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EU Countries Warn German Gas Levy May Boost Reliance on Russia

Supply Chain Brain

Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia said the levy — which is paid for by traders or utilities further down supply chains — undermines energy security in the wider region.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

The top producing nations by notion of highest PMI levels were noted as India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Greece and Russia. The lowest production performance and associated supply chain activity levels were reported as that of Germany , Austria , Czech Republic , United Kingdom and Poland.

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Precoro's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Precoro

To reinforce this sentiment, we audited our client base to ensure that Precoro has no clients in Russia or Belarus and does not financially or technologically contribute to the aggressor's nation. We have also blocked access to our website and product from Russia and Belarus from day one.

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Winner of last quarter: The Netherlands as a logistics base

Supply Chain Movement

In the ‘Base for Logistics Activities’ category, the Netherlands outranked France, Austria, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, the Czech Republic, Russia, Hungary, Turkey, Denmark, Slovakia and Romania.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

The erosion in the cost advantage has been driven by a confluence of sharp wage increases, lagging productivity growth, unfavorable currency swings, and a dramatic rise in energy costs, states the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) based on a study of 25 nations that account for nearly 90 percent of global exports of manufactured goods.

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Citius, Altius, Fortius… and Greatness

Tailwind

Taking my young boys to see a live Olympic hockey game between Russia and the Czech Republic. At that moment, everyone in the city felt just a little bit faster, a little big higher, and strong enough to take on the world. My 6-year-old sitting down and 10-minutes into the first period say to me, “Daddy, can we go home now?”.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

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