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Global Production Activity Levels Remain in Contraction at the End of 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with December 2024, Q4-2024 , and year-end global supply chain assessments as reported by various global wide PMI reporting. Both are key indicators to future supply chain momentum or growth. and thus 2024 provided a 0.8 in November to 50.5 in December.

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Global Production Back to Expansion in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with highlights and commentary on January 2024 production and supply chain activity levels as reported by various global wide PMI reporting. Source: S&P Global and J.P. Business optimism indicators were noted as muted as are expectations for future global trade growth.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Contract During October

Supply Chain Matters

In our continuing series, Supply Chain Matters provides readers with highlights of monthly reported global and regional wide PMI activity levels. China The two widely followed indices related to China ’s production and supply chain support activity levels both reported improved levels of PMI activity in September.

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The need to know

EFT

year-on-year in June, after higher tariffs on goods from the country's top ocean trade partner extended a steep drop that began in May , supply chain technology provider Descartes (DSG.TO) said on Tuesday. US ocean imports from China tumbled 28% in June on tariff hikes U.S. imports of containerized goods from China tumbled 28.3%

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Global Wide Manufacturing Levels Expand in June 2025

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with our summary highlights, perspectives and insights related to published June 2025 PMI indices. Added Insights and Perspectives As noted in our Supply Chain Matters highlights of May PMI activity levels , the events and ongoing whiplash surrounding U.S. and the April 48.7

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Slavery and Supply Chain Transparency

Enterra Insights

“But in today’s connected, digital economy, visibility and transparency have never been easier to obtain — even across complex, global supply chains.”[1] This led to the development of an array of supply chain technologies — RFIDs, remote sensing, satellite monitoring, even blockchain-based tools.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. Together with service provider Arvato, Supply Chain Movement has created a mindmap outlining the route for high-tech supply chains, including road signs indicating potential hazards along the way. >>Please