After four years of wild swings from shortages to glut, global supply chains are now in the goldilocks zone: gep global supply chain volatility index

Global supply chains are operating near maximum capacity, signaling steady outlook for the manufacturing sector asian factories purchase more inputs to meet growing orders, increasing pressure on the region's suppliers north american manufacturers report some difficulties meeting orders due to shortages of staff and critical materials global transportation costs rise slightly, following a recent increase in oil prices clark, n.j. , may 13, 2024 /prnewswire/ -- the gep global supply chain volatility index — a leading indicator tracking demand conditions, shortages, transportation costs, inventories and backlogs based on a monthly survey of 27,000 businesses — rose in april to -0.18, from -0.32 in march, which signals that global supply chains are operating at close to full capacity.
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