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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

Also highlighted was that purchasing activity, stocks of purchases and finished goods inventories collectively rose in July. There are signs of new orders softening- cited in 16 percent of general comments, compared to 17 percent in June- as panelists are increasingly concerned about excessive inventories and record high lead times.”. .

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Continue to Stabilize in March and Q1-2023

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However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Further concerning was that the volume of warehouse finished goods inventories rose to the greatest extent in four months. percentage point increase in March while the Inventories sub-index dipped to the contraction value of 47.5,

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

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That could signal even more added inventory exposures. To add further perspective to our prior Supply Chain Matters commentary indicating an economic and manufacturing recession now occurring in Germany , the separately reported HCOB Germany Manufacturing PMI© fell again in May to a value of 43.2

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Disruption in China Ripples Across Global Supply Chains in April 2022

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The report specifically indicated: “ Average purchase prices rose to one of the greatest extents during the past 11 years, leading to the joint-steepest increase in output charges since the series began in October 2009.”. . They must further analyze and scrutinize inventory management process to avoid bullwhip buying effects.

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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

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Barring the initial pandemic lockdown months, this is the steepest downturn in US manufacturing seen since the global financial crisis in 2009.”. Of continued concern, manufacturing powerhouses of Germany, Spain and Italy each remain at contraction level PMI values. the same value as that of July.

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October 2022 PMI Reporting Points to Global Wide Manufacturing Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

Morgan indicated, in part: “ With business optimism and the orders-to-inventory ratio also both dipping to their lowest levels in two-and-a-half years, the outlook for production remains downbeat.”. At the country level, Spain, Germany and Italy reported 29-month lows in PMI activity.

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Supply Chain Management:Leveraging Social Media for Improving.

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Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In this context, the social media can be leveraged effectively to analyze customer data and achieve more insight on forecasting, planning, scheduling and inventory management. Business Process Outsourcing. Distribution.