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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year. Mid-Year Assessment.

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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. For instance, during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota’s robust supply chain resilience allowed it to quickly recover and restore operations. Another notable example is the technology sector.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

On a regional basis, Europe reportedly remained a principal drag on global factory output, along with contracting output in Japan and the United Kingdom. Sustained Contraction in Japan The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI ® report for November was headlined with a sustained contraction in Japan’s manufacturing sector.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

EMERGE App

Business costs will rise for those who are sourcing some or most of their raw materials or goods from China. In the past, Japanese brands moved their manufacturing operations from high-cost Japan to low-cost countries. China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia produced Japanese branded goods.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is vertically integrated, offering numerous internally developed subsystems, handling load sizes from small to pallet, allowing it to serve as a general contractor for large-scale warehouse automation projects, such as the recent one for Coca- Cola Bottlers Japan. Lee Partners.

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Global PMI Levels in July Remain of Concern

Supply Chain Matters

Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Source: S&P Global and Other Sources. Report authors noted that sector data of new orders indicated that contraction occurred across consumer, intermediate and investment goods industries.

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Why having your head (and business) in the cloud is a winning strategy

o9 Solutions

Having instantaneous knowledge that an underperforming product in Malaysia is taking up 30% of manufacturing capacity but the ROI is negative, running a scenario that recommends shifting production to a product that is stocking out in Japan but can improve your margins by 4%.