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The Key Manufacturing Highlights from aim10x Europe

o9 Solutions

Instead of high-level frameworks, attendees heard directly from global manufacturers including RHI Magnesita, Teleflex, and Marelli. It established a command center in Ireland, staffed by internal experts, which later evolved into a permanent Center of Excellence. The agenda prioritized outcomes over abstraction.

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Airbus Reaches Agreement to Acquire Certain Spirit AeroSystems Facilities

Supply Chain Matters

As a reference to our non-commercial aircraft industry readers, Spirits production facilities were once a part of Boeing s internal manufacturing operations and were spun off to be an independent supplier. As our readers are likely aware, Boeing has been challenged by a number of manufacturing quality control lapses that have cost the U.S.

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Airbus Sets 2024 Aircraft Delivery Goals

Supply Chain Matters

They include the Airbus A220 wings and mid-fuselage structures produced in Belfast, Northern Ireland , and Casablanca, Morocco along with the A220 pylons produced in Wichita, Kansas. Those contracts include the potential acquisition of supply agreements related to Airbus needs being part of the terms sheet.

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Global Supply Chain PMI Levels- State of Muted Expansion at End of Q1-2025

Supply Chain Matters

At the end of Q1-2025 , global manufacturing activity levels remained at a state of muted expansion amid reported weak production volume growth. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI posted a value of 50.3 The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI posted a March value of 58.1 in March, down from the 50.6 reported for February.

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Noteworthy Example of Preloading Expensive Inventory to Avoid Tariffs

Supply Chain Matters

This report’s byline was: “ Planes have been jetting from Ireland to the U.S. trade imbalance and reportedly “ propelled the country of Ireland to represent the second-largest goods-trade imbalance with the U.S., Last week, The Wall Street Journal published a report: How Weight-Loss Drugs Blew Out the U.S. trailing only China.”

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Supply Chain Reset: Overcoming Pharma & Healthcare Supply Chain Challenges with Michael Needham

The Logistics of Logistics

About Michael Needham Michael Needham is a Principal Consultant at Efficio, the leading global consultancy, dedicated to helping clients achieve their supply chain and procurement goals. Michaël has 20+ years of experience working across the pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical device development, healthcare services and CPG sectors.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Levels Expand in June 2025

Supply Chain Matters

Global Wide Manufacturing Global-wide manufacturing levels as reported by the composite index produced by S&P Global Market Intelligence was headlined with global manufacturing moving back into expansion during the final month of the second quarter. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® reportedly rose to a value of 50.3,