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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #5 Not having a supply chain risk management process

Kinaxis

by John Westerveld Reason #5: Not having a supply chain risk management process. Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Political issues can also have a significant impact on supply.

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Supply Chain Risk Management Highlighted by a Tiny Computer Chip

Enterra Insights

Multiple people familiar with the matter say investigators found that the chips had been inserted at factories run by manufacturing subcontractors in China.” ” Aside from national security implications, the main lesson to be learned here is how vulnerable companies are to risks associated with their supply chains.

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China’s COVID policies fracture global supply chains

Resilinc

President Xi Jinping had ordered more flexible containment policies and local authorities were taking a lighter touch compared to the military-style containment campaigns waged earlier. And by last month, it became apparent that China is continuing its zero-Covid pandemic policies. Europe and elsewhere.

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Effects of the Lifting of China’s Zero Tolerance Policies- Sobering Predictions

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights published reports that indicate the sobering potential impacts of China’s policy makers in lifting most all of the restrictions related to the country’s Covid-19 omicron zero-tolerance strategies. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary relative to July’s global manufacturing PMI indices relative to data indicating declining momentum, and some contraction among specific global regions. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. Global Wide Production Activity. slipping 2.3

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The Supply Chain’s Groundhog Day Experience

Enterra Insights

The Covid nightmare also exposed how dependent many countries are on Chinese manufacturers and suppliers. China’s zero tolerance policy for dealing with the pandemic repeatedly created unanticipated and undesirable disruptions. He explains, “Globalization failed because we stressed the supply chain too much.

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September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

Supply Chain Matters

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.