Chinese stimulus plan – defend and spend
Don’t burst the bubble…
DSV: STAR OF THE WEEKDSV: FLAWLESS EXECUTIONKNIN: ANOTHER LOWWTC: TAKING PROFITMAERSK: HAMMEREDZIM: PAINFUL END OF STRIKE STLA: PAYOUT RISKAMZN: GOING NOWHEREAMZN: SEASONAL PEAK PREPARATIONSJBHT: LVL PARTNERSHIPHD: MACRO READING AND DISCONNECTSTLA: 'FALLING LEAVES'STLA: THE STEEP DROP
DSV: STAR OF THE WEEKDSV: FLAWLESS EXECUTIONKNIN: ANOTHER LOWWTC: TAKING PROFITMAERSK: HAMMEREDZIM: PAINFUL END OF STRIKE STLA: PAYOUT RISKAMZN: GOING NOWHEREAMZN: SEASONAL PEAK PREPARATIONSJBHT: LVL PARTNERSHIPHD: MACRO READING AND DISCONNECTSTLA: 'FALLING LEAVES'STLA: THE STEEP DROP
Perhaps not the most exciting headline, but an interesting account of supply chain consultant Bob Ferrari’s interviews with US luggage manufacturer Samsonite. Mr Ferrari has been studying the company’s sourcing strategy for almost 10 years, from its first entry on China’s Pearl River Delta and subsequent flight inland, as well as to Vietnam, in search of cheaper labour and landed costs. The main point is that chief executives and their financial directors should be planning their sourcing with the long term in mind.
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