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How is the Logistics Economy Holding Up?

Logistics Viewpoints

Global Manufacturing PMI Global Trade as a Barometer Clearly domestic business activity is much larger than international trade. But cross-border trade is an important part of the global economy and much of this trade is in physical goods that must be stored, shipped, transported, and eventually consumed. Source: J.P.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Global Manufacturing Output Levels Strengthen Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended March on an optimistic footing. Of further significance was the March report indication that the rate of growth in global manufacturing output has accelerated to a 21-month high.

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Peril of EV Start-Ups: Fisker’s Investor Warning

Supply Chain Matters

In February of 2021, Supply Chain Matters highlighted a memorandum of understanding with global contract manufacturing provider Foxconn Technology for volume production. Shipping new vehicles from Austria to the U.S. market also comes with logistical challenges, hence the stated need for a U.S. based dealer network.

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Doing Business in Germany

QAD

km and borders the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and other countries including the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Manufacturing in Germany. The manufacturing sector invested 53.4 Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. annually as of 2017.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and October published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled continued contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. in November.

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Doing Business in Switzerland

QAD

Switzerland is east of France and north of Italy, also bordered by Austria, Liechtenstein and Germany. Manufacturing in Switzerland. Switzerland has a highly developed manufacturing industry specializing in high-tech and knowledge-based production. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing in Switzerland. of the GDP.