Supply Chain by the Numbers: June 5, 2008

Supply Chain by the Numbers

-June 5, 2008

The Numbers Worth Knowing this Week in Supply Chain and Logistics

This Week: Ford Spends Big on Mexican Fiesta; Commercial Floor Space Expands; Good News for UPS is Bad News for Airborne; Global Manufacturing Input Price Index Points to Rising Prices



$2.4 billion
The amount of direct investment Ford said it is making in factories around Mexico City to produce the new version of the Ford Fiesta, the company’s “global car.” Another $600 million in investment will be made by the local supply base.

7.7%

The growth in “commercial” or third-party operated warehouse/
distribution center space in the US in 2007, according to a new report from Armstrong & Associates. That takes commercial floor space to $1.3 billion square feet.


6000
The approximate number of jobs that will likely be lost in Wilmington, OH, south of Columbus, after DHL US announced it was planning to outsource air freight movement between destinations to UPS last week, meaning the end of the former Airborne Express sortation facility there.




76.1
The almost unbelievable level reached in May for the Global Manufacturing Input Price Index from JP Morgan – the highest level in the index’s history. Any score over 50 indicates rising prices.