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January 2023 PMI Reporting Points to Some Signs of Global Wide Easing

Supply Chain Matters

The few pockets of production expansion were noted to be within Asia , including India, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Thailand The S&P Global Thailand Manufacturing PMIĀ® pointed to broad based improvement in business conditions during January, reporting a value of 54.5, rising one percentage point from the 47.8

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Global PMI Levels Contract in June 2023 with Warning Signs for Q3 Activity

Supply Chain Matters

Positive client interest continued to support the manufacturing industry, driving growth of output, employment, quantities of purchases and input stocks.ā€ Thailand a Regional Standout A further regional standout, manufacturers across Thailand reportedly experienced ā€œ solid manufacturing sector expansion ā€ in June.

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Global Production Levels Falling At the End of 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Commenting on the outlook for 2024, Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence noted in part: ā€œ Given current order book trends, the overall picture from the survey is one of supply exceeding demand for many goods, which points to downside risks to production, employment and prices as we head into 2024.ā€

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What is Outsourcing?

Logistics Bureau

If you look at the situation a few decades ago, there were many companies that manufactured products, stored the products in their own warehouses, ran their own transport fleet and sought to distribute those products, all under their own ā€œumbrellaā€ and their own management. Logistics Outsourcing Training in Thailand.

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Podcast: Rob Oā€™Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

He provides a wide array of educational content for supply chain practitioners, including the Supply Chain Secrets channel on YouTube and a number of books, including his latest, Supply Chain Secrets. Weā€™ve got to show them that the steps involved in transportation, refurbishment, reusing parts, whatever they may be, are worthwhile.

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

Requis

I spent a long time with Bechtel doing large projects all around the world including Mexico, Thailand, Egypt, and India. If you look at Bill Gatesā€™ book, How To Avoid a Climate Disaster , one of the things he points out is that wind and solar energy are already very competitive with fossil fuels, and in some cases, more cost effective.

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Overcoming the 5 Supply Chain Barriers that Threaten the Growth of Renewable Energy

CH Robinson Transportfolio

But the worldā€™s demand for clean energy is running up against some hard realities in the global supply chain and one of the most erratic transportation markets in history. The majority of solar equipment manufacturers are in China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia. Tighter budgets for renewable energy projects.