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The World Bank Significantly Lowers 2023 Global Growth Forecast

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the World Bank ’s latest global economic forecast which points to a sharp, long lasting downturn in the global economy. A reinforcement of that message was provided this week with the World Bank significant lowering its forecast for the global economy in 2023. is forecasted to be 0.5

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World Trade Organization Predicts Significant Slowdown in Global Trade Next Year

Supply Chain Matters

This week, the World Trade Organization (WTO) forecasted that global trade growth will slow sharply in in 2023 after decelerating in the second half of this year. This latest forecast indicates, in-part: World merchandise trade volume is expected to grow 3.5 World GDP at market exchange rates is forecasted to increase by 2.8

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SAP’s Report of Q2 and 2022 Half-Year Financial Performance- Some Cautionary Signs

Supply Chain Matters

Profitability decline was attributed to reduced software license revenue along with significant bad debt associated with the war in Ukraine and restructuring expenses related to market exit from both Russia and Ukraine. billion, up 34 percent, or 25 percent at constant currencies. billion in Cloud revenues based on constant currency.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

Long lead times for imported products, wild currency fluctuations and demand spikes caused by government contract tenders all conspire to make planning difficult …. It included an advanced planning algorithm, a self-tuning forecasting engine, SAP ERP connectors, and S&OP capabilities.

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Will inflation rage the longest in the UK?

Taulia

In September 2022, the pound fell against most major currencies. And while it has regained some ground, as of 19 December last year, it was still 5% weaker against a basket of key currencies compared to the beginning of 2022 7.

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Supply Chain Leadership V: Howard Richman

NC State SCRC

For example, one woman was trading foreign currencies, and took a strong position on Eurodollar. She lost $10M – and the next week Mars made her the head of trading for foreign currencies! We talked about the sugar market, the currency market, and traded ideas about how to do hedging and trading.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I also worked with a team of leading thinkers in developing the Future of Procurement Report (published by KPMG) , as well as publish the BVL International Global Logistics Trends and Strategies report with a team of leading academics and executives in Europe, China, North and South America, Russia, and India.