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Revisiting of 2024 Supply Chain Predictions – Part One

Supply Chain Matters

That stated, in certain regions such as across Europe and China , the year continues to present economic and manufacturing challenges. Global wide manufacturing activity levels as measured by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® contracted once again at the end of Q3. In the specific case of Germany , it is both.

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Global Supply Chain PMI Levels- State of Muted Expansion at End of Q1-2025

Supply Chain Matters

At the end of Q1-2025 , global manufacturing activity levels remained at a state of muted expansion amid reported weak production volume growth. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI posted a value of 50.3 The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI posted a March value of 58.1 in March, down from the 50.6 reported for February.

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Noteworthy Example of Preloading Expensive Inventory to Avoid Tariffs

Supply Chain Matters

A further ongoing development has been the Trump Administration’s threatening of added industry specific tariffs directed at pharmaceutical makers in order to encourage drug producers to produce such popular drugs within the United States. production capabilities. based facilities over the next five years. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News January 13th-16th 2025

Logistics Viewpoints

Continuous updating digital twins that bring visibility into real-world operations, spanning shipments, orders, inventory, and assets to curate content. Looking ahead, the company has plans to streamline its operations by shifting some manufacturing out of China to avoid tariffs. million carriers and 98% of the ocean’s traffic.

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Mexico ‘Reliable Alternative’ for Companies Looking to Escape Trade Friction

Supply Chain Brain

Mexico has unique, strategic advantages under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and a favorable trade environment, “This positions Mexico as a reliable alternative for companies seeking to reduce exposure to trade friction and long lead times from overseas markets,” the report’s authors said. In parallel, the U.S.A.

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China Rare Earth Export Restrictions: Global Trade Impact

E2open

Manufacturers are seeing lead times grow and margins shrink, and some brands may even delay product launches or pause new product lines. Several European auto supplier plants and production lines have already been shut down, according to Europe’s auto supplier association CLEPA, with the group warning of more outages as inventories deplete.

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2025 Q2 Freight Market Update & Predictions

Zipline Logistics

Inflation Inflation can have ripple effects on the cost of fuel, equipment, labor, insurance, and inventory storage. in June 2022. trillion worth of goods to the United States last year. The increased cost of importing these raw materials is expected to escalate production expenses for packaging manufacturers.