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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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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported 50 value for February was up 0.9

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Customs Duty De Minimis Thresholds: A Guide for SMEs

Unleashed

There are also waivers you can apply for in the UK when you bring in goods to certain jurisdictions, such to Northern Ireland. The EU has removed de minimis values completely, and set up an electronic portal to streamline the payment of VAT for imports How has de minimis changed in the European Union?

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YARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Questionnaire

The Lean Supply Chain

While yard tractors carry out their regular duties, attached GPS-enabled RFID readers recognize trailers by the tags, and report the location data in real time. RTLS also enables management to monitor yard operations’ key performance indicators (KPIs) based on quantifiable productivity metrics measured by the actions of the yard trucks.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Samsung to use Manna drone service for delivery drop-offs in Ireland. Dun & Bradstreet and E2open joined together to provide a report highlighting the impact of this incident on global supply chains. According to the report, Europe is the region that will feel the strongest impact due to the blockage of the canal.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 31 – November 4, 2016)

Talking Logistics

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association lost its case in federal court to put the brakes on the Electronic Logging Device mandate. As reported in CCJ, “OOIDA was unable to convince the court of its arguments that the rule violates truckers’ Fourth Amendment rights to privacy.

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Expand Your Business to Europe: How to Do It Successfully With an Online Shop

ShipBob

The fastest-growing vertical market in Europe is housewares and home furnishings, followed by food and beverage (22.9%), apparel (18.9%), consumer electronics (17.5%), and health and beauty (16.7%). These changes can highly impact international buying behavior since consumers will be more reluctant to purchase items that ship from the UK.

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