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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMIĀ® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , halted a consecutive five-months of contraction levels to that of no-change. The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMIĀ® had a February value of 47.3,

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Using Digital Supply Chain Planning to Respond to Market-Changing Disruptions like COVID-19

ToolsGroup

Macro events like the Coronavirus crisis trigger demand volatility that affects every link in your global supply chainā€”from the raw materials you procure to setting safety stock levels to planning logistics and promotions. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from several Chinese and Italian suppliers.

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Securing aerospace and defense-critical supply chains

Resilinc

The lack of skilled and semi-skilled factory workers as well as the fact that many workers prefer the hours, conditions and flexibility of service jobs and gig work are formidable obstacles for companies looking to reshore productionā€”especially those in advanced manufacturing. A vivid example: drones. As the U.S.

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Ivalua Continues Momentum with Record Annual Sales and Customer Acquisition

ivalua

Empowering Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders Across the Globe. Canada, the Middle East, South America and Asia are now using Ivaluaā€™s platform to power their digital transformations, improving efficiency, reducing costs, managing risk and growing revenue. ā€œWe Many other innovations spanning the Source-to-Pay process.

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The Sustainable Supply Chain ā€“ What is it and how to execute it

Unleashed

Whether itā€™s deforestation from farming grains or livestock; carbon emissions from transport and production plants; or chemical waste produced manufacturing household products, itā€™s important for a business to understand all the ways in which it impacts the environment ā€“ and to take action to minimize its footprint.

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Handfieldā€™s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

Iā€™ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. This complexity is occurring in many forms. Cost Pressures Will Continue to Escalate.

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How manufacturers and distributors can mitigate disruption in the global supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Thereā€™s no doubt that the pandemic, with its harsh lockdowns and impact on economies worldwide, has played a dramatic role in the supply chain disruptions being experienced by manufacturers. Many businesses in the US, and elsewhere, were sourcing their componentry from China. How can businesses create the supply chain of the future?