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Manufacturing in US Expands at Fastest Pace Since May 2004

Material Handling and Logistics

factories expanded in February at the fastest rate since May 2004, indicating sustained strength in manufacturing as demand remains solid, according to figures from the Institute for Supply Management released on March 1. However, the production index dropped to 62 in February from 64.5 The factory index climbed to 60.8, up from 59.1

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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

Logistics Viewpoints

Alaska Airlines Door Blows Out in Flight For 20 years, Boeing has engaged in collaborative product development with a significant number of suppliers. Historically, Boeing was vertically integrated – the great majority of product development was done in-house. In 2018 and 2019 there were two fatal crashes of the 737 Max 8.

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US Economy Still Growing But at Slower Pace

Material Handling and Logistics

”Consumption, described as production and employment, continues to expand, with indications that labor and skill shortages are affecting production output,” said Timothy R. Highlights from the report include: The Production Index registered 61%, a 1 percentage point decrease compared to the February reading of 62%.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing

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The erosion in the cost advantage has been driven by a confluence of sharp wage increases, lagging productivity growth, unfavorable currency swings, and a dramatic rise in energy costs, states the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) based on a study of 25 nations that account for nearly 90 percent of global exports of manufactured goods.

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US Manufacturing Caps Best Year Since '04: ISM

Material Handling and Logistics

Manufacturing expanded in December at the fastest pace in three months, as gains in orders and production capped the strongest year for factories since 2004, the Institute for Supply Management said on January 3. And the measure of production increased to 65.8, The group’s factory index climbed to 59.7 a month earlier.

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Toilet paper and total war – the psychology of shortages and what it means for resilience

Logistics in War

The difficulty experienced in obtaining basic household products – toilet paper for example – as consumers buy in preparation for a state of quarantine that may never come, as trite an issue as it may be, starkly demonstrates how critical human behaviour is in the calculus. We’re waiting to find out what happens next.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. According to a widely cited framework by Christopher and Peck from “Building the Resilient Supply Chain” (2004), supply chain resilience consists of four dimensions: robustness, agility, redundancy, and flexibility.