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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

ivalua

On Friday March 11, 2011, at about 2:45PM local time, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan struck. At the time of the disaster, Japan was (and still is) the 3 rd largest economy in the world. But the connections between that event and the current Covid-19 crisis are more prominent than most realize. .

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

On a regional basis, Europe reportedly remained a principal drag on global factory output, along with contracting output in Japan and the United Kingdom. Austria was indicated as the worst performer, followed by Germany and France. Companies are still managing outputs appropriately as order softness continues. reflecting a 1.1

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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. Amazon, A.P.

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Global PMI Levels in July Remain of Concern

Supply Chain Matters

Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Considerable weakness was noted for both Germany (a 38 month low) and Austria (a 39 month low) in July, both reporting the lowest PMI values in this sector. The July reported value of 49.2 declined 1.3 declined 0.4

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September and Q3 Global PMI Levels Remain in Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

The regions reported as having the most declines in production volumes were noted as Brazil, Canada, Japan , and the United Kingdom. Reportedly, with the exception of Greece , all other EU countries registered PMI declines, with Germany and Austria having the fastest rates of production declines. The September value of 49.8

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Global Status of the Physical Internet — A Vision for Sustainable, Secure, Resilient Supply Chains

Freightera

BM: For society, the Physical Internet (PI) enables order-of-magnitude improvements in the efficiency, sustainability, security, trustability and resilience of supply chains, logistics, and freight transportation, all around the world, within each company and across industries. Asia has a huge opportunity for transformation and innovation.

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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Output reportedly rose in China , India and Brazil and fell more slowly in the Eurozone , Japan and the United States. India led all other regions in overall PMI growth while Austria, Czechia and France were the bottom three contractionary conditions. The sub-index of production rose 0.5 percentage points. In late January, the U.S.