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China Flexes Its Global Logistics Muscle

Material Handling & Logistics

China aims to extend its logistics reach from the Pacific to the Atlantic through its One Belt, One Road initiative. The sheer size of the country’s “One Belt, One Road” logistics initiative, for instance, calls into question the true objective of the regional infrastructure plan. Like the country itself, China’s ambitions are massive.

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How Learning a New Language Can Benefit Your Career in Supply Chain Management

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Conducting Supply Chain Management Market Research Learning a new language will be of great help when conducting market research and evaluating the current challenges, especially if new logistical solutions are researched. Learning a new language will help you to approach various logistical challenges differently.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

India has again demonstrated the highest level of PMI growth and the report authors point to Greece, Indonesia, Russia and Brazil as demonstrating stronger rates of expansion. Observed was that manufacturing conditions across Greece have improved to the sharpest extent in two years. along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.

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Global Manufacturing Levels Continue Contracting in July 2024

Supply Chain Matters

manufacturing and procurement activity levels, namely the ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI , and the S&P Global U.S. Further, the two prior strongest manufacturing output performers thus far in 2024, Greece and Spain , reportedly lost momentum in July. as contributing to a slowdown.

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Upturn in Global Manufacturing in June- Cautionary Signs Prevail

Supply Chain Matters

Various industry supply chain and procurement management teams are obviously going to have to differentiate as to two different narratives presented in these separate reports. Greece experienced the highest PMI growth in the Euro sector followed by Spain and the Netherlands. This country’s PMI value slipped to 43.5 in June from 45.4

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September and Q3 Global PMI Levels Remain in Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

Reportedly, with the exception of Greece , all other EU countries registered PMI declines, with Germany and Austria having the fastest rates of production declines. average of the three months of Q3, declined 1.5 percentage points from the average of Q2, and a significant 4.8 percentage point drop from the average of Q1.

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Global Wide Production PMI Levels Unchanged in February 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Stronger performance was noted for Greece and Ireland , both reporting 24 and so month highs, respectively. Noted in the report was that the February index drop “ was entirely driven by the largest economy of the single currency union, Germany, which registered its sharpest deterioration in four months.”