Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

In a subsequent blog post, we will highlight another breaking development, that being a significant joint announcement from global shipping lines Maersk and MSC that should garner the interest to supply chain management transportation and logistics management teams.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Solid growth levels were once again reported for India, along with positive growth indicators for the United Kingdom and South Korea. manufacturing and procurement activity levels, namely the ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI , and the S&P Global U.S. United States The two followed indices of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

This index complies a data set of 2 chosen variables for each of the economies of the Eurozone , China , Japan, South Korea , Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

based GE Appliances is quoted as indicating that the savings garnered by eliminating overseas shipping can outweigh the added labor costs for the U.S. Kevin Nolan, the president of U.S. when added efficiencies are implemented. Perhaps the more far-reaching aspect of rethinking supply networks has been put forth by U.S.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. When customers order items not stocked at one of Belk’s fulfillment centers, those items are shipped directly from the vendor. PST will ship the same day. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Famous Pacific Shipping Group ). Wall Street Journal ). Deloitte Global).

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

Reoccurring events—like the holiday season—used to provide some level of predictability to ocean shipping trends in the transpacific eastbound (TPEB) trade lane. Normally, we see a rush in ocean shipping just before the Chinese New Year (CNY). However, nothing has been typical in the last few years with ocean carriers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

However, the published index indicated expansion level was rather mild, and was missing PMI data from South Korea which experienced a slight PMI contraction. United Kingdom manufacturers additionally pointed to the ongoing Red Sea shipping crisis leading to added supply disruptions.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Renewed Expansion in South Korea The S&P Global South Korea Manufacturing PMI® was headlined with a reported renewed expansion in the country’s manufacturing sector at the start of 2024. The South Korea Customs Office indicated that export increases in memory chips and semiconductors have driven the rise in exports.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 23, 2024

Accomplished procurement veteran and author Tom Linton provides valuable insights into the supply chain risk management landscape in 2024 in this exclusive Q&A. In this Q&A, Tom shares insightful stories from his over 20 years in procurement and tells us what should be top of mind for supply chain managers in 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2022

policy toward shipping technology to China since the 1990’s.”. Last week, the Biden Administration published what was headlined as a sweeping set of added export controls that restricted U.S. based semiconductor design and production equipment providers from providing their equipment to semiconductor suppliers within China. and globally.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change. Proximity = lower costs and lower carbon.

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