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Data Privacy Day 2024

Enterra Insights

Data privacy is a big deal. We sit on the cusp of a new business era driven by artificial intelligence (AI); however, without data AI doesn’t work. That’s why there is a growing tension between data availability and data protection. Two years later, Data Privacy Day was observed in the United States.

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Disruption in China Ripples Across Global Supply Chains in April 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. The report authors noted that this index, when calculated without the impact of China would have posted a 53.2 China’s Specific Impact. This index fell to a value of 52.2,

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Lights out: China’s energy woes hamper supply chains

Resilinc

Like China, India remains heavily dependent on coal for power, and due to extreme flooding from monsoon rains, coal supplies are low and power shortages are increasing. But China is the top concern for supply chain managers. But China is the top concern for supply chain managers. year-on-year in August.

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Period of high financial risk to suppliers on the horizon

Resilinc

In the 2008-2009 recession, export-dependent countries in Asia suffered a 15% drop in GDP in Q4 2008 due to their dependence on export markets, according to IMF analyses. China suffered only briefly, returning to 8.7% growth in 2009 thanks to its enormous financial stimulus package).

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary relative to July’s global manufacturing PMI indices relative to data indicating declining momentum, and some contraction among specific global regions. The two recognized gauges of China’s manufacturing activity reflected differing perspectives and trending. The July 2022 J.P.

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November 2022 PMI Indices Point to Further Global Wide Production Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

As reported for prior monthly data, contraction was concentrated in the consumer, intermediate and investment goods sectors. Of increased concern was indications that rates of decline accelerated in China , while output levels in the United States contracted after 29 months of consecutive growth. slipping 0.6 reported for October.

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Global Production Activity Levels Unchanged In May But Provide Added Warning Signs

Supply Chain Matters

While global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably, the data points to a number of warning signs that would suggest added contraction in the months to come. Factory orders reportedly increased to the greatest extent since January of 2021, while May data reportedly indicated a sharp and accelerated rate of material purchases.