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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMIĀ® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , halted a consecutive five-months of contraction levels to that of no-change. The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMIĀ® had a February value of 47.3,

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

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And sellers in the Japanese market, such as Australian mining companies, had to find new customers to replace those Japanese manufacturers who were forced to halt production due to the quake. Thankfully, by 2011 the global supply chain had an arsenal of weapons to help combat the economic aftershocks of the disaster.

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Three Months after Tianjin, the Area is Still Reeling.

Elementum

Chinaā€™s Tianjin port suffered a devastating explosion in August which left many manufacturers, insurers and shipping supply chains crippled. To mitigate the investment and production loss in Tianjin, JLR has planned new production centers in continental Europe and South America. We take a look at the lasting consequences.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, ā€œa leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United Statesā€ for $26.6 The functionality accounts for all applicable national tolls in France, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. percent.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Mission Impossible

Supply Chains Rock

Living in Switzerland and before now in Austria it is much, much easier to find locally manufactured products from pens and pencils to clothes. I don't doubt how hard it was finding the stuff you needed on your list that was made in America. Manufacturing Central. Why should you care? Christopher Sciacca. SCM Lowdown.

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Anita Arts: ā€œA supply chain manager can no longer sit in an ivory tower

Supply Chain Movement

Liberty Global is a patchwork of mergers and acquisitions in Northwest and Central Europe and Latin America. The British company is owner of Unitymedia KabelBW (Germany), UPC (The Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Romania), VTR (Chile) and Liberty (Puerto Rico).