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Shorter Supply Chains are Upending Globalization Patterns

Enterra Insights

Supply chain disruptions during the pandemic highlighted global dependence on Chinese manufacturing — and those dependencies raised serious concerns among China’s trading partners. As supply chain challenges eased and cooler heads prevailed, calls for decoupling decreased but admonitions to de-risk supply chains increased.

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Foxconn Under the Political Looking Glass

Supply Chain Matters

The increased geo-political tensions involving influential global nations is more and more spilling over into supply chain sourcing and business policy dimensions. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. based EV automaker Fisker. All rights reserved.

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China's Chip Hack on US Supply Chain Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences

Material Handling & Logistics

The supply chain attack could have siphoned corporate secrets and government information while leaving few fingerprints. intelligence data, participate in a complex supply chain honed over decades. Every technologist and spy knows this global supply chain is necessary but also potentially vulnerable.

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Collaboration: The New Battle Cry of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

If the mantra of the real estate industry is “Location, Location, Location”, the new mantra of supply chain executives is fast becoming “Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration”. Secondary markets like Vietnam and Turkey are also getting more attention. Let’s look at some examples….

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Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Thailand’s transportation and communication pathways are well-developed for manufacturing supply chains. Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Australia and Malaysia. In the years since 2005, Thailand has endured much political unrest including a military coup in 2006.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

Supply chain and logistics consultant, educator, and podcast host Rob O’Byrne has over 40 years of supply chain experience. He has been helping companies design more profitable supply chains for over 25 years, most of them as founder and CEO of Logistics Bureau. Highlights from the Conversation.

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China’s new COVID strategy has uneven impact on supply chains

Resilinc

So far, the results of the lighter-touch policies are mixed from the perspective of global supply chains. Japan, for example, ended all “quasi-emergency measures” on March 22 for 18 prefectures; Vietnam re-opened its borders to visitors on March 16; a surge in South Korea has led to a 10% rise in container shipping rates in one month.