It appears that none of the other Chinese manufacturers could supply a similar cut-price model with sufficient features.
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The Japanese auto industry is likely to remain a potent force, but increasingly manufacturers will supply their brands from plants that are less vulnerable to earthquakes, exchange rates and other disadvantages that have been making the Land of the Rising Sun a difficult place to do business.
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Manufacturers with complex supply chains are advised to start the diligence process early and to document all diligent efforts.
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Such sectors include (for reasons related to their direct weather exposure) Food and Agriculture, Utilities, and Manufacturers with substantial supply chains.
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These efforts will aim to attract manufacturers and their supply chain of local parts innovators, producers, and distributors, creating new jobs and strengthening the local economy.
The bull market in energy commodities has driven up transportation costs for manufacturers with global supply chains, leading some machinery companies to produce more in the U.S. for sale in North America.
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Contract manufacturers, because they supply myriad customers, can smooth out the spikes more easily.
Another possible contributor to the large drop in 2011, though, is limited available supply from manufacturers rather than decreased demand from dealers.
In the end, Jabil hit its original profit and revenue forecasts by simply using the plant to supply other manufacturers, something Quantum couldn't have done had it owned the plant itself.
The Department of Health also holds a strategic reserve of about 400, 000 doses as an "insurance policy" in case there are problems with supply and manufacturers have no vaccine supplies available to order.
Gopal Dabade of All India Drug Action Network, an India-based non-profit group that works for access to essential medicines, said the ruling will allow Indian generic manufacturers to continue to supply Indians and consumers in other developing countries with cheap medicines.
The Coventry and Birmingham plants are part of Remploy's automotive section, which supply local car manufacturers.
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This included fair treatment of employees, dealing with and sourcing a responsible supply chain and manufacturers, etc.
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By implementing technologies that can increase visibility into the supply chain, manufacturers can more easily collaborate and communicate with suppliers.
And a survey of manufacturers by the Institute for Supply Management found that a measure of employment fell sharply last month.
This motif index consists of building supply firms, self-storage centers, roofing supply businesses and manufacturers of utility supplies and generation equipment.
Over time Mr Faritov expects the foreign manufacturers based in Russia to supply an increasing proportion of the market as their capacity increases.
Last year, when cotton prices hit an all-time high due to a global supply crunch, manufacturers first raised prices, then used less cotton and more blended fabrics such as poly-cotton.
Apple is among a number of manufacturers facing disruptions to their supply chain because of the earthquake in Japan, which could directly hit the iPad 2, according to a report by IHS iSuppli.
So what has taken a greater hit in that supply structure are the manufacturers and the parts suppliers.
That will simply be impossible for manufacturers who are already locked into supply contracts for the next few months.
Finally, Huberman expresses some concerns about the increased concentration of the hard drive manufacturers upon which Iomega relies for supply of raw drives.
Manufacturers and retailers now deploying smart supply chains will jump the learning curve and become the Wal-Marts and Dells of the 21st century.
Indeed, both industries are so successful that manufacturers cannot keep up, and supply bottlenecks are forcing prices higher than they otherwise would be.
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Ntera recently signed a co-development agreement with Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) to supply product to LCD manufacturers.
If Apple decides to absorb additional costs, competitors might also have to follow the same process if component manufacturers demand higher prices to ensure supply.
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The increase in LED supply led by Chinese manufacturers resulted in the LED surplus rising from a relatively low 7% in 2010 to 45% in 2011.
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Protestors in Houston today are angry not just about the chemicals Exxon would like to continue to supply to various product manufacturers, but about the plants where those chemicals are made.
In the June quarter, our automotive business was down significantly from the March 2011 quarter due to lower automotive production activities including supply issues from other manufacturers associated with the earthquake in Japan.
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