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Strategic trends

Supply Chain Movement

This will deliver procurement savings and enable them to develop electric trucks jointly. To achieve sustainable deliveries, P&G in the United Kingdom has purchased its own fleet of electric trucks and – for the first time in the company’s history – is taking care of transport itself.

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September and Q3 Global PMI Levels Remain in Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

The three specific regions of concern remain the Eurozone, United Kingdom, along with Taiwan. The regions reported as having the most declines in production volumes were noted as Brazil, Canada, Japan , and the United Kingdom. The open question is when the new dawn occurs. in September compared to the 43.0

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Treasury Department along with governmental agencies in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the European Union. location, facilitating delivery of lithium inputs and shipment of battery-grade lithium products over multiple transportation routes. governmental agencies to include U.S. Customs and Border Control, the U.S.

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Golden Results in the Supply Chain

EcoVadis

More than 600 CSR and procurement professionals, attended Sustain , the annual EcoVadis event dedicated to responsible purchasing earlier this year. Carbon footprint: to continue to optimize our business, we obviously rely on state-of-the-art IT systems to study all the possibilities for optimizing transport.

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Prediction One

Supply Chain Matters

Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S. and the United Kingdom. As 2024 begins, two of the world’s most critical ocean transit corridors, the Suez Canal , and the Panama Canal are facing threats of shipping disruption as global geopolitical tensions and terrorist threats escalate.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

Intelligent procurement technology provider JAGGAER announced the finalization of a partnership with TealBook , a tech provider that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to gather, predict and refine supplier data and to provide companies with additional product sourcing options.

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Coronavirus Highlights Fragility of Global Supply Networks

Jaggaer

The ease with which the virus can be spread, even by people who have never been to China, let alone Wuhan, was highlighted by a case in the United Kingdom. But even if containment has the desired effect, what are the wider consequences of shutting down schools, shopping centers, factories, transportation and supply networks?