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Global Production Levels Falling At the End of 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides a further installment in our global supply chain assessment in the highlights on reported December 2023, Q3-2023, and full year global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. With the December 2023 report, global PMI levels have remained below the 50.0 The reported December value of 47.9

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How the Supply Chain Can Thrive in the Face of Natural Disasters

Material Handling & Logistics

More devastation from different natural disasters seems to have been reported in the last year than we’re typically used to seeing. In the past year alone wildfires have ravaged California, multiple hurricanes have hit South America, and Indonesia has been rocked by a deadly earthquake and tsunami that caused thousands of fatalities.

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Interoceanic Passages

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Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. It is approximately 190 kilometers long.

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