the economies of the Eurozone , China , Japan, South Korea , Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Commentary pointed to a largely positive February with demand for goods trending higher. Of particular concern was the Inventory level index, which rose 9.1

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

An area of concern that surfaced for May was that reflected by the S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® which dropped to a value of 50 in May from 51.7 They need to further analyze and assess the impact of added costs, particularly those related to inventory management. Other Regions. reported for April.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 18, 2022

The trend was unrelenting and the drive was irreversible. The vast majority of semiconductor chips are manufactured in Taiwan. With responsibility for Global Commodity Management and Procurement, and the sourcing of billions of dollars of goods and services, I saw this dynamic play out first hand.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 24, 2016

Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. Taiwan, Province of China. Companies must invest in and balance their inventories more wisely to ensure optimal on-shelf availability in all commercial outlets. South Africa. Switzerland.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

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. Taiwan, Province of China. South Africa. South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

It was with the use of inventory models such as EOQ, Safety Stock, Fixed Lead-time and Demand Forecasting to ensure that Operations is not interrupted. I moved on into many roles within the field of Supply Chain ending as Vice President of Operations for a Supply Chain company with experience working in Taiwan and China.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

Taiwan, Province of China. Global market trends have a considerable impact on a company’s different business functions. Finally, the system should enable intelligent inventory location management to ensure optimal on-shelf availability for the end customers. South Africa. South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands. Tajikistan.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Taiwan, Province of China. The 2015 Annual Third Party Logistics Study also reveals that both sides regard themselves as being successful, and shippers are seeing positive results again this year: an average logistics cost reduction of 9%, an average inventory cost reduction of 5% and an average fixed logistics cost reduction of 15%.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

In 2007, the Dutch producer of pushchairs relocated its factory from Taiwan to the free trade zone close to Xiamen in China. That leads to extra inventory and extra costs and hence necessitates a substantial level of turnover in order to be financially feasible. Regional DC. Bugaboo opted for that solution. Notion of quality.

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