Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 1, 2023

based companies doing business within, or sourcing supply chain materials and production within China. based companies sourcing in China would be impetus to accelerate termed China Plus alternative or supplementary sourcing strategies. as one of many manufacturers exploring production sourcing beyond China.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Prediction Three of our research advisory indicated that more direct control of strategic and tactical direct materials sourcing would continue to be a prominent element of business strategy in 2023 and beyond. In 2022, more U.S. percent to 11 percent due to disruption in either their engineering, supply, production or operations units.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

As more data sources get legible, whether it’s container ship movements, eAWBs or carrier rates , it can have incredible ramifications. I’ve heard anecdotes from the past two years of SVPs at multinational companies needing to sign off on spot procurement but the degree of interest executives are now showing is impressive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. New order growth reportedly accelerated at the fastest in nearly three plus year, which is a likely indication that this region has become the new go-to for China Plus product sourcing strategies. Growth expansion has returned across China and the U.S. reflecting a 1.3 import needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . In this Part Two posting, we provide highlights to Prediction Three outlined in our advisory.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

Source: JP Morgan and S&P Global, March 2022. The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® declined to a value of 51.7 There is also a developing understanding on what impacts there will be regarding supplies of key commodities that were sourced in both Russia and Ukraine. Global Wide Production Activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Citing informed sources, the report indicated that a plan to shift some production to other Foxconn sites in China was underway. Further noted in this report were sources indicating that in recent days, Apple has informed suppliers- “ to more actively plan on increasing production outside China.”

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China. Reportedly, the current goal is to have upwards of 25 percent of iPhones assembled in India by 2025.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. That’s been a massive trend.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. We sense that the accelerating manufacturing growth across India is reflective of changing global sourcing strategies within specific industry sectors. in August compared to 57.7

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Source: S&P Global Monthly PMI Reporting Highlights of Regional Reporting Continued High expansion in India Manufacturing activity levels across India remained at high expansion levels in May, outpacing all other regions. percentage points from the April value of 46.7,

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

front that retailers and certain businesses may have procured too much inventory , and now that these inventories have arrived, the challenge will be not to exposed to a decline in consumer buying activity in the months to come. This month, the Economist Intelligence Unit revised its forecast of the overall U.S. inflation rate to be 9.2

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 24, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our readers added perspectives on this week’s reports indicating that Apple has initiated plans for production of the upcoming new model iPhone14 to be sourced from both China and India. That would allow such sites the ability to foster independent processes from that of China. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

and China trade war had resulted in added tariffs being applied to footwear causing designers to consider sourcing within other countries, especially Vietnam. At the time, the economics of producing shoes in the region of consumption came down to the economics of cheaper direct labor across China and other Asian countries.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Examples are: Samsung Electronics , which is shifting part of its domestic phone production to Vietnam due to the rapid advance of COVID-19 in South Korea. It is also airlifting parts from China to its Vietnam operations. It takes time to turn a moving ship around, though, so this will not happen immediately.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® posted a value of 54 in June, compared to a value of 51.7 Whereas, among a grouping of developing regions consisting of China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Vietnam and Thailand , production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.4 reported for March. percentage points from Q1 to Q2.

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Bristlecone

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Source: JP Morgan and S&P Global, December 2023 Key Highlights in Regional PMI Reporting India’s Manufacturing Sector Accelerates Overall manufacturing activity across India accelerated in November after a deceleration in October. A downturn within Vietnam ’s manufacturing sector reportedly weakened to a five-month low of 47.3

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Report authors however, qualified that the domestic market demand was the prime source of activity growth. Vietnam The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® returned to expansion level with a reported value of 51.2 This upturn reportedly stretched the sequence of production level growth to 20 months.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Naturally, your boss will look at how good you are in procurement. Nike manufacturers are based in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Instead of looking to the supplier for only procurement, they now look at them as a source of potential ideas and innovation. One company he’s impressed with? How can you form deep alliances?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2022

In 2021, Nike experienced discernable production and transportation disruptions for products sourced in Vietnam as suppliers struggled with Covid-19 lockdowns, labor and transport shortages. Business media reporting points to challenges in sourcing private label goods, including longer lead times, coupled to factory disruptions.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres. Through collaboration with your procurement partner, you can reduce inventory levels and then potentially downsize your warehouse capacity needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

According to a published report by Bloomberg , citing informed sources, this method is being utilized in effort to both lesson the overall use and potential waste of metal in the watch case fabrication process along with ascertaining if 3D printing methods can be effectively utilized for other product models as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Source: S&P Global and Other Sources. Source: S&P Global and Other Sources. Commenting on the July data implications, a compelling observation by Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. A prior downturn in Vietnam moderated during December. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added. by the end of the year.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

But reality might seem to indicate that German manufacturers need to continue to pivot from the high dependence on China and perhaps take advantage of the new manufacturing investment underway in regions such as India, Vietnam, Mexico , the United States and other regional areas.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Varieties of produce and livestock can be sourced from anywhere in the world; mangoes harvested in the Philippines could be sold in the US, or rice grown in China may be packaged in Vietnam and sold in different countries in the UK. Specialized handling and packaging are also necessary for a lot of fresh products.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2020

Lucky are the companies that can shift production to other countries like Mexico or Vietnam. By using AI and ML, companies can better model and predict demand and fine tune their inventory from procurement to transport to warehouse to routing supplies to locations ahead of demand. The third is exports to China.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

We further cited CMS provider Pegatron ’s announced manufacturing investment in India, and expansion in Vietnam. Our prediction was that such trends cannot be sustained without new thinking on the part of global logistics, financial management, product sourcing and procurement teams.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Such actions were to include mitigation of risks related to China based sourcing, which is now commonly referred to as a China Plus sourcing strategy. That was followed by a public acknowledgement from CEO Tim Cook that the company’s 60 percent sourcing of various production within the country was too much.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Published reports from The Wall Street Journal and other industry and Asia focused outlets continue to indicate that Apple has accelerated plans to source hardware products in other Asia based regions in addition to China. That has been the case in Vietnam, and the looking glass will be in India in 2023.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. And, according to some analysts, things could get worse—a whole lot worse!

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Procurement and supply management leaders will be expected to provide both leadership for supply resiliency and added value, but also supply network cost reductions. Predictions surrounding the global wide transportation and logistics industry vary, depending on the source and the stakeholder interests.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

One apparent bright spot stemmed from the S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® which reported production growth achieving a 13-month high in May, amid recovery from the latest wave of Covid-19 infections earlier this year. This was the first downbeat assessment of the business outlook recorded for two years.”. This index rose to 54.7

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

A country of continued optimism remains that of Vietnam , which has been the go-to country for businesses seeking to manage supply network risk exposure in China. The IHS Markit Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® rose again to a level of 54.3 Inflationary pressures reportedly remain a concern. for February, up from 53.7 reported for January.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 27, 2021

On April 21st, our webinar on forced labor in cotton supply chains brought together leaders from Responsible Sourcing Network and Fashion for Good to explore how industry-wide tools and supply chain engagement can help identify and mitigate risks of forced labor. . On the YESS Cotton Sourcing Risk Assessment.

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