QAD
JUNE 13, 2023
It’s no secret that putting all of your eggs in one basket probably isn’t the best idea, but that’s exactly what manufacturers around the world have been doing for years in offshoring production to China. That includes front-end forecasting and planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and import/export.
QAD
MARCH 28, 2024
In 2022, a report from Sheffield Hallam University found that every large car manufacturer was at a high risk of sourcing parts linked to Xinjiang. CBP has stopped more shipments from Malaysia and Vietnam than from China itself. Nor do automotive companies exclusively face this problem. Your UFLPA risks may be wearing a disguise.
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Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 9, 2024
The beneficiaries have been India and Vietnam from an Asia perspective and Mexico from a near-shoring perspective. Added Evidence Data According to U.S. government trade data, the value of U.S. imports of China based goods declined almost 23 percent in the first 10 months of 2023, while U.S. exports to China declined 2.2
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 31, 2023
Background In a number of prior Supply Chain Matters blog commentaries, we have highlighted for readers how global smartphone and consumer electronics provider Apple has behind the scenes been influencing key contract manufacturing and component suppliers to begin to establish alternative sourcing of materials and production beyond China.
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.
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 26, 2022
The second aspect of this movement are media reports indicating that Apple has informed its major contract manufacturers that is wants to boost product sourcing outside of China , preferably India or Vietnam. How much of an Apple manufacturing presence is there across Europe? and Chinese based high tech electronics providers.
Supply Chain Movement
JULY 19, 2016
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