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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

The August numbers once again signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions as output and new order rates continue to fall. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The three specific regions of concern are the Eurozone, United Kingdom along with Taiwan.

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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

ivalua

And sellers in the Japanese market, such as Australian mining companies, had to find new customers to replace those Japanese manufacturers who were forced to halt production due to the quake. However, the same study found a large gap between advanced orgs and their less mature peers.

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Stepping Forward to Meet Opportunity

BlueYonder

I’m from the UK and have lived here most of my life apart from about a year in Germany and Austria when I was an undergraduate (I studied languages and management). At the University of Leeds in the UK, I studied Manufacturing Resource Planning and Organisational Psychology. Welcome to Wednesdays for Women!

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Winner of last quarter: The Netherlands as a logistics base

Supply Chain Movement

The market study by VerkehrsRundschau (a leading German magazine with a website about transport and logistics) assessed the attractiveness of the countries close to Germany as a base for logistics activities.

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

They especially encourage manufacturing and design enterprises that import, process and then re-export goods. For clarity, here’s a quick definition of each term: A free trade zone – or free zone as it is also known – can refer to specific-purpose manufacturing facilities.

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The History and State of Vehicle Routing!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The movement of goods between manufacturers, distribution centres, warehouses, retailers and consumers is happening at unprecedented levels. The second half of our thesis involved an in-depth analysis and case study of the state of Vehicle Routing at a very large national grocery wholesale distribution company.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

At the time of publishing, this service was still fairly limited in geographic scope, being offered to customers in Spain, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Maersk Growth Case study. This spans platform companies connecting fashion manufacturers or commodity traders directly to the buyers.