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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. The lowest production performance and associated supply chain activity levels were reported as that of Germany , Austria , Czech Republic , United Kingdom and Poland. in August compared to 57.7

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Apple Supplier Foxconn Had Stated Concerns Related to China’s Covid Measures

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters updates readers on two other published reports that provide backdrop to the ongoing impacts that China ’s zero tolerance Covid policies have had on Foxconn and Apple , two rather influential enterprises. . © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.