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APRIL 11, 2024

US manufacturing activity expands for first time since 2022. The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report registered an unexpectedly high 50.3% The Guardian reports that the Victoria Unboxed project will hope to eliminate invisible waste from supply chains by replacing cardboard produce boxes with reusable plastic crates.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

This funding is reportedly contingent on preconditions which include a delayed filing of its 2023 annual report with regulators and continued negotiations with an established auto maker on a joint manufacturing agreement related to North America based production. billion reported for 2022. Annual operating loss in 2023 amounted to $3.2

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

percent in 2022. In the not so optimistic category, the bank revised its 2024 global growth forecast to 2.4 percent in 2022. percent in 2023, compared to an estimated 3 percent in 2022. percent in 2022. The current forecast for 2024 growth is 0.8 That compares with a global growth rate of 3.1

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QAD

OCTOBER 20, 2022

There aren’t many things I love more than a good manufacturing trade show. There’s simply no better place to discover cutting-edge manufacturing technology, learn about new solutions firsthand and swap ideas with other professionals working at the forefront of innovation. That’s right – IMTS 2022 had more than 80,000 attendees!

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The ability to ramp up and sustain manufacturing output is a further challenge in order to generate needed cash to sustain operations. billion in 2022. billion in 2022. billion in 2022. billion in 2022. billion of total liquidity at the end of 2022. Full year operating expenses were reported as $3.70

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

Athletic and leisure footwear manufacturer New Balance has advanced plans to build the company’s sixth footwear manufacturing facility within the United States. Commenting on the Skowhegan facility expansion, Joe Preston, New Balance President indicated: “ Manufacturing has always been at the core of our company culture.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

trillion (or five percent) compared to a record high level in 2022. Outlook for 2024 The current updated UNCTAD forecast provides a more pessimistic forecast for 2024. The UN agency indicated that the forecast for global trade in 2024 remained “ highly uncertain and generally pessimistic.”

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Synovos

JANUARY 24, 2024

RS Integrated Supply Joins Minority Supplier Development UK WARRINGTON, UK / RADNOR, PA 23 JANUARY 2024 – RS Integrated Supply, a global MRO supply chain management services company, announced it has joined Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) as a corporate member as part of its commitment to growing a diverse supplier base.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 15, 2024

Tesla ’s last significant headcount reduction occurred in 2022 but at the time, was focused on salaried positions. This move follows Tesla’s report of Q1-2024 production and vehicle deliveries which represented the first year-over-year decline in vehicle deliveries since 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our April 12, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. The multibillion-dollar plant could begin operating as soon as 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Global Production Continues to Contract Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended 2023 on a noted lackluster footing. Manufacturing production reportedly contracted at a slightly quicker pace in December, dashing hopes for a point of stabilization. The December reading of 49.0

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Fast forward to 2022 and there is evidence that examples of the stumbles and of learnings from classic companies regarding a digital start-up like culture remain, particularly in the global automotive industry. The most recent Q3-2022 quarterly profitability performance by both Ford and Volkswagen have from our lens a common theme.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

Background Throughout 2022 and 2023, we have highlighted for readers the various indications of Apple’s unfolding China Plus sourcing moves. Outlined were ongoing production investments among three contract manufacturers including Foxconn Technology , Pegatron Corp. , and Tata Group , which acquired the facilities of Wistron Corp.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. That prospect became more conceivable, they said, after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine prompted companies to sever ties with Russia, sometimes taking huge write-downs. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2022

In January, Supply Chain Matters highlighted an announcement from electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive disclosing plans to invest in a second volume manufacturing facility be located near Atlanta, Georgia with production operations being planned for 2024. Yesterday, the company indicated in a filing with the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and Q3-2023 published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled added contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. down from the 49.2

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 9, 2024

Background Prediction Four within the Ferrari Consulting and Research Group’s 2024 Predictions in Global Supply Chains represented our belief that the increased labor activism that occurred in 2023 will continue this year, but with different nuances. Worker grievances dating back to the Covid pandemic years came to the forefront in 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 18, 2023

This development effort reportedly began in earnest in 2018, with the first application being the display for the highest-end models of the Apple Watch by the end of 2024. Reportedly, plans further call for supplying electronic displays to other Apple hardware including the iPhone line-up after 2024. companies was $14.7 billion.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Despite carrier hopes of volume normalization as the market contracts in 2023, FreightWaves warns, “ 2023 is likely to be another year of sub-replacement level builds due to parts and components shortages as well as Europe’s struggles with sourcing energy to power vendor manufacturing site. ”. YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2024

The approach is one of flexible manufacturing, practiced by other global manufacturers including Toyota Motor. Specifically observed: “ BMW’s approach could show a path to other automakers that have been manufacturing automobiles for decades but have made little headway in the transition to battery powered vehicles.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2024

What caught most attention from Wall Street and the investor community was the EV automaker’s warning of slower vehicle growth expected in 2024. billion, reflecting a 15 percent year or year increase compared to 2022 auto revenues of $71.5 percent margin in 2022. billion vs. consensus analyst expectation of $25.6 billion credit.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. 2 November 2022. 24 11 2022. <[link]. 30 November 2022. <[link].

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

This incident and its repercussions are further raising added concerns relative to Boeing’s planned 2024 monthly production and airline delivery plans for the 737 MAX aircraft. Depending on what ongoing aircraft inspections discover, resources may have to be allocated toward needed changes in production quality checks.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

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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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 16, 2023

In a mid-January posting , we alerted our readers to reports that Rivian fell short of its 2022 vehicle production goal and that several top executives had departed the company, including the company’s purchasing head. The company’s original commitment at the start of 2022 was to produce 50,000 vehicles, but that was cut at mid-year.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

per hour, beginning on January 1, 2024. that in 2022, the average production worker at a foreign-owned auto production facility earned an average of $24.70 based manufacturing presence. per hour, to $34.80 Reportedly, Toyota workers within logistics warehouses and spare-parts focused facilities will receive a similar wage hike.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

According to this report, citing industry research firm B raemar , global ocean container fleet size is forecasted to grow 9 percent in 2023 and 2024 , while container volume growth will moderate in 2023 and rise slightly in 2024. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 7, 2023

is an American electric vehicle manufacturer and automotive technology company which has emerged as a prominent player in the highly competitive automotive industry. With its manufacturing operations situated in Normal, Illinois, Rivian’s presence has had a profound impact on the local economy.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Leaked internal research reveals Amazon is at risk to run out of workers for its US warehouses by 2024. in 2022, with Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire calling the shortage the country’s “second biggest emergency.”. Consider that: In the United States, in February 2022, the part-time labor shortage increased by 13 percent in a month.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

production worker hourly wages starting in January 2024. Delivery of these innovative vans began in July 2022. The report observes that in 2021-2022, the largest carriers amassed net income levels totaling $364 billion. Transiting the Suez Canal from Asian ports is estimated to be 15 percent costlier in 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Major semiconductor customers and industry manufacturers, undertaking their own supply network resiliency evaluations, continue to elect to diversify fab production presence across major product demand regions. Apple’s exclusive chip-manufacturing partner. That plant is slated for a 2024 opening. based fabrication facility.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

Navigate the top climate change issues set to impact the supply chain in 2024. Now, it is predicted that 2024 has a 99% chance of ranking in the top five warmest years. In fact, Resilinc’s CEO, Bindiya Vakil, named Climate Change as one of the top five supply chain megatrends for 2024. 2023 was the warmest year on record.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S. In early April 2022, economists at Goldman Sachs indicated that supply chain resilience was a top-of-mind topic for manufacturers and retailers and observed that three main strategies were being undertaken. For those businesses located in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports indicating that Europe based Airbus will double China based aircraft final assembly output by 2024. The Announcement Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Airbus announced plans t o double the production of the company’s final assembly production capabilities within China.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The report authors indicated that this decline was the largest since the start of the ongoing logistics industry downturn that that occurred in April 2022. The previous large decline from April 2022 happened because firms had too much inventory and couldn’t sell any of it. The reported November value of 49.4 declined a significant 7.1

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 7, 2022

He explains, “It’s difficult to be competitive in manufacturing without advanced levels of connectivity, but that connectivity is driving an increase in attack surface. 1] Zeljka Zorz, “ Cyber attacks on Ukraine: DDoS, new data wiper, cloned websites, and Cyclops Blink ,” Help Net Security, 24 February 2024. [2]

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Digital transformation is now the overriding priority for most manufacturers and retailers, with the adoption of digital technologies aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness in the shorter term while providing the opportunity to grow a leaner operational protocol in the future. Digital Supply Chain Predictions.

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