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Is Inventory Waste or an Asset?

Supply Chain Shaman

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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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. On the slightly positive side, the July report indicated that rates of input cost and output charge inflation have both eased to 17-month lows. United States. reported for June. reported for June. The July 2022 J.P.

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Global Production and Supply Chain Activity Levels Unchanged in April 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of April 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which continue to reinforce a state of contraction level stabilization within global supply chain networks. Some good news is that the reported data reinforces that global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably.

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

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary reflecting on May 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices. Once again, the numbers signal a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. in April to 58.7

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Critical Supply Chain Planning Capabilities Needed to Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Supply Chain Disruptions

Logility

For the first time in history, shelves of stores across the globe that sell food, beverage and other fast-moving consumer goods (including toilet paper, hand sanitizer and cleaning products) are nearly empty. Looking back a few months, no one could have predicted the current state of the global supply chain.

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Defining Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)

SupplyPike

CPGs account for one in ten American jobs and the industry contributed $2 trillion to the United States gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019. Types of Consumer Goods. Consumer goods are items meant to be consumed every day. This, in turn, establishes the turnover of goods.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. Such a state can imply a breather, a turning point, or pending fundamental shifts. The reported 50 value for February was up 0.9 reported for January.