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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMIĀ® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , halted a consecutive five-months of contraction levels to that of no-change. The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMIĀ® had a February value of 47.3,

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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

ivalua

And sellers in the Japanese market, such as Australian mining companies, had to find new customers to replace those Japanese manufacturers who were forced to halt production due to the quake. Thankfully, by 2011 the global supply chain had an arsenal of weapons to help combat the economic aftershocks of the disaster. and laptop computers.

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GrandVision: ā€œWe are changing completely as we become demand drivenā€

Supply Chain Movement

Rhiannon Davies, joined in 2012 to implement the new supply chain, bring about global compliance and leverage potential efficiencies to drive the strongest conditions and service to customers. ā€œIn My role includes purchasing, product development, product management, category management, supply chain and manufacturing.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27-31, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Robinson Opens Austria Office. NAFTA Trade in November 2013 than in November 2012. Trucking Leaders React to the State of the Union. Reid Deals Body Blow to Obama on Trade ( WSJ – subscription ). YRC Worldwide Teamster Employees Ratify Contract. UPS Releases 4Q Results. Resilinc Launches SupplyIntel 5.0

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The Evolution of a Supply Chain Planning Support Team

DynaSys

QAD acquired DynaSys in 2012. The number of support requests increased, and with the growing experience of DynaSys in the Supply Chain domain, more complex projects were started. to a Global Major actor.

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

They especially encourage manufacturing and design enterprises that import, process and then re-export goods. For clarity, hereā€™s a quick definition of each term: A free trade zone ā€“ or free zone as it is also known ā€“ can refer to specific-purpose manufacturing facilities.