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Boeing’s Potential Sourcing Reversal- Financial or Operational?

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Boeing spun out this supplier, which was once a part of this plane maker’s internal production in 2005 in a major strategic sourcing move. Further reported is that Spirit is separately exploring the divesting of aircraft structures production located in Ireland, specifically for supporting aircraft producer Airbus. All rights reserved.

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Eurozone Economy Now in Technical Recession

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According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , sizable changes to data from Germany, Ireland and Finland prompted the revision. Besides Germany , Greece , Lithuania , Malta , Ireland and the Netherlands experienced quarter on quarter GDP declines. pharmaceutical companies cutting back on production. All rights reserved.

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Airbus Weighs In on Potential Sprit AeroSystems Takeover

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Reportedly, supply contracts involve the wing structures for the Airbus A220 aircraft family that are produced in a facility in Belfast, Ireland. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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List of Top 7 Supply Chain Management Scholarships

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The program targets high school seniors from minority groups residing in Texas and Fort Worth. Unlike most funding sources that offer all beneficiaries a fixed amount of money, this program provides scholars different rates ranging between $500 and $2,500.

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Boeing’s Production Quality Crisis Significantly Escalates

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Supply contracts involve the wing structures for the Airbus A220 aircraft family that are produced in a facility in Belfast, Ireland. In its reporting, Bloomberg indicated that Kellner, a former airline CEO , initiated this outreach effort at preliminary conversations at a recent trade group conference. All rights reserved.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

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From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. The August data indicated that Greece and Ireland were the only two countries to record production improvements during August. The three specific regions of concern are the Eurozone, United Kingdom along with Taiwan.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

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Source: JP Morgan and S&P Global, December 2023 Key Highlights in Regional PMI Reporting India’s Manufacturing Sector Accelerates Overall manufacturing activity across India accelerated in November after a deceleration in October. The headline PMI of this grouping for November rose to a reported three month high value of 50.0,