Sunday, 29 September 2024

Supply Chain Cost Reduction Strategies

 At this point we've seen natural disasters, geopolitical tensions, and economic uncertainties constantly threaten the seamless flow of necessary components. With this, the cost to maintain a solid supply chain has continued to inflate, leaving procurement experts on a constant search for reduction opportunities. It's stressful, we know. But we can help. Let's go over a few strategies that are worth exploring.

Saturday, 21 September 2024

Global FDI in the pharmaceuticals industry

 1. The US is the leading destination market for greenfield pharmaceuticals FDI, while it is also the top source market. 

2. Between 2019 and 2023, the pharmaceuticals sector was the fourteenth largest FDI sector in terms of the number of greenfield investments. The pharmaceuticals sector accounts for 2% of global greenfield FDI projects.

3. Greenfield foreign direct investment is when a company invests abroad to establish a new physical presence or expand an existing operation. 

4. Greenfield investments create jobs and/or involve a capital investment into the foreign location. Other forms of FDI, such as mergers and acquisitions, are not included as part of this definition.

5. Combined, the top ten destination countries account for 57.1% of total pharmaceuticals FDI projects.

Saturday, 14 September 2024

Global FDI in the automotive industry

 1. The US is the leading destination market for greenfield automotive FDI, while Germany is the top source market.

2. Between 2019 and 2023, the automotive sector was the eleventh largest FDI sector in terms of the number of greenfield investments. The automotive sector accounts for 4% of global greenfield FDI projects.

3. Greenfield foreign direct investment is when a company invests abroad to establish a new physical presence or expand an existing operation. Greenfield investments create jobs and/or involve a capital investment into the foreign location. Other forms of FDI, such as mergers and acquisitions, are not included as part of this definition.

4. Combined, the top ten destination countries account for 62.7% of total automotive FDI projects.

Sunday, 8 September 2024

Global FDI in the beverages industry

1. The US is the leading destination market for greenfield beverages FDI, while it is also the top source market.

2. Between 2019 and 2023, the beverages sector was the twenty-third largest FDI sector in terms of the number of greenfield investments. The beverages sector accounts for 0.6% of global greenfield FDI projects.

3. Greenfield foreign direct investment is when a company invests abroad to establish a new physical presence or expand an existing operation. Greenfield investments create jobs and/or involve a capital investment into the foreign location. Other forms of FDI, such as mergers and acquisitions, are not included as part of this definition.

4. Combined, the top ten destination countries account for 56.9% of total beverages FDI projects.