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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

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A Procurement Officer Survey conducted in 2012 by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that 53% of respondents believed their organization was “effective” or “very effective” at leveraging Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Risk Management technologies.

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

Talking Logistics

Robinson Opens Austria Office. The key takeaway is that supply chain risk management solutions are growing in scope and maturity — and the timing is right because if my prediction comes true, companies will become more proactive and smarter about supply chain risk management this year, and they’ll need technology to help them.

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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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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 top producing nations by notion of highest PMI levels were noted as India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Greece and Russia.

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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

Prewave Announces Series A+ Funding Vienna, Austria based Prewave , an AI -powered supply chain risk platform announced the completion of an € 18 million Series A+ funding event.

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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.