Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. The August numbers once again signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions as output and new order rates continue to fall. reported for July and 48.8

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Slight Rise in Global Wide Production Activity Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Slight Rise in Global Wide Production Activity Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 13, 2025

Meanwhile, consumers remain eager to try new drinks with new flavours and ingredients, encouraging start-ups to enter the market and compete with established beverage manufacturing and distribution. Improvements in visibility and metrics are also popular goals. They use their weight to demand more favourable prices and services.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Define your procurement response strategy. Many countries have closed shops for non-essential and discretionary purchases, and even where they are open, consumers may be cautious about venturing to the high street, preferring to shop online. Adapting to the present and future challenges of COVID-19.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 16, 2019

Sight : Researchers from Ireland and the United States are studying how the appearance of food — especially its color — affects how we perceive its flavor. ”[3] Nina Sparling reports a new study from Penn State agrees with Scannell’s conclusions. Human beings are very visual and we choose food with our eyes first.”[3]

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Inventory management.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 18, 2020

These changes can highly impact international buying behavior since consumers will be more reluctant to purchase items that ship from the UK. Once ShipBob merchants are ready to fully expand into Europe, they have the option to store inventory in our European fulfillment center located in Ireland.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

As reported in CCJ, “OOIDA was unable to convince the court of its arguments that the rule violates truckers’ Fourth Amendment rights to privacy. We’re hearing from lots and lots of fleets they’re delaying purchases,” Cummins CEO Tom Linebarger told analysts on a conference call with analysts.

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Unleashed

APRIL 11, 2024

The Guardian reports that the Victoria Unboxed project will hope to eliminate invisible waste from supply chains by replacing cardboard produce boxes with reusable plastic crates. US manufacturing activity expands for first time since 2022. The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report registered an unexpectedly high 50.3%

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The Lean Supply Chain

JULY 7, 2015

While yard tractors carry out their regular duties, attached GPS-enabled RFID readers recognize trailers by the tags, and report the location data in real time. RTLS also enables management to monitor yard operations’ key performance indicators (KPIs) based on quantifiable productivity metrics measured by the actions of the yard trucks.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

This made it incredibly difficult for manufacturers to accurately gauge the market size for production. Supply chain shortages, global events, and inflation all make it harder than ever for companies to accurately predict customer demand. The CDC typically receives reports of 2-4 infant infections per year.

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Logility

JULY 8, 2022

On that same day, the FDA learns of an infant sickened by bacteria after drinking formula manufactured at the Sturgis plant. 17 February: The FDA says it’s investigating four reports of illness including one death. Abbott announces a voluntary recall of several powdered formulas manufactured at the Sturgis facility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

Samsung to use Manna drone service for delivery drop-offs in Ireland. Dun & Bradstreet and E2open joined together to provide a report highlighting the impact of this incident on global supply chains. According to the report, Europe is the region that will feel the strongest impact due to the blockage of the canal.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In our continuing global assessment series, Supply Chain Matters provides readers with highlights of the November 2024 monthly reported global and regional wide PMI activity levels. At the midpoint of Q4-2024, overall global and regional manufacturing levels reportedly stabilized but there remains notable regional differences.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with summary highlights and perspectives relative to supply chain assessments as reported by various published global wide PMI indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI posted a value of 49.8 reported for March. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI posted a value of 49.8 reported for March.

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