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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

Real Estate companies Compass and Redfin cut 10% and 8% of their workforces, respectively. Global supply constraints have come from (1) supply-side disruptions like China’s Zero-COVID policy and the Russia / Ukraine conflict and (2) from demand pressure as federal stimulus flooded the market with extra cash in 2020 and 2021.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Signet expects to hold the line on diamond prices despite Russia war. The reality, at least from a US farming perspective, is that the country imports little from Ukraine and Russia. With more sanctions being levied upon Russia, one would think that diamond prices in the US would be surging.

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What Supply Chain Management Should Anticipate in 2024

Supply Chain Matters

There remains questions related to China ’s economy in both consumer spending and a rather challenged and fragile real-estate sector. Global wide inflation levels have taken a discernable toll on consumers throughout this year, with the global banking system hiking interest rates to tamp down economies.

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SCM Map Europe: European location decisions remain complex

Supply Chain Movement

The map indicates the actual and forecast growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) of fast-growing countries. According to logistics real-estate specialists, the Netherlands – and in particular the southern part of the country – is a favoured location and will remain so for the coming years.

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