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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

Supply Chain Matters

In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. The August 2022 J.P. South Korea has now become a concern as well as that regions manufacturing activity is now at a contraction level not seen since 2020. . .

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September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

Supply Chain Matters

The September 2022 J.P. The orders-to-inventory ratio fell to another multi-year low last month as excess capacity continued to build at factories. Of particular concern, the New Orders sub-index declined more than 4 points, reaching a contraction value in September while the Inventories sub-index was 2.6 South Korea.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Two commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published at the beginning of 2022. Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. For those businesses located in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Shortages Hit the Customer Where it Hurts

Logistics Viewpoints

That same year, the H5N6 flu strain struck South Korea, which resulted in authorities exterminating about 17 percent of the national flock of chickens and 28 percent of ducks. in 2022, the highest annual average on record. To avoid a full-on outbreak, all farms within six miles of the affected farm in Tennessee were quarantined.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. The February 2022 Manufacturing ISM© Report on Business reported a value of 58.6, Federal Bank of New York. for February, up from 55.5

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Are Asian Economies Heading for a Bumpy Ride in 2022

20Cube Logistics

However markets recovered themselves in 2021 to greater extent and the economists are forecasting an expansion of that steady growth in the year 2022 as well. One more trend that has been highlighted to take place in Asian supply chain is that of a cooling inventory drive. International Travel Policies.

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Samsung Electronics 2023 Financials-Weakest Profitability in a Decade

Supply Chain Matters

Financial Performance South Korea based key supplier of high tech and smartphone semiconductor and memory devices, Samsung Electronics, reported disappointing Q4 and 2023 full year financial performance results. trillion profit in 2022. For the full year of 2023, the company reported KRW 258.94 trillion in operating profit.