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Strategic trends

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Automotive manufacturers Toyota and Daimler recently signed a letter of intent to merge their truck divisions. This will deliver procurement savings and enable them to develop electric trucks jointly. In fact, strategic supply chain collaboration can go even further.

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Global Wide Production PMI Levels Unchanged in February 2024

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Slight Rise in Global Wide Production Activity Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® was headlined with back-to-back expansion levels in February. The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI® rose from 56.5 Manufacturing Among the two reported PMI reports relative to U.S.

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October 2022 PMI Reporting Points to Global Wide Manufacturing Contraction

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Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published October 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Now, October reporting data reinforces global-wide contraction levels in production and new orders, along with manufacturing recession conditions now acknowledged for Europe.

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September and Q3 Global PMI Levels Remain in Contraction

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With the closing of the third quarter, the numbers once again signal added contraction in global manufacturing output as product demand levels weaken. The three specific regions of concern remain the Eurozone, United Kingdom, along with Taiwan. This index has now remained below the 50.0

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Prediction One

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However, the lessons garnered during the pandemic will likely drive inventory management toward less of a dependency on global-wide sourcing and more toward product postponement sourcing and customer fulfillment strategies. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S. and the United Kingdom.

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Global PMI Levels in July Remain of Concern

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The July numbers signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions with output and new order rates reportedly falling at faster rates. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Manufacturing production reportedly decreased for the second consecutive month.