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June 21, 2023 Update

Freightos

But improvements in East Coast and Gulf port capabilities as well as some diversification of sourcing to places like India and Vietnam whose containers typically head to the East Coast via the Suez Canal could also mean that not all shippers will be coming back.

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Global Wide Production PMI Levels Unchanged in February 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Output reportedly rose in China, India, Brazil and the United States , while declines continued in the Eurozone , Japan and the United Kingdom. India again led all other regions, while Germany and Austria remain at highest levels of PMI contractionary levels. The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI® rose from 56.5

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Supply Chain Market Report – August 2022

Elementum

Countries like Panama, trade US dollars domestically.) BRICS is an alliance between several countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) to do just that. Inventory-value decay. Companies that hold inventory overseas in local currency will see the value of that inventory decrease. Cash reserves.

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What’s Looming for Transpacific Ocean Shipments this Peak Season?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

As many shippers front-loaded inventory in the second half of 2018—especially the fourth quarter—to avoid potential tariff increases, the market saw drastic volume increases beyond what we’ve come to expect from years’ past. Higher inventories to avoid tariffs. gulf region due to Panama Canal restrictions. during this period.

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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Output reportedly rose in China , India and Brazil and fell more slowly in the Eurozone , Japan and the United States. India led all other regions in overall PMI growth while Austria, Czechia and France were the bottom three contractionary conditions. The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI® recovered from a noted 18 month low level of 54.9

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Red Sea Ocean Transport Shipping Disruption Update

Supply Chain Matters

Business media has further reinforced that at same time, the Panama Canal , which is the globe’s other key transit route. retailers are already experiencing notifications of extended arrival times of ordered inventory. Shippers assessing shipping from China, India or Vietnam to either U.S. Some European and U.S.

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Checklist for working capital management

Supply Chain Movement

Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital. Supply Chain Media and software vendor Slimstock have developed this checklist for working capital management. >>Please