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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. Since most Western European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, Belgium’s capital, it is an ideal location for international groups.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

After around-the-clock negotiations, President Joe Biden said Thursday that freight railway companies and workers had reached a tentative agreement that will avert a rail shutdown that could have paralyzed the economy. Amazon is acquiring Cloostermans, a company out of Belgium that is a specialist in mechatronics.

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

Freightos

yellowbox]Check out where the future of online sales for the freight industry is heading with this free white paper.[/yellowbox]. The service was originally launched in the Netherlands and Belgium in early 2013 and called “Staples Easy 3D.” This, in turn, could reduce shipping and air freight volumes. yellowbox].

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Belgium too chipped in to offer 9000 doses of Remdesvir. Next step was inbound transportation while tackling issues as limited and volatile freight capacity, time pressure and difficult ETAs. Russia sent covid assistance in the form of oxygen concentrators and generators.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Germany, Belgium, Estonia and the U.S., Radial’s scalable fulfillment and freight services enable orders to be fulfilled faster and delivered where and when desired while optimizing costs. Here are some details from the article: Starship robots have already covered more than 1,900 miles in the U.K.,

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. In Belgium, the Ford factory in Genk will soon close for good, as will the Heinz manufacturing facility in Turnhout. Shifting south and east.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

Built by Swedish freight technology company Einride, the Pod features a tall, glass window behind which the vehicle’s sensors can be placed high for maximum situational awareness and thus safer deployment. Frichti says it has more than 450,000 customers, serviced by about 25 micro-fulfillment centers across eight cities in France and Belgium.