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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The August reported value rose to a three month high of 49.0 reflecting a 0.8

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Terror Attack in Nice, France: What We Know So Far

Elementum

Czech Republic also boosted its security at the airport in Prague and other international airports, train stations, and other locations. A message posted at the airport website reads: “Despite the dreadful events that occurred, access to the airport and Air traffic won’t be disrupted.”. Who’s Responsible.

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SCM World 2014 Chief Supply Chain Officer Report: A Conversation with Kevin O’Marah – Part IV

BlueYonder

In September, SCM World released its annual Chief Supply Chain Officer Report based on its survey of over 1,000 supply chain executives across all industries and geographies. SCN: Manufacturers report a strong trend toward greater vertical integration vs. out-sourcing production. How will this be operationalized?

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Jeroen van Weesep: ‘Make more room for intuition and trust’

Supply Chain Movement

With factories in Denmark, Mexico, Hungary and the Czech Republic, it produces a mind-blowing 40 billion Lego bricks a year. My team comprises seven people who report directly to me, and I also have functional management responsibility for the planning managers in our three European factories.

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Crafting a Procurement Management Plan to Mitigate the Impacts of Inflation

Precoro

in the Czech Republic. Both stakeholders and suppliers can have direct access to the system and see relevant documents, order updates, reports, and other information in real time. Whether on a smaller or larger scale, inflation is a reality for every country. for the US yet 10.7%

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Anita Arts: “A supply chain manager can no longer sit in an ivory tower

Supply Chain Movement

The British company is owner of Unitymedia KabelBW (Germany), UPC (The Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Romania), VTR (Chile) and Liberty (Puerto Rico). This extremely dynamic environment is precisely why she is in her element at Liberty Global.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

Manufacturing cost competitiveness around the world has changed dramatically over the past decade so dramatically that many old perceptions of low-cost and high-cost nations no longer hold,” states the BCG report. states the BCG report. has shrunk to less than 5 percent (5%).

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