Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

South Korea has now become a concern as well as that regions manufacturing activity is now at a contraction level not seen since 2020. . . United States. South Korea. Our sense is that a bubble is about to burst in global transportation and logistics cost factors, but that remains to be seen. .

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. Commentary related to January’s PMI and logistics data can be accessed at this web link. Global Wide Production Activity. reported for January.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

The impact on supply chains is particularly apparent in the following two broad areas— shipping and procurement of products/components/raw materials. Ports in the United States, The Netherlands, Britain, France, and elsewhere have reported a drop in cargo volumes ranging from around 5 percent in January to an estimated 25 percent in February.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

United States. South Korea. We continue to make mention of the S&P Global South Korea Manufacturing PMI® which continues to reflect a theme of a quickened downturn in the country’s manufacturing sector. up from a 47.3 reported for August. for September after falling to a two-year low of 51.5 for August.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Mixed Signals for the United States Two indices of U.S. Report authors noted that sector data of new orders indicated that contraction occurred across consumer, intermediate and investment goods industries.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

Mexico’s President Andres Manual Lopez reportedly had preferred that the Tesla facility be located in the country’s southern-most region because of known water shortages in the border region with the United States. Reports cautioned that a deal had not been signed and could not come to pass.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). The United States’ and Europe’s production of global semiconductors decreased from approximately 80% in 1990 to 20% in 2020. As of 2020, only 12% of semiconductor chips were made in the United States. ( United States Census Bureau).

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