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. Now, with September and full Q3 reporting available, global manufacturing activity has officially fallen below the 50.0 The September 2022 J.P.

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Resilinc

APRIL 27, 2021

While the pandemic has given procurement managers fresh ammunition to advocate for greater resiliency within their corporate supply chains, geopolitical experts and a bipartisan coalition of legislators argue that the U.S. and Mexico moves on land,” he said. allies,” said Goto. This is alarming.”. said Marchese.

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Exiger Perspectives

JUNE 2, 2023

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force was created to comply with Section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. Need more transparency in your supply chain? Need more transparency in your supply chain?

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Resilinc

JULY 25, 2023

Sidney has over three decades of global direct and indirect procurement and supplier management experience. As Head of Procurement at Harman International to VP of Global Supply Chain Management at Aptiv, we learned about this supply chain thought leader’s extensive experience in the world of supply chain and procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , provided a banner headline of renewed contraction as production conditions worsened by the end of Q2. in May to a value of 57.8

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The August numbers once again signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions as output and new order rates continue to fall. From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. That stated, global output levels fell for the third consecutive month.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The increased cost of working capital and supplemental inventory levels to mitigate fulfillment risk is likely to revert back to just-in-time inventory management. Concurrently, supply chain leaders will be expected to continue efforts directed at instilling added supply network resiliency and tactical based agility.

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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. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In line with prevailing economic forecasting, readers should anticipate continued uncertainty of global markets and the actual likelihood of various regional economic and manufacturing recession conditions in the coming year. By all accounts, there remain a lot of uncertainties and many potential downside risks. Global Economic Themes.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Among the announcements made at the conference was a $46 million added investment to modernize manufacturing facilities in both Lexington, Kentucky and Lincoln, Nebraska. Tamoud noted that the North America investment provided the opportunity to rethink and reexamine the region’s supply network and demand fulfillment strategies.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 2, 2022

We had the purchasing power to accomplish that. Wilensky: Okay, but for OEMs with lower annual spend, what kinds of contract terms can induce a supplier to stand up a new manufacturing facility in a country that’s closer to the domestic markets or their major contract manufacturers?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 28, 2014

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. Talent Management. BigDataEdge – Insights Management. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. SmartGridEdge – Smart Grid Management. TalentEdge – Talent Management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

But between new proposed legislation, public sentiment and tariffs, responsible supply chain leaders will have to consider if and how they will want to alter their supply lines. The move from China, even if to other more reliable-in-a-crisis countries like India, Mexico or Singapore, will come at considerable cost.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . Canada or Mexico. based manufacturing facilities had soared by over 116 percent.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 9, 2024

Prediction Background In our prior 2023 predictions published a year ago, we included two separate predictions related to how supply management and their strategic sourcing teams would encounter an added focus on business strategy alignment. The latter, Mexico , has taken prominence as the primary exporter of goods to the U.S.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

This included: Developing playbooks and contingency plans to address your most pressing risks. Evaluate structural changes in your supply base that could reduce risk exposure. Go digital: Explore the potential of dedicated supply chain risk management solutions. Likely, yes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Tariffs hit hard on the bottom line by hiking up costs across supply chains, thereby affecting sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution decisions. However, if organizations adopt proactive tariff optimization strategies and build adaptive supply chains, these challenges can be turned into opportunities.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 2, 2025

We now share excerpts of Prediction Two likely to be one of the more longer-term consequential predictions, that which is related to supply network strategic and tactical sourcing strategies. With Mexico now representing the largest inflow of goods into the U.S., or other global companies. billion in funds.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 17, 2024

They included uncertainty in global markets and the likelihood of regional economic and manufacturing recessionary conditions. However, global and regional production and purchasing activity as measured by the J.P. The Eurozone continues to undergo sequential months of manufacturing sector contraction. That is quickly fleeting.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In our continuing global assessment series, Supply Chain Matters provides readers with highlights of the November 2024 monthly reported global and regional wide PMI activity levels. At the midpoint of Q4-2024, overall global and regional manufacturing levels reportedly stabilized but there remains notable regional differences.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2025

According to reporting by Bloomberg ( Paid subscription ), Nations currently in the eye of the trade storm may see even sharper decelerations, with Canadas growth rate tumbling to less than half the OECDs December prediction, Mexico entering a recession, and the annual expansion in the US wilting to 1.6% percent to 2.2 The forecast for U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

The damage impacted more than 50 electronics, automotive, and aerospace manufacturers, plus general machinery and materials processors, and medical device and health care companies. In 2025, it will be impossible to avoid conflict and its impact on sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics. companies operating in China.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 12, 2025

That was changed after Canadian officials in the Ontario province agreed to suspend a 25 percent tariff on electricity supplied to three specific U.S. Reportedly, the Trump Administration continues to prohibit any exemptions related to specific countries including Canada, China, Mexico and the European Union. In dollar terms, U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2025

import tariffs focused on Canada and Mexico would go into effect tomorrow, the latest Trump Administrations announcement indicates they will plow ahead. For this particular small business CEO, the reality was described: A prolonged trade war with both Mexico and China is a severe blow to our business model. Over the weekend, U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 29, 2025

Citing sources familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal has reported that President Trump has elected to soften the impact of his automotive tariffs. including the Chevrolet Equinox small SUV that is produced in Mexico. federal government employee layoffs.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Source: Evan, Flikr. “I I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. SophiaTX Open Source Platform to Integrate SAP, Blockchain. Maersk and IBM Unveil First Industry-Wide Cross-Border Supply Chain Solution on Blockchain.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

In this special weekend posting of Supply Chain Matters we highlight for our readers todays announcements made by the Trump Administration regarding added import tariffs. Tariff Announcements Late this afternoon , the White House announced the imposition of 25 percent tariffs being imposed on imported materials from Canada and Mexico.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 16, 2025

In a prior industry specific commentary, Supply Chain Matters highlighted the implications of last weekends temporary product specific U.S. import tariff exemptions granted to high tech and smartphone supply networks. are assembled in Canada and Mexico, and will likely be impacted by the added 25 percent tariff levels.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

According to various published reports, these tariffs will be widely applied to all US imports of steel and aluminum, including from Canada and Mexico , reportedly the top two foreign suppliers of the metals to the U.S. Mexico reportedly accounts for $6.5 and foreign based manufacturers and for customers and consumers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2025

The announcement follows an early March announcement of 25 percent import tariffs being imposed on imported goods from Canada and Mexico , which was subsequently delayed by 30 days in a later announcement in lieu of global financial market reactions. either in Mexico or Canada. The implication seems is that U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

trade practices, including persistent trade deficits and unfair currency practices, along with the flow of migrants and drugs from Canada, China and Mexico into the United States. industrial and manufacturing base to assess whether further national security-related tariffs are warranted.

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