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Asia, better brace yourself for Usagi! He’s not in a good mood…

Supply Chain View from the Field

From a US import manufacturer perspective, it may be good enough to assume periodic natural disaster disruptions and develop climate adaptation supply chain contingency plans. One idea: import manufacturers might diversify production partner locations instead of having all of their product sources in a single basket.

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Boeing’s Potential Sourcing Reversal- Financial or Operational?

Supply Chain Matters

Boeing spun out this supplier, which was once a part of this plane maker’s internal production in 2005 in a major strategic sourcing move. Further reported is that Spirit is separately exploring the divesting of aircraft structures production located in Ireland, specifically for supporting aircraft producer Airbus. All rights reserved.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , halted a consecutive five-months of contraction levels to that of no-change. The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI® had a February value of 47.3,

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EU-UK supply chains roiled by surprise tariffs, red tape, delays

Resilinc

Turmoil points to need for robust mapping of supply chains, rigorous analyses of alternate sourcing strategies. For example, retailers in Ireland—part of the EU—learned in the first days of 2021 that goods made in Ireland but shipped to and from their UK-based distribution centers are taxed when they re-enter Ireland. “A

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Sustainability Certifications for SMEs: The Best Programmes

Unleashed

Sustainability certifications help consumers identify whether or not a product or manufacturer is sustainable. Across Europe, EPDs are routinely factored into personal and corporate level purchasing and supply chain management decisions. Animal welfare certifications are important for food manufacturers.

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Job opening: Associate Director European Distribution at Astellas

Supply Chain Movement

The products are made in our EMEA Astellas sites, which are based in Kerry (Ireland) and Meppel (the Netherlands). Alternatively they are sourced from contract manufacturers or Astellas sites outside EMEA. Experience in procurement. Experience with sub-contracting logistic services, vendor performance management, etc.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

The August numbers once again signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions as output and new order rates continue to fall. From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. That stated, global output levels fell for the third consecutive month.