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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Global Production Activity Rise Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMIĀ® began 2024 with output levels rising for the first time in eight months. Global manufacturing employment levels fell for the fifth straight month. Manufacturing , there were mixed consensus.

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Supply Chain Roundtable Series: Optimising the Manufacturing Supply Chain

Unleashed

Supply chain optimisation helps manufacturing businesses drastically reduce operational costs to improve revenue and customer satisfaction. In our latest Supply Chain Roundtable, four experts share their advice and experience around optimising the manufacturing supply chain. And youā€™d be right ā€“ theyā€™re certainly a factor.

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Manufacturing Gains From Machine Learning

IQMS

Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations is achievable with machine learning. Manufacturers care most about finding new ways to grow, excel at product quality while still being able to take on short lead-time production runs from customers.

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Navigating Disruption in MedTech

QAD

The discussion dove deep into the state of the medtech supply chain and manufacturing. And new ones are popping up daily, from the Texas ice storm earlier this year, to mudslides in northern Germany and government embargos. Here we are today, 18 months from the start of the pandemic.

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Boosting Efficiency: Top 5 Inventory Optimization Strategies

SCMDOJO

By negotiating lower MOQs with suppliers, businesses can reduce the amount of inventory they need to purchase at once. Importance of Teamwork and Collaboration in Inventory Optimization: Successful inventory optimization requires collaboration across departments, particularly involving purchasing and IT.

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Tesla Reports Sales and Profitability Gains in Q2-2023 But Margins Erode

Supply Chain Matters

This was the metric that many investors were focusing on. Other Related Development This week, Tesla announced that the company has applied for approval to double the capacity of its Berlin, Germany auto gigafactory complex with indications of upwards of one million cars and associated batteries in annual production.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 ā€“ 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. Walmart has entered a definitive agreement to purchase micro-fulfillment center (MFC) developer Alert Innovation. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.