Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

As noted in our perspectives on reported Q1 PMI global indices, there are common themes of growing headwinds and added geo-political and/or supply network concerns related to effects of the Russia-Ukraine hostilities and China’s potential economic stumble as a result of a strict COVID-19 isolation policy. percentage points from Q1 to Q2.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Develop your returns policy and process with the objective of driving sales (even if that means encouraging returns at certain times or under certain circumstances). Procurement costs. There is also the question of ethical procurement and purchasing to consider. . Ethical Procurement and Corporate Responsibility.

Inventory Reduction 101

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

As an example, Siam Cement Group in Thailand is adapting its supply chain design and strategies during the pandemic (as detailed in the table below). Establishing policies within the system ensures efficient inventory management. Many traders and retailers faced inventory shortages due to delayed deliveries of goods.

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ThroughPut

MAY 31, 2022

Multisourcing: As far back as in 2011, natural calamities in Japan and Thailand disrupted supply chains globally, exposing the crippling reliance of several businesses on single supply sources. This simplifies sourcing policies and creates opportunities to source higher volumes from multiple suppliers.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

This is how Western digital managed to restore its operations after the flood in Thailand much sooner than its competitors. - William Pegg, Director, Synthesis Group Crisis management: Every business has insurance policies yet few think about how they would respond in the face of an unexpected but significant disruptive event.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2018

QuizRR employs a series of digital training modules, providing factories with tablets and touchscreens that guide teams of employees through the basics of workspace policies on health and safety, use of protective equipment, clean water, adequate toilets and ventilation, among other elements. in new financing.

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Bristlecone

MARCH 31, 2020

Take a close look at inventory management policies. Events such as the SARS pandemic, the Japan earthquake and tsunami, flooding in Thailand, and others have helped organizations fine-tune supply chain networks. Learn More: Supplier Risk Management. Make sure locations where inventories are held are appropriate to reflect needs.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

Contract manufacturers for Apple, including Foxconn, are relocating some production to India, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand. Sony: Japan’s best-known tech company relocated its smartphone manufacturing from China to Thailand, citing rising costs in China as a primary reason for the decision. Germany’s Pullback From China.

China 98

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2020

Heading the list of alternative manufacturing hubs are Vietnam, India, Thailand, and Mexico. The majority of respondents (70 percent) said they would not shift their production or procurement activities outside of China, while 24 percent said they plan to shift their procurement, and 12 percent intend to relocate production.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2017

The risks to the economy haven’t changed at all and the Fed will likely continue to drive higher interest rates despite extra spending – so this may present a situation of stimulating fiscal policy against tightening monetary policy. The dollar will remain strong, and this will hurt exports.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

And chances are that few in the procurement field have ever given much thought to whether they were sourcing “high-carbon” steel or aluminum. When CBAM goes into effect later this decade, the free allowance policy will end and the EU’s domestic producers will have to start buying allowances, and so will importers. The EU and U.S.

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