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Chinese Lockdowns and the Future of Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

to Australia are wrestling with a shortage of chemicals used in X-rays, while real-estate projects are held up by delayed materials. The latest China lockdowns combined with the Russia-Ukraine war is too heavy a burden. Hospitals from the U.S. ”[4]. ”[5] Roger W. Ferguson Jr.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

Real Estate companies Compass and Redfin cut 10% and 8% of their workforces, respectively. Global supply constraints have come from (1) supply-side disruptions like China’s Zero-COVID policy and the Russia / Ukraine conflict and (2) from demand pressure as federal stimulus flooded the market with extra cash in 2020 and 2021.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Signet expects to hold the line on diamond prices despite Russia war. Amazon will leverage its expertise in global logistics to get such things as shelter materials, hygiene items, blankets, and clothing to front-line organizations quickly and efficiently.

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Collaboration: The New Battle Cry of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

If the mantra of the real estate industry is “Location, Location, Location”, the new mantra of supply chain executives is fast becoming “Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration”. In fact, all of the BRIC countries are now in the top 10 economies, with Brazil at 9, Russia at 6, India at 4 and China 2nd.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. Real-estate services firm CBRE Group Inc. Export demand for coal and grain, stemming from disruptions in supply chains in Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine, bolstered freight volumes this year, railroads said. The largest U.S.

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What Supply Chain Management Should Anticipate in 2024

Supply Chain Matters

There remains questions related to China ’s economy in both consumer spending and a rather challenged and fragile real-estate sector. The global wide transportation and logistics industry output contraction of 2023 taking an added economic toll on services providers and on certain service levels.

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Supply Chain Matters Editorial Commentary- Notions of Rethinking Global Supply Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

The company recently warned that upwards of $8 billion in lost sales may be at stake in the current quarter given the ongoing production, logistics and global transportation disruptions occurring across China right now. While most companies large and small could not conceive let only have a plan for such events, they are now real.