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'Brexit Is Scaring Businesses to Death': Two Experts Debate the Data

Supply Chain Brain

David Blanchflower , professor of economics at Dartmouth College and member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee from June 2006 to May 2009: The fallout from the disastrous Brexit vote and the even more calamitous negotiations are scaring businesses to death, and continuing apace. Airbus closing plants in the U.K.

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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 top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were that of India, Australia and the Netherlands. Global Wide Production Activity.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

More data points this week confirming what we already know: demand for freight transportation is weak, which is leading carriers to cut back on capacity. Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 They pull data from both sides and communicate any surges in orders or depleted inventory. Woolworths Ltd.

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Towards Causal Artificial Intelligence

Enterra Insights

For example, Vigen shows that, between 1999 and 2009, there was a strong correlation between U.S. Taco Cohen , a machine learning research scientist at Qualcomm Research Netherlands, observes, “At its core, science is all about finding causal relations. avoided importing crude oil from Norway. it makes decisions explainable).

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This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Five years later in 2009, I also predicted that a leading logistics service provider would acquire a leading logistics software company. We intend to enhance the capabilities of the Otto truck, collect safety data to demonstrate its benefits, and bring this technology to every corner of the U.S. That prediction never came true.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Corporate report data is not readily available before 2006. Supply chain planning processes enable greater access to data. 4) Governance.

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Where are all the N95 Masks? A Supply Chain Dilemma

NC State SCRC

According to official data, China imported 56 million respirators and masks in the first week after the January lockdown of the city of Wuhan, and on January 30, managed to import 20 million respirators and surgical masks in 24 hours. But China isn’t alone, as other governments are also restricting exports of protective gear. (For