Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 7, 2025

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. Morgan and S&P Global Market Intelligence reported a continuation of contractionary activity levels in the final month of 2024.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

They work with clients to accelerate and simplify digitization across the supply chain, increasing revenue, reducing costs, and improving market penetration. Their scalable solutions have proven to help companies reduce their logistics costs and optimize their supply chains. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlights and added insights on reported November 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a further global supply chain assessment in the highlighting and added insights on reported October 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported April 2024 global PMI activity levels. Report authors noted that this global wide index has been above the 50.0 Manufacturing PMI both reported declines in April.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 7, 2020

What is supply chain risk management? Supply chain risk management is the process of identifying and managing issues within a supply chain. The objective of supply chain risk management is to reduce vulnerability and disruption within supply channels.

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Elementum

JUNE 19, 2015

The process of identifying and penalizing human traffickers in a supply chain is exhaustive and at this point a comprehensive solution seems nearly impossible. It’s easy for these suppliers to turn a blind eye to any illegal activity, so information about employment doesn’t always make it to the top of the supply chain.

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Elementum

JUNE 3, 2015

The Natural Gas Paradox, or Why Supply Chain Traceability is Important. Or, perhaps you work for a company that employs natural gas to help “green” its supply chain. With environmental issues at the forefront of many conversations, supply chain managers cannot afford to forgo important changes.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

To unravel the story behind this growth and its complexities, Albert Koto, Head of Mitra supply chain at Bukalapak, one of the biggest e-commerce businesses in Indonesia, got in conversation with Malay Shah, Senior Vice President of India, Middle East, Rest of the World, and Southeast Asia operations in this Locus’ In-Focus webinar series. .

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

A slew of global purchasing managers indexes all point to deep supply constraints as this year's economy looks to be the strongest since 2011. A slew of purchasing managers indexes published on Jan. all pointed to deeper supply constraints, with a U.S. A slew of purchasing managers indexes published on Jan.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series, specifically in providing highlights on reported July 2024 global wide PMI activity levels. Report commentary by Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. The July reading of 49.7

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. reading reported at the end of 2023. Supply chain stresses seem to have faded somewhat, at least on aggregate.” reported in January to 56.9

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. As this new global economic system grew, a corresponding supply chain—complex, powerful, virtually unquestioned—became its structural support system.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In conjunction with the summit meeting of G-20 leaders held in Indonesia , the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicated that the expected 2023 economic outlook appears gloomier that that forecasted just last month. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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Resilinc

JUNE 21, 2022

And just in the last few days, trade media such as Mining.com, MetalsNews, and FXStreet have posted headlines predicting more price drops—”Copper price sinks to 10-month low on recession worries”—and major price increases—“Copper prices set to rise as supply lags.”. dependent on foreign sources.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Freeport McMoran, the second largest copper producer globally, reported in its latest quarterly: “While we recognize the near-term volatility in our markets, we are optimistic about our portfolio of assets, our strong management and operating teams, and the long-term prospects for the copper markets we serve.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a further installment in our global supply chain assessment in the highlights on reported December 2023, Q3-2023, and full year global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. With the December 2023 report, global PMI levels have remained below the 50.0

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with a September and Q3-2024 global supply chain assessment focused on reported global wide PMI activity levels. The reported September data provides added reinforcement of a global manufacturing slowdown occurring at the end of Q3-2024. declined 1.4 declined 0.8

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series, specifically in providing highlights on reported August 2024 global wide PMI activity levels. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Global-wide manufacturing levels as reported by the J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides a monthly highlights of reported January 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Overall, global activity reportedly showed signs of increased production output and corresponding activity levels, but the gains were mostly in developing and lower-cost regions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of both December 2022 and full year reported global PMI indices that at the close of 2022 present a far different picture from the start of the year. Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Reports spanning the major developed economies were somewhat contrasting.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. reported for July and 48.8 reported for June.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 2, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers and clients with a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported June and Q2- 2024 global PMI activity levels. Germany, Austria and Poland were reported as the three lowest PMI activity levels. compared to the 50.3

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

To meet this demand and ensure a sustainable supply chain, Australia, Chile , China, and Brazil are proactively ramping up their lithium production. As the demand for lithium grows, experts anticipate that a worldwide lithium shortage could happen as soon as 2025 as supply struggles to keep up.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. reported at the end of March, and a 52.3

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 21, 2016

Those companies take an integral view of supply and demand, including the financial impact of mediumterm risks. Supply Chain Media and consultancy firm Involvation have developed this checklist to provide insight into the added value and the potential of your current S&OP process. Anticipate. Involvement. Guinea-bissau.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 28, 2020

However with Covid-19 slowing both production and demand, and disrupting the global supply chain, the global coffee industry has stalled in recent months – and seen new trends take hold. But a global pandemic that has disrupted supply chains and eradicated past norms, coffee could not be expected to escape unscathed.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

They are demanding more supply chain transparency. Jennifer Furey and Rebecca Harris, attorneys at Goulston & Storrs, report, “Millennials are expected to inherit approximately $30 trillion in assets over the next 30 to 40 years. What is supply chain transparency?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Supply Chain KPIs are Essential – The Right Ones! Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Supply Chain KPI Tips. All you need to know about Supply Chain KPIs. Supply Chain KPI. Which ones to use?…

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2019

As climate change drives up the regularity of natural disasters, supply chains must rely on real time data to thrive. . . . . More devastation from different natural disasters seems to have been reported in the last year than we’re typically used to seeing. Supply Chains at Risk. Graham Parker. .

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In the current global economy, the closure of a maritime chokepoint would have significant economic ramifications due to the disruption of trade flows and even some supply chains (e.g. The Suez Canal Company's shares were purchased by Great Britain in 1874, making it the sole owner. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II).

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

That’s the main reason why supply chain experts insist supply chains must become more agile and resilient. Few, if any, analysts are predicting fair winds and following seas for supply chains this year. Supply Chain Risks Geopolitical Risks. “China reported only 5.2%

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

By bringing procurement and project management under one umbrella, businesses can streamline operations, speed delivery, and drive growth that lasts. This guide explores the benefits of project procurement management and outlines key steps for creating a Project Procurement Management Plan (PPMP) that drives business growth and innovation.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In our continuing series, Supply Chain Matters provides readers with highlights of monthly reported global and regional wide PMI activity levels. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Global-wide manufacturing levels as reported by the composite index produced by J.P. reported for September. rose from the 45.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

I got a pitch from the PR firm representing Everstream Analytics that was different. Everstream Analytics is sitting on a vast trove of risk data. The company applies AI and other analytics to this data to provide supply chain risk analytics and insights to its clients. Each event is assigned a risk score.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products. Labor and human rights is much trickier to monitor through purchasing policies.

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