Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

South Korea. We continue to make mention of the S&P Global South Korea Manufacturing PMI® which continues to reflect a theme of a quickened downturn in the country’s manufacturing sector. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. slipping 0.3 Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights global EV automaker Tesla ’s investor event held this week including product development, supply chain and production related connotations. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Our Ferrari Consulting and Research Group clients and Supply Chain Matters blog readers are likely well aware that each year we publish at the start of that year, a Research Advisory outlining our ten predictions for the coming year. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Commentary related to January’s PMI and logistics data can be accessed at this web link. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Services revenues associated with the offering of logistics and order fulfillment services to third-party sellers reportedly rose 9 percent in the quarter. The company’s mobile division that includes smartphones reportedly experienced higher revenues fueled by sales of premium models but were impacted by rising material and logistics costs.

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Locus

MARCH 28, 2022

South Korea’s beauty retailer Style Nanda has been leveraging this tactic. The role of logistics tech in enabling faster and more streamlined last-mile fulfilment for retail brands. Real-time tracking of deliveries that help in detecting and eradicating any obstacles in last-mile logistics.

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Aera Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Consider the recent bankruptcy of one of the world’s largest marine shipping companies – South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co. Insider Logistics noted that “customer habits” need to be considered, they may be the cold chain’s “weakest link.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

For instance, the bankruptcy of South Korea’s 7th largest shipping company (Hanjin Shipping) led to a dramatic reduction in global supply chain shipping capacity. Economic Instability. As explained by Lucy Dixon of Supply Chain Digital , economic instability represents another threat to global trade.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

In this blog post, we’ve compiled a list of over 100 supply chain crisis statistics to help you stay informed and build a more agile, resilient supply chain. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Logistics Management ). Logistics Management ). Chain Store Age ). Deloitte Global).

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EazyStock

AUGUST 8, 2023

Chinese New Year shutdowns Every year factories in China (and other countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei) shut down so that their workers can celebrate Chinese New Year. In 2024, this will be from February 9-15.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues with our annual listing of our most read blog commentaries that were published and of keen interest to our readers during the year 2021. For these reasons, we elected to expand our profile from ten to the top twenty-five blogs of most interest in the prior year. Number Two. March 21, 2021.

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My Office Apps

MARCH 17, 2020

While China, Italy, Japan and South Korea are on lock-down, the same thing is happening at large and small companies in the states. Laundry Between Emails: Making the Most of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Coronavirus is putting remote work to a gigantic test, and at a totally unprecedented scale.

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My Office Apps

MARCH 17, 2020

While China, Italy, Japan and South Korea are on lock-down, the same thing is happening at large and small companies in the states. Laundry Between Emails: Making the Most of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Coronavirus is putting remote work to a gigantic test, and at a totally unprecedented scale.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

However, the published index indicated expansion level was rather mild, and was missing PMI data from South Korea which experienced a slight PMI contraction. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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EazyStock

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Every year factories in China (and other countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei) shutdown so that their workers can celebrate Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year shutdowns. Account for shipping backlogs.

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Tompkins Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

These countries are: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, South Korea, and Switzerland. Paper: Personalized Multichannel Logistics. Blog Post 2013 Christmas Consumer Products E-Commerce ecommerce Global Holidays Retail' More Resources.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

is an American multinational corporation that focuses on supply chain management and logistics, including order management, delivery, trade financing, insurance, freight forwarding, and customs brokerage.” Flexport According to Wikipedia: “Flexport Inc.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

is an American multinational corporation that focuses on supply chain management and logistics, including order management, delivery, trade financing, insurance, freight forwarding, and customs brokerage.” Flexport According to Wikipedia: “Flexport Inc.

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