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Ivalua Supports the Digitalization of Tchibo’s Indirect Purchasing Process with its Source-to-Contract Solution

ivalua

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Tchibo, one of the largest coffee roasters in the world, has chosen Ivalua and its partner Capgemini to digitize Source-to-Contract (S2C) for its indirect purchasing of goods and services. Founded in 1949, the company today has a turnover of €3.2

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

The Eurozone remains a drag on global manufacturing output with reportedly steep downturns again occurring in Germany and Austria. The March data changes that perspective, specifically the indication that the upturn in output broadened within all three production sectors beyond consumer goods. reflecting a 1.3

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o9 Solutions and Genpact Partner to Digitally Transform Supply Chain of Eckes-Granini

o9 Solutions

This transformation initiative combines Genpact’s decades of expertise in retail and consumer goods, supply chain optimization, and digitally enabled operations with o9’s Digital Brain platform , which is powered by o9’s proprietary Enterprise Knowledge Graph (EKG) technology for end-to-end supply chain and scenario planning.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

Factoring PMI reporting for the month of November, the second month of the final quarter of 2023, the various published actual and leading indicator indices indicate some stabilization in consumer goods production but continued contraction in intermediate goods production. reflecting a 1.1 reported for October.

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Shipping Container Shortage–Another Bullwhip Example

Operations and Supply Chain Management

In fact, the shortage in Asia has also led to a similar crisis in many European countries, such as Germany, Austria and Hungary, as shipping carriers redirect containers to the East as quickly as possible, said Woitzik. The container crisis affects all companies that need to ship goods. to Asia are “going back empty.”.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

Countries experiencing sequential monthly lows were noted as France, Austria and Germany , the latter recording a 46.3 The trending likely involves industry-specific dimensions, a good example being high tech and consumer electronics supply network resiliency needs. United States Two indices of U.S.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

Further reported was that contractions in intermediate and investment goods more than offset modest increases in consumer goods manufacturing levels. The lowest production performance and associated supply chain activity levels were reported as that of Germany , Austria , Czech Republic , United Kingdom and Poland.