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My Take: Metrics that Matter

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of the last week, I had a Linkedin comment from Dubai, questions from a team from the Philippines, and an inquiry from Switzerland. I am planning a book tour in Europe in March and North America in April. The smell of ink is intoxicating. I am now an author of my third book. I also love getting feedback.

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The Cost of Climate Change on Your Supply Chain

Kinaxis

While I tend to agree that we’re an overly materialistic society (at least in North America), the reality is we’ll never be able to move 100% away from the creation and distribution of non-digital goods. People will always need clothes, food, and other basic necessities that can’t just be conjured out of thin air.

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Trends 2021: Megatrends, Part Two

Enterra Insights

They suggest looking at Mexico, Poland, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. ”[4]. In many ways, the economy is now driven by data. The World Economic Forum has declared data a resource like gold or oil. Not only are there new resources driving the economy, there are new players.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

That stated, February’s activity appears to have regional specific connotations with upturns in production volumes across areas of Asia , specifically the ongoing re-opening of China ’s manufacturing sector, and upturns in India , the Philippines and Thailand manufacturing and supply chain activity levels.

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Keith B. Carter on The Path to Actionable Intelligence

AIMMS

Keith, as someone who has worked with companies in multiple regions (Europe, North America, Asia), how do you see the adoption of analytics evolving? In December, for example, the Philippines experiences a slow down because of the holidays and last year things slowed down even more because of the pope’s visit.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

The widespread active outbreaks has been increasing in South America and in Caribbean island countries, with cases of sporadic transmission reported in the Philippines and Thailand. According to Director General Margaret Chan of the World Health Organization, the Zika outbreak is likely to worsen before it improves.

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2020 Trends in Freight Transportation, and the COVID-19 Impact

Logistics Bureau

Below are the statistics as provided by Seabury, and reported in a Flexport article in mid-April: Capacity from Europe to North America is down by 52%. Capacity from Asia Pacific to North America – down by 17%. Capacity from Asia Pacific to Europe – down by 30%. Intra-Asia capacity is down by 35%.

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