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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

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A Procurement Officer Survey conducted in 2012 by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that 53% of respondents believed their organization was “effective” or “very effective” at leveraging Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Risk Management technologies. Most Procurement organizations are not yet advanced.

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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. This is not only from the notions of China Plus sourcing actions, but is responding to export demand from other Asian, Europe and U.S. Growth expansion has returned across China and the U.S. reflecting a 1.3

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

The lowest production performance and associated supply chain activity levels were reported as that of Germany , Austria , Czech Republic , United Kingdom and Poland. The top producing nations by notion of highest PMI levels were noted as India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Greece and Russia.

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Global PMI Levels in July Remain of Concern

Supply Chain Matters

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 report indicated that “ production volumes, new orders, employment and purchasing activity all declined at faster rates than in June.”

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GrandVision: “We are changing completely as we become demand driven”

Supply Chain Movement

In the last three years we’ve developed our strategy, centralised procurement, purchasing and manufacturing aligned our portfolios across all categories globally and developed our exclusive brands portfolio. And we are still on a journey with many more opportunities,” the Vice President Supply Chain says.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

In contrast, performance levels related to North America , Europe and South America were noted as remaining weak, on average, compared to Asia. Countries experiencing sequential monthly lows were noted as France, Austria and Germany , the latter recording a 46.3 United States Two indices of U.S.

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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. Commenting on the November data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. reflecting a 1.1