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

Talking Logistics

Robinson Opens Austria Office. to Provide Next-Generation Supply Chain Resiliency Capabilities. Ratings for President Obama’s “State of the Union” address were the lowest since 2000 , but if you tuned in, he raised a couple of points related to supply chain and logistics. UPS Releases 4Q Results.

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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 Counties reaching new highs were noted as Italy, noted as reaching a ten month high, Greece, Ireland and Spain. PMI value in February, the eighth consecutive month of contraction reporting. United States Two indices of U.S.

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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. average of the three months of Q3, declined 1.5 percentage points from the average of Q2, and a significant 4.8 percentage point drop from the average of Q1.

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

Supply Chain Matters

After our most recent published edition on April 14 , the tech news cycle related to supply chain business processes and decision-making continues in earnest despite the challenges of equity investment markets. in Lithium Supply Tie-Up U.S. to Combine with Allkem Ltd. to Combine with Allkem Ltd. based Livent Corp.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

as the advance of e-commerce continues, companies with an omnichannel approach are increasingly implementing specific order management systems. furthermore, because the continuing growth in outsourcing is making global businesses ever-more susceptible to disruptions, supply chain risk management software is also on the rise.