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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary relative to July’s global manufacturing PMI indices relative to data indicating declining momentum, and some contraction among specific global regions. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. United States. The July 2022 J.P. slipping 2.3

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Taming Supply Chain Bullwhips with Artificial Intelligence

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Taming Supply Chain Bullwhips with DemandAI+ Bullwhip effect is a common term used in supply chain to describe how a small change in consumer purchasing pattern or a change in any demand pattern that can cause significantly large impacts to supply. Each one of these events has a ripple effect, contributing to the bullwhip.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

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Such a state can imply a breather, a turning point, or pending fundamental shifts. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Further noted were signs of increased manufacturing employment and slower rates of decline in both new business and stocks of purchases.

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Is Inventory Waste or an Asset?

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It is Labor Day weekend in the United States, and the plane is full. We were discussing the results of the planning benchmarking work that we have just finished, and I was sharing some insights on inventory management when one of the panelists emphatically stated, “Inventory is a waste to manage. My Insights.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Predictions- Part One

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Our annual predictions advisory began with a summary of prevailing global economic, financial and manufacturing outlooks. Reported research from Bloomberg Intelligence indicated that the retail industry is holding at least 20 percent more inventory than they have on average over the past three years. percent of GDP to 6.2

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Global Production Activity Levels Unchanged In May But Provide Added Warning Signs

Supply Chain Matters

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The May report indicated that the global wide PMI has now been below the neutral 50 mark for nine consecutive months, and again an indication of manufacturing recession conditions. That could signal even more added inventory exposures.

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Global Production and Supply Chain Activity Levels Unchanged in April 2023

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As noted in our highlights, of March and Q1 data , such a state can imply a breather, a turning point, or pending shifts. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. That from our lens reflects a manufacturing recession condition. United States Two indices of U.S.