Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported March 2024, and Q1-2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. reflecting a 1.3 in essence a 0.6

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published January 2023 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. The few pockets of production expansion were noted to be within Asia , including India, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. compared to 52.5

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary reflecting on May 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices. Once again, the numbers signal a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. The S&P Global Thailand Manufacturing PMI® declined from this survey’s record 60.4

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on reported June 2023 and Q2-2023 quarterly global and regional PMI indices. The June numbers signal renewed contraction of global wide production within global supply chain networks. product demand volumes. The reported June value of 43.4 dipped a significant 1.4

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QAD

AUGUST 12, 2021

Taking Ford as an example from the companies above, Ford is working with key suppliers in China, India, Thailand and South Africa to eliminate over 4,900 metric tons of CO2 and 24 million gallons of water usage over the next three years.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of March and Q1- 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which reinforce a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. Supply chains are now ready for growth, as panelists’ comments support reduced lead times for their more important purchases.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. computer maker’s first substantial move to diversify its personal computer supply chain beyond China. ” We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a further installment in our global supply chain assessment in the highlights on reported December 2023, Q3-2023, and full year global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Declines in the manufacturing sector were noted for Myanmar , Thailand , and Malaysia.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

Supply chains are suddenly under threat. But some fast movers have begun taking important steps to improve their agility and reduce their exposure to supply risk. As inflation and shifting trade relations begin to affect historically stable supply chains, here’s what to watch for among the companies that come out ahead.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of both December 2022 and full year reported global PMI indices that at the close of 2022 present a far different picture from the start of the year. For the developing regions sector, India remains a standout, followed by Thailand , Mexico and Indonesia. but a significant 10.2

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. The September surveys offered a few silver linings, including signs of improving supply chain conditions and resilience in the labor market.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. 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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Here is the list: Supply chain technology implementations have reduced inventory. Companies should implement supply chain best practices. Companies that have focused on collaboration in the supply chain have built competitive advantage. Supply chain excellence matters. The reason?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic The Asian Institute of Management conducted a study across orgainsations in Asia to identify crucial skills and competencies required by supply chain managers and leaders in Asia. Supply Chain Competency: Focuses on core competencies to optimize operations.

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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. Supply Chain Matters Insights and Perspectives of the June and Q2 2022 Data. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Supply chain and logistics consultant, educator, and podcast host Rob O’Byrne has over 40 years of supply chain experience. He has been helping companies design more profitable supply chains for over 25 years, most of them as founder and CEO of Logistics Bureau. I was a rowdy kid.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. Supply Chain Management. Guest Post By Bob Ferrari, Executive Editor, Supply Chain Matters blog. Healthcare.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

Global Supply Chain & Sourcing Director for ECCO Global Shoe Production & Sourcing. We are pleased to bring back in 2021 our fire-side chat column with key people in the supply chain industry. In 2014, I was appointed Global Supply Chain role with ECCO Shoes and relocated back to Singapore.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights for readers added indications that China Plus materials supply or production strategies are garnering increased attention from businesses large and small. This appears to be evolving with more evidence points appearing across business, industry and supply chain media.

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ThroughPut

MAY 31, 2022

The average business loses 45% of annual profits over the course of a decade due to supply chain disruptions. As ports continue to be overwhelmed and shortages of everything ranging from semiconductor chips to wipes wreak havoc on consumers and businesses alike, there is a growing urgency to transcend supply chain disruptions.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

I’d welcome the opportunity to meet with supply chain executives to discuss your research questions and objectives for the coming year, and with technology companies and 3PLs to get an update on your products and services. SAP Ushers in New Era of Collaborative Supply Chain Management. FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Supply chain stresses seem to have faded somewhat, at least on aggregate.” These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added.

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Bristlecone

MARCH 31, 2020

During the financial crisis, supply chains that drive the modern economy were strong, but industries lacked demand. Supply chains have been hit hard, though demand remains strong in certain markets. The demand-supply disruptions are likely to continue due to the imbalances in the material flows across the globe.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

We’ll begin with a look at which of the larger, most well-known companies have already shifted some of their supply chain activity away from China, are in the process currently, or have announced plans to do so. Let’s see what the evidence suggests. Which Large Enterprises are Pulling Back From China? The Governmental Influence.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2020

Heading the list of alternative manufacturing hubs are Vietnam, India, Thailand, and Mexico. Instead, most companies seeking to make their supply chains resilient from future shocks are looking at a China+1 option—in other words, to expand their operations from China into other low-cost regions.

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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. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 14, 2016

In collaboration with Amber Road, Supply Chain Movement has put together this Global EU Trade Map which provides an overview of current EU trade agreements and an insight into potential trade risks and how to mitigate them. By Supply Chain Movement in collaboration with Amber Road. Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Switzerland.

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