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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

One of the more important observations from the March S&P Global report was the following: “ Inflows of new work strengthened from both domestic and export markets, the latter reportedly reflecting better sales to Africa, Asia, Europe and the U.S.” U.S. Manufacturing Growth Shows Signs of Rebound The two followed indices of U.S.

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Forced labor in cotton supply chains – Key takeaways from our webinar

SupplyShift

These facilities are located in India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam. One attendee asks our panelists if other standards or initiatives ensure chain of custody in cotton sourcing, pointing to examples such as Fair Trade and Cotton Made in Africa. Learn more about the YESS pilot here. . On Challenges of Reporting and Monitoring.

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Forced labor in cotton supply chains ? Key takeaways from our webinar

SupplyShift

These facilities are located in India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam. On Challenges of Reporting and Monitoring One attendee asks our panelists if other standards or initiatives ensure chain of custody in cotton sourcing, pointing to examples such as Fair Trade and Cotton Made in Africa. Learn more about the YESS pilot here.

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China Flexes Its Global Logistics Muscle

Material Handling & Logistics

This is truly a brilliant plan on China’s part,” explains David Gonsalvez, CEO of the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation, which is part of the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Network. They are really taking a broad perspective. based company with operations in China can benefit from OBOR.

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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. Various ocean container and bulk shipping vessels remain compelled to bypass this transit point to and from the Suez Canal , and to route instead around Africa to reach European and other major ports.

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Global Sourcing and Human Rights Go Hand in Hand

NC State SCRC

Organizations continue to scour global markets for even lower labor rates, moving from Western China to the Pearl River, and now to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and North Africa.

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Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment

NC State SCRC

Australia and Japan are pushing to continue, however Malaysia and others are moving on, as they are not going to join now that the US is gone. After the US dropped out of the TPP, the other 11 countries met in March 2017 to look for a 12-1 scenario. China will form Free Trade Agreements with every country along this entire network.