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How is the Logistics Economy Holding Up?

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain and logistics functions have been one of the most volatile in the global economy of the last four years. The overall volatility was punctuated by shortages that were themselves brought about by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The third trend is that global trade growth appears to be gradually slowing. Source: J.P.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides readers a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported March 2024, and Q1-2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Strengthen Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlights and added insights on reported November 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. the highest value in six months.

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Peril of EV Start-Ups: Fisker’s Investor Warning

Supply Chain Matters

In February of 2021, Supply Chain Matters highlighted a memorandum of understanding with global contract manufacturing provider Foxconn Technology for volume production. Shipping new vehicles from Austria to the U.S. Being asset light, vehicle production was planned to be outsourced. based dealer network.

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Shipping Container Shortage–Another Bullwhip Example

Operations and Supply Chain Management

An ‘aggressive’ fight over containers is causing shipping costs to rocket by 300%. Shipping costs have skyrocketed as desperate companies wait weeks for containers and pay premium rates to get them, according to industry watchers. The container crisis affects all companies that need to ship goods. KEY POINTS.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Such meetings are generally hyped as platforms that can bring sweeping global action which makes it very hard for the participants to live up to the expectations. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . Critical is, though, that commitments are honored and actions followed through. Most of this, 45.1

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Doing Business in Germany

QAD

km and borders the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and other countries including the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Whether you choose to ship by rail, water, truck or air, the movement of goods is fast and efficient. . Italy, Austria, Poland and Switzerland.

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