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Slight Decline in April Global Production and Supply Chain Activity Levels

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Brazil, China, India, and the United States indices remained at expansionary levels. Regional Highlights United States Among major regions, the two followed indices of U.S. The April report was headlined with India’s manufacturers increasing input inventories to near record pace to prepare for increased output.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

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Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

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New Balance’s Added U.S. Manufacturing Presence

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Just shy of three years ago, athletic and leisure footwear manufacturer New Balance announced plans to build the company’s sixth footwear factory within the United States. This manufacturer had boasted that it is the only major company to make or assemble more millions of pairs of athletic footwear per year in the United States.

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Added Headwinds for Global PMI Production Indices in June and Q2 2022

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United States. Indices reflecting manufacturing across the United States were subdued as well. The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® posted a value of 54 in June, compared to a value of 51.7 Select Regional Highlights. The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI™ fell to a two-year low 52.7 reported for March.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

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Unfortunately, much of the changes are factors caused by the escalating trade wars between the two largest nations in the world: the United States and China. At the same time, the United States grew further in size as the world’s largest contiguous market. Business Costs Will Rise. So, the inevitable will happen.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

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Optimism is reflected in United States , Eurozone and select Asia data and the traditional Lunar New Year holiday period does not appear to have dampened Asia based production levels for February. Indices reflecting manufacturing across the United States were generally positive. Federal Bank of New York.

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Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Two

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2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . In this Part Two posting, we provide highlights to Prediction Three outlined in our advisory. Canada or Mexico.