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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 PMIĀ® , 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 PMIĀ® had a February value of 47.3,

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Reflections on Hard Hats and Safety Shoesā€¦

Supply Chain Shaman

Manufacturing teams used to manage the supply chain group. Today, in most organizations, the supply chain team manages manufacturing. The irony is that fewer and fewer people within the supply chain team understand manufacturing. Instead, many of these teams just accept manufacturing strategy as a constant.

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What Could Stop Lithium from Revolutionizing Transportation?

Elementum

The answer isā€¦ transportation. The lithium boom signals a shift in manufacturing and energy in the United Statesā€”but the popular mineral is facing some obstacles when it comes to heavy air and rail regulation. But before lithium can meet its full potential, the problem of transportation must be addressed. manufacturing.

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Silo thinking doesnā€™t work

DELMIA Quintiq

When the German auto industry meets, manufacturers and suppliers worldwide listen very carefully. After all, German manufacturers that are used to success are often trendsetters for new products and process innovations. For example, the design of a purchased item is decisive for its transport packaging. The big picture.

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Three Months after Tianjin, the Area is Still Reeling.

Elementum

Chinaā€™s Tianjin port suffered a devastating explosion in August which left many manufacturers, insurers and shipping supply chains crippled. To mitigate the investment and production loss in Tianjin, JLR has planned new production centers in continental Europe and South America. We take a look at the lasting consequences.

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Handfieldā€™s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

Iā€™ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. With globalization, the need to partner with local logistics service providers becomes an imperative.

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The Sustainable Supply Chain ā€“ What is it and how to execute it

Unleashed

Whether itā€™s deforestation from farming grains or livestock; carbon emissions from transport and production plants; or chemical waste produced manufacturing household products, itā€™s important for a business to understand all the ways in which it impacts the environment ā€“ and to take action to minimize its footprint.