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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

In addition, these initiatives are not used just taken in China and Iran but also in many other emerging economies. Ikea is a good example as it has sourced close to 50 percent of its wood from sustainable foresters and hundred percent of its cotton from farms that meet better cotton standards (Ikea, n.d.).

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Oil Price Volatility and the Changing Dynamics of Supply Chain Management

Oracle SCM

Today, courtesy of the shale gas revolution in the US, OPEC policies and the re-introduction of Iran to the market, the price stands at around $30 per barrel and all indications are that it will fall further over the course of the year. But when oil prices are high and transportation costs are high businesses might prefer near-shoring.

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The Top 4 Trends That Will Dominate Supply Chain in 2019

Elementum

And with key resources like cobalt in short supply, companies like Tesla and Apple need to be extremely strategic not only in how they source these resources, but in how they monitor their suppliers and report to the public. Read more about the future of traceability here. And the ongoing trade disputes between China and the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

New Capabilities from JDA Create Transportation Resiliency – Enabling Shippers to Balance Service and Cost Pressures. Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Event Management Now Available. Uber Is Quietly Testing A Massive Merchant Delivery Program (TechCrunch). Con-way Inc.

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Freight In The Year Of The Monkey

Freightos

While China’s domestic transport infrastructure is ranked high on global indices (e.g. The “Economic Belt” shortens rail transport time from China and Europe, with the prospect of spurring Central Asian and Eastern Europe economies, with better trade connections to Western Europe and North East Asia.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The US Men’s National Team is in Group B with England, Iran, and Wales, and will play its first game on November 21 against Wales. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S.

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Turkey Earthquake: Key Industries, Exports, and Sites Impacted

Resilinc

In total 15 countries were affected including Syria (which also declared a state of emergency), Cyprus, Lebanon, Jourdan, Palestine, Egypt, Southern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Many steel manufacturers have also suspended operations.

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