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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Global Manufacturing Output Levels Strengthen Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMIĀ® ended March on an optimistic footing. Of further significance was the March report indication that the rate of growth in global manufacturing output has accelerated to a 21-month high.

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How COVID ā€“ 19 Might Shape the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture

Logistics Bureau

COVID-19 and the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture. But global dependence on Chinese manufacturing is mind-bogglingā€¦. But global dependence on Chinese manufacturing is mind-bogglingā€¦. Alternative Manufacturing Hubs: Asiaā€™s Promise. Labour lacking skills in high-tech manufacturing.

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Breaking Industry Supply Chain News from Tesla

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Teslaā€™s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. His 2018 effort led to a Securities and Exchange Commission settlement and this consequent shareholder lawsuit. More to come.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

EMERGE App

They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. Shipping costs are also expected to spike upwards. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub. They have come to grow dependent and accustomed to working with Chinese manufacturers and suppliers.

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ā€œToo Big to Failā€: 10 Things you Need to Know About El NiƱo

Elementum

Thatā€™s good news for agriculture and manufacturing in the state, two industries that rely heavily on almost nonexistent water. This should keep prices low and shipping lanes open. During the 1997 El NiƱo, droughts in Indonesia and Argentina caused mining activity to halt, raising prices of copper, zinc, and nickel.

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Supply Chain Disruptions Are New Opportunities ā€“ LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The enforcements of draconian lockdowns, various economies have experienced severe shocks, adversely affecting global trade, global tourism & travel, International Aviation and Airports as well as International Shipping and Ports. Arising from the pandemic is risk diversification i.e. reducing sourcing risks from China.

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Hollywoodā€™s Top 10 Supply Chain Disaster Movies

Resilinc

Extreme weather like this would damage manufacturing and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. A nuclear disaster, as depicted in the film, would likely result in a reassessment of nuclear power as an energy source. the largest major manufacturing area in the U.S. and key regions worldwide.