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Inventory Everywhere, But Not the Right Product to Ship

Supply Chain Shaman

Note that in Figure 1, retail home improvements days of inventory increased 68 days, contract manufacturing days increased 48 days, retail apparel by 28 days, and containers and packaging manufacturing companies by 14 days. This was the largest deceleration in the headline CPI since the rise of inflation in April 2020.

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Peak Shipping Season Update: What’s Driving Change in the Industry?

GlobalTranz

The long and unpredictable peak shipping season continues to challenge supply chains. A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond. Higher freight volumes.

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Reimagine Supply Chain of the Future – agile, resilient, and balanced – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As the fabric suppliers require the longest lead times, ZARA approves designs & initiates manufacturing after it gets feedback from its stores. This year (2020) when they cancelled the Tournament, they stand to get 144 mil $ from Insurance company. Create a culture of flexibility in manufacturing/ sourcing strategy.

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Industry Transformation: Advanced Manufacturing and Digitalisation of Supply Chain-Logistics

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

International Airports and Ports almost came to a standstill as the worlds international airline fleets were grounded and maritime shipping disrupted and stalled. The pandemic exposed major supply chain vulnerabilities affecting the Manufacturing, Industrial Logistics , Commercial sectors as well as Food Security challenges.

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Chinese New Year Shutdown 2020: How to Prepare

ShipBob

The upcoming Chinese New Year is on January 25, 2020, but the holiday shutdown can affect production times at China’s manufacturing companies for as long as two months as many workers travel back to rural villages to celebrate with friends and family. Shipping delays. Chinese New Year shutdown 2020 timeline.

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Capitalising on Supply Chain Digitisation with Robotic Process Automation – 10 Areas of Opportunities – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A large part of any supply chain is maintaining proper communication with suppliers, manufacturers, transportation service agencies, and customers. MAERSK the integrated shipping company, for example, has implemented RPA to achieve significant ROI. The path to recovery from COVID-19 – LogiSYM August 2020.

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Transforming the GCC Chemical Industry with Supply Chain Integration – LogiSYM September 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The GCC chemical industry is second largest manufacturing industry in value add, after refining. Slowing demand means 6% lower imports from the GCC vs 2019 and 10% lower than 2020 forecast before the virus outbreak.” Work-from-Home, Trust & The Friday Factor – LogiSYM September 2020. percent of the GCC’s GDP.

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