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As the voice of Canada’s supply chain, Supply Chain Canada advances the vision that Canadian supply chain professionals and organizations be recognized for leading innovation, global competitiveness, and driving economic growth. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for the accelerated integration of innovative supply chain processes ...
- Fewer Businesses Expected Supply Chain Challenges
- Expectations Related to Supply Chain Challenges Continued to Improve
- Planned Adjustments to Supply Chains
- Methodology
One in ten (10.0%) businesses expected maintaining inventory levels to be an obstacle over the next three months.Note This number has decreased from the previous quarter, when over one-tenth (12.8%) of businesses expected maintaining inventory levels to be an obstacle. However, this remains a significant obstacle in some industries. Nearly one quar...
Among businesses that expected supply chain challenges over the next three months, close to two-fifths (39.6%) reported these challenges had worsened over the last three months.Note This figure has significantly decreased from the previous quarter (52.0%), the fourth straight quarter of decline since the first quarter of 2022. Businesses in other s...
In the first quarter of 2023, among businesses that expected to experience supply chain challenges, close to one-third planned to partner with new suppliers (32.1%), while close to three-tenths planned to substitute inputs, products or supplies with alternate inputs, products or supplies (29.1%) and work with suppliers to improve timeliness (28.4%)...
From January 3 to February 6, 2023, representatives from businesses across Canada were invited to take part in an online questionnaire about business conditions and business expectations moving forward. The Canadian Survey on Business Conditions uses a stratified random sample of business establishments with employees classified by geography, indus...
Global goods and services trade volumes growth 2023: 0.3%. Global goods and services trade volumes growth 2024 (forecast): 3.0%. Canadian economic performance slowed sharply to 1.2% in 2023 – nonetheless, Canada saw the third strongest growth among G7 economies, behind the U.S. and Japan.
May 27, 2024 · “Supply chain professionals have led the Canadian economy with courage and commitment in the past five years – what is clearly marked as one of the most challenging times in the history of Canada’s economy,” says Al-Azhar Khalfan, president and CEO of NISCL.
Mar 17, 2022 · Of these businesses in the first quarter of 2022, over three-fifths (62.5%) expect these challenges to continue for six months or more, up from last quarter (56.4%). At the same time, over one-quarter (28.8%) are uncertain how long these challenges will persist. Almost half (45.7%) of businesses in wholesale trade and nearly one-third of ...
Mar 15, 2024 · In its most basic terms, “ [a] supply chain is a network of individuals and companies who are involved in creating a product and delivering it to the consumer. Links on the chain begin with the producers of the raw materials and end when the van delivers the finished product to the end user” (Hayes, n.d.).
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