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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

In contrast, performance levels related to North America , Europe and South America were noted as remaining weak, on average, compared to Asia. Vietnam The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® returned to expansion level with a reported value of 51.2 for February compared to January’s value of 47.4.

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Why Global Trade Agreements must be part of your supply chain planning: Guest Post by Tim Barnes

NC State SCRC

Let’s look at the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as an example, where 12 countries around the Pacific Rim have signed an all-inclusive deal that excludes China, Korea and India, and promotes trade between critical nations in South East Asia, North and South America, South Pacific and Japan.

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Tesla is a Unicorn – There is Not Another One Out There

QAD

North and South America, East and Western Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa. You need 100 percent consistency and you need the same manufacturing process here on the same vehicle platform built in Germany as you do in Vietnam or China. During our interview, the possibility of hydrogen power bobbed up more than once.

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Which Supply Chain Strategy Will Prevail in 2022?

Stord

After Gap experienced factory delays in Vietnam, it started working with Mexican and Central American manufacturers to cut down on lead times. In terms of reshoring, New Balance recently opened a North American manufacturing facility in Massachusetts, and Intel will invest $20 billion in building two new chip factories in Ohio.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

1) North America. 2) South America. North America. Amazon operates in 16 other countries in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania region. South America. We promise that at the end of the article you will know where to sell. 3) Europe. 4) Africa. 6) Australia. Americanas.

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The Key Coffee Industry Trends For 2021 & Beyond

Unleashed

Mordor Intelligence pegs the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) at 4.22% for 2020-2025, with Europe the largest market for consumers and South America the fastest-growing market. Globally coffee is a multi-billion dollar industry that experts predict will grow despite slowdowns in other parts of the export market. Source: Statista.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Because the Panama Canal eliminates a protracted detour around South America and improves global commercial connections, its construction and extension rate among the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century. This marginalization was exacerbated by the lack of economic activity at the southernmost tip of South America.

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