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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

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A continued subdued product demand environment and added caution reportedly led to a decline in overall purchasing activity, lower levels of inventory and improved supplier delivery times. From our lens, this trend is mainly an indicator of seasonal holiday related demand and spending for the traditional holiday quarter.

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Global PMI Levels in July Remain of Concern

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Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Morgan indicated in part: “ Near-term forward looking indicators also headed lower, most notably the finished goods orders-to-inventory ratio which fell further below 1,0 from an already contractionary reading.”

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Global Wide Production PMI Levels Unchanged in February 2024

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India again led all other regions, while Germany and Austria remain at highest levels of PMI contractionary levels. manufacturing activity levels, there was contrasting and disparity as to trending. This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam.

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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

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India led all other regions in overall PMI growth while Austria, Czechia and France were the bottom three contractionary conditions. Quicker declines in finished goods inventories and a softer reduction in pre-production stocks were noted. Further reductions in manufacturing employment were reported. and France being 43.1.

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Complex costs of transportation

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To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Choose country. Afghanistan. Åland Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

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Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. Companies must invest in and balance their inventories more wisely to ensure optimal on-shelf availability in all commercial outlets. Choose country. Afghanistan. Åland Islands. American Samoa.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

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Global market trends have a considerable impact on a company’s different business functions. Finally, the system should enable intelligent inventory location management to ensure optimal on-shelf availability for the end customers. Choose country. Afghanistan. Åland Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan.