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Inditex Demonstrates Continued Business Benefits from Agile Supply Chain Capabilities

Supply Chain Matters

Background Many students and practitioners of supply chain management are likely familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Zara and its corporate parent Inditex. This was counter to Inditex’s prior stance to operate at very lean inventory levels. In the first half of 2024, operating profit reportedly rose 12 percent to €3.6

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Push for Inditex to Disclose Zara Supplier Transparency

Supply Chain Matters

Background Many students and practitioners of supply chain management are quite familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Zara and its corporate parent Inditex. For multi-industry supply chain and strategic procurement supply management teams, this conflict provides added challenges in the coming months.

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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

Intelligent Audit

as “DB Schenker announced in January that it purchased two transport companies in Spain as part of a plan to build out its European network.”. Massive Inventory Levels Are Crashing Against Signs of an Economic Recession. Supply Chain Dive reported that the company’s buying binge has not been exclusive to the U.S.,

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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. Business confidence reportedly weakened for the fourth month running along with further declines in purchasing activities and inventories. as contributing to a slowdown.

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

Also highlighted was that purchasing activity, stocks of purchases and finished goods inventories collectively rose in July. There are signs of new orders softening- cited in 16 percent of general comments, compared to 17 percent in June- as panelists are increasingly concerned about excessive inventories and record high lead times.”. .

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

For a company like Amazon, 2021 underscores the importance of owning middle-mile capabilities to ensure resilient inventories. B2C Europe is operationally present in four key European E-commerce countries (Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, and Spain), and has offices in China. The difference… and the looming carrier threat.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

The four largest European manufacturing economies, namely Germany, France, Ital y and Spain , collectively remained at production contraction levels. The inventories index decreased 2.1 manufacturers are continuing to draw down inventory levels. Continued Contraction Levels for the U.S. Manufacturers Two indices of U.S.