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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

India has again demonstrated the highest level of PMI growth and the report authors point to Greece, Indonesia, Russia and Brazil as demonstrating stronger rates of expansion. along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Growth expansion has returned across China and the U.S. The reported March value of 46.1 reported for January.

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E-Commerce Takes Off in Developing Countries

Elementum

We examine the benefits and obstacles to e-commerce in Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa. In Indonesia, the number of web users jumped from 55 million in 2012 to 125 million in 2015. In 2011, Nigerian startup Mall for Africa, which ships American brands to Nigerian consumers, took in $17 million in 2014.

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

The authors then used industry sources to project demand and revenue for thee fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) vs. seven “green” metals (aluminum, cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, silver and zinc) that are critical to building an energy economy. The summaries of current revenue shares of these countries are shown below. The losers?

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Hollywood’s Top 10 Supply Chain Disaster Movies

Resilinc

Deep Impact (1998) In Deep Impact , a comet strikes the earth, creating a mega-tsunami that devastates the Atlantic coasts of North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. A nuclear disaster, as depicted in the film, would likely result in a reassessment of nuclear power as an energy source.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. Then, a decision was made on the canal's use.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

That means maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. At the time, Ron Widdows , former chairman of the World Shipping Council, reported that piracy was costing “the global shipping industry anywhere from $3.5 patrol the Horn of Africa. billion to upwards of $8 billion a year.”[1]

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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam. The other is the related increased terrorist attacks on global wide shipping occurring in the Red Sea region that is ongoing. in January from 49.7 reported for December.