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

Supply Chain Matters

According to a published report by The Wall Street Journal ( Paid subscription ), this asset light company has recently elected to transition its business model to an auto dealership based vehicle distribution model. Shipping new vehicles from Austria to the U.S. based dealer network.

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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 Wall Street Journal has reported ( Paid subscription ) that large U.S.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

Austria was indicated as the worst performer, followed by Germany and France. In its reporting highlighting November PMI reporting, The Wall Street Journal observed : “ Together, the surveys show that China’s economy is in need of more government help to avoid a pronounced year-end slowdown, economists say. reflecting a 1.1

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September and Q3 Global PMI Levels Remain in Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

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 Wall Street Journal reported in late September ( Paid subscription ) that China has become a much tougher place to make money for U.S. China Business Council.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27-31, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Robinson Opens Austria Office. ” Gary Hufbauer, senior trade expert at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, put it best in a quote from the Wall Street Journal : “[Reid’s opposition] is a one-two punch against trade policy.”. Trucking Leaders React to the State of the Union.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- May 12 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Speaking to The Wall Street Journal , “ Mr. Graves said bringing together Alkem and Livent would create a company with greater scale, a larger product range and wider geographic footprint to meet the growth in lithium demand.” The combined company is to be headquartered in North America and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Where are all the N95 Masks? A Supply Chain Dilemma

NC State SCRC

The shortage of N95 masks seems to be a big mystery, but several recent articles in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal explore the case of the missing masks. No one seems to know.but the fact is that starting production can’t occur overnight.