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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

SCMDOJO

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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November 2022 PMI Indices Point to Further Global Wide Production Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

At the country level, Italy , Greece and France bounced back to 4-month, 2 month, and 3-month highs but remained in production contraction levels. Noted in the November report was that the rates of decline in output and new orders were: “.less less aggressive when compared to the near two-and-one-half year records seen in October.”

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Continue to Stabilize in March and Q1-2023

Supply Chain Matters

Counties reaching PMI new highs were noted as Greece and Spain with Italy having expansion level activity levels in March. On the online retail, logistics and customer fulfillment demand side, declining volumes are taking a toll resulting in precipitous drops in global freight rates and noted as the worst in a decade.