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Added Signs of Global Manufacturing Upturn in May

Supply Chain Matters

Signs of Global Manufacturing Upturn Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMIĀ® reportedly improved in May with output and new orders in indices on the rise. Regionally, output growth reported increased in China , the United Kingdom and the United States.

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The Benefits of Onshore Supply Chains

ivalua

While companies have capitalized on globalization over the last few decades, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed a number of weaknesses within supply chain and procurement industries. Overall, while relocating may be an investment at first, many procurement leaders agree that the benefits of having a supply chain closer to home are worth it.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

These are challenges that will only become more threatening if they are not curbed, paying strict attention to supply chain sustainability. Source: Statista.com. It forced three semiconductor plants to shut, causing a microchip shortage for the auto industry and severing the stateā€™s vital supply chain links for three days.

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

This is the first post in a two part series on the “Changing Face of Manufacturing.” ” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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Logistics and Supply Chain ā€“ 1940 to 2040 with Jason Miller

The Logistics of Logistics

Today, MSU is one of the largest universities in the United States and has approximately 634,300 living alumni worldwide. The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service.

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather DisruptionsĀ 

Logility

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. Itā€™s been a whirlwind, as manufacturers have been left scratching their heads about whatā€™s going to happen next. This then led to … A shipping container shortage: Containers piled up across the world once they were emptied.

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Fergusonā€™s Commitment to Supply Chain Excellence Drives Customer Satisfaction

Logistics Viewpoints

The company sources goods from 36,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. The goods flow through 3 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 106 final-mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. We have 10 regional distribution centers in the United States and we have one in Canada.