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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. Despite the destruction and disruption caused by the natural disaster, Toyota had established alternative sourcing options and backup production facilities, enabling it to resume operations swiftly.

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A time of transition: 3 key trends for oil & gas in 2018

DELMIA Quintiq

Natural gas is a suitable source of energy to fuel the need for heat and the power, making it an influential player on the market. The current top seven exporters of LNG in the world are Qatar, Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia, Algeria and Russia. Low carbon sources and natural gas meet 85% of the increase in global demand.

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From Triage to Transformation… Building Resiliency with Agile Supply Chains

LevaData

While tariffs are often quoted as one of the main factors for such exit strategies, there are several other concerns as well, related to intellectual property and security, prompting organizations to reconsider China. For those organizations who had already reduced their dependency on China, many had moved production to Malaysia.

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From Triage to Transformation… Building Resiliency with Agile Supply Chains

LevaData

While tariffs are often quoted as one of the main factors for such exit strategies, there are several other concerns as well, related to intellectual property and security, prompting organizations to reconsider China. For those organizations who had already reduced their dependency on China, many had moved production to Malaysia.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Just over half (53 percent) said that their company and its suppliers are equally responsible for the security of supply chains. The study, which surveyed 1,400 cybersecurity decision makers, found that 36 percent said that they are more responsible for preventing, detecting and resolving supply chain attacks than their suppliers.

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Resilinc’s Senior Director, Shahzaib Khan Discusses Supply Chain Solutions for the UFLPA  

Resilinc

Currently, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has chosen to target four high-risk sections of goods: apparel, cotton, tomatoes, polysilicon, and most recently aluminum. For example, you’ll get a quick snapshot of all the tiers of the supplier network, including where all raw materials are sourced from.