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Shrinking Trade Between the U.S. and China: Who Benefits?

MTS Logistics

Disease Disease, known in the form of the Covid lockdowns, hit Chinese factories hard. Decoupling The last ā€œDā€ is the decoupling trend that recently started, where due to both national security reasons and diversification trends, many companies are now switching their sourcing out of China to nearby countries. trading partners.

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CUSTOMER CENTRICITY IN SUPPLY CHAIN MATTERS

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Suppliers use predictive analysis based on the purchasing patterns of their customers to determine the amount of raw materials needed at any moment. Warehouse planning depends on a thorough analysis of the purchasing patterns and information from your stock, suppliers, warehouses and market trends. link] Pedersen, M.,

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Chinese New Year Supply Chain Chaos?

Logistics Business Magazine

A larger share of freight forwarders and supply chain professionals this year in 2023 are expecting disruptions owing to COVID outbreaks in China and the Chinese New Year factory closures as compared to the last year (2022). ā€œWe We are looking at three different Chinese Years in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

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The Effects of Supply Chain Crises: What to Expect Short and Long Term

MTS Logistics

Importers have been scrambling to find ways to get their cargo from origin factories to their warehouses and ship them out for the Christmas season. Follow the latest trends and expectations in the supply chain to get ahead of the curve. Reliability was extraordinarily dependable, but it has decreased to 9.9% Be in the know.

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Our Polymer Market Outlook for Q3 2023: An Overview and Where Asian Producers Stand

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Due to freight rates skyrocketing in 2020-2021 and in the beginning of 2022, Asian polymers have been dropping in price to be able to compete with the other regions of the world. 2021 and 2022 was not the best time for Chinese producers, due to them not being able to compete with U.S.

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The Pros and Cons of Decoupling, De-risking and Diversification of Supply Chains

MTS Logistics

Country of Origin 2020 2021 2022 2023 (first 9 months) CHINA 9.80 Since the start of 2018, exports from 15 of Chinaā€™s central and western provinces have skyrocketed 94% as factory production expanded beyond the Pearl and Yangtze River deltas that have driven Chinaā€™s industrial economy (per the Wall Street Journal). M VIETNAM 1.86

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What is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Logistics Viewpoints

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. January and February 2021 were characterized by repeated winter weather events nationwide. Your supply chain must be capable of adapting to all types of threats.