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FedEx’s Sudden Financial Miss- What Are the Implications?

Supply Chain Matters

With stronger indications that European supply chains are facing added challenges coupled with what is now likely to be an economic and manufacturing recession by year-end, the TNT challenges loom large. The carrier’s Asia based operations have a concentrated focus on moving goods from manufacturing hubs in China , Taiwan or Singapore.

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

While most studies focus on USA and Europe, we recognised the unique challenges faced by Asian supply chains, especially during the pandemic. IT Competency: Critical for leveraging technology like smart sensors, AI, and data analytics to enhance visibility and control costs.

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CFO challenges in 2024: from economic headwinds to global elections

Taulia

Political decisions can significantly affect economic stability, with lasting effects on macroeconomic factors such as inflation (and its impact on purchasing power), as well as on interest rates, borrowing costs and market conditions. The results of these elections will shape the political landscape for years to come.

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Global Wide Production PMI Levels Unchanged in February 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. reading reported at the end of 2023. reported in January to 56.9 Contrasting Reporting for U.S. Manufacturing Among the two reported PMI reports relative to U.S.

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Delta outbreaks spur supply chain woes

Resilinc

In some countries, low vaccination rates are compounding the disruptions. “A and the capacity of sparsely vaccinated manufacturing countries to meet it,” reported the Wall Street Journal on August 25. A gap has formed between the demand for goods in the well vaccinated U.S.

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Why Inventory Revaluation Is Your Next Important Task

Unleashed

To help you understand the importance of tracking this metric we’ll illustrate several ways the value of your stock can change. Inventory revaluation is the adjustment of the costs of inventory to reflect changes in the recorded cost. A key metric in inventory revaluation is Net Realisable Value. Supply chain disruption.

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Coronavirus & The CPG World: What to do now and how to prepare for the future?

Supply Chain Management and Analytics

We believe that the CPG commercial world is already taking several actions to adapt to the supply chain disruptions of the pandemic. In the supply chain, visibility involves status reporting from suppliers, through the production&distribution infrastructure and all the way down to the shelf level.