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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

The Kingdom of Belgium achieved its independence from the Netherlands in 1830, and has become an admired modern country, well-known as the home of international organizations such as NATO and the EU. Manufacturing in Belgium. 2 percent annually as of 2017, making Belgium the 168 th country in the world for industrial growth rates.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. Transparency, on the other hand, involves moral and ethical dimensions of activities associated with sourcing and manufacturing. sources of raw materials. Visibility into: internal operations.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. The difference… and the looming carrier threat.

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4 Global Supply chain management strategies to avoid bottlenecks in operations

ThroughPut

Take the Netherlands, for example. In 2017, the U.S. This isn’t to say you should avoid international sources for goods. manufacturers do to better understand global supply chain strategies & operations when exporting goods abroad? In the current political climate, U.S. had a trade surplus of $24.5

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Supply Chain Movement issue 26 – Logistics Strategy

Supply Chain Movement

Contents Supply Chain Movement 26 – 2017 Q3. Date of appearance: September 15th, 2017. 14 | 3PL Subway Map Europe 2017: Calm before the storm in logistics market. She was recently voted Denmark’s best Supply Chain executive 2017. 30 | Top 25 SCM Executives Denmark 2017. 7 | News & Background. ‘e-Commerce

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Is Google the most innovative supply chain company in the world?

Freightos

By 2017, the market research company expects the number of global smartphone users to increase to 2.50bn and represent 33.8% Marketplaces such as Alibaba’s Tmall, caters to suppliers and manufacturers. Technology Trend 2: 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing. This represented about 24.4% of the total population.

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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

ThroughPut

Take the Netherlands, for example. In 2017, the U.S. This isn’t to say you should avoid international sources for goods. manufacturers do to better understand global supply chain operations when exporting goods abroad? manufacturers never inquire about discounts on port duties or refunds for certain sales.