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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which impacted parts of Asia, North America and Europe in late 2002 and early 2003, has resulted to a contagion effect in Asia, a continent considered to be an electronics hub. SARS And Its Contagion Effect. Ebola Cuts Off Supply Lines.

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Looking at the sustainable supply chains behind some classic Valentine’s Day favorites

Kinaxis

Hershey Company is also a founding member of CocoaAction, which helps build educational and community resources, and improve labor practices in West Africa, where improving cocoa sustainability is critical. Raise a glass to land conservation. Beware of diamonds in the rough.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

It serves as a detour for ships traveling between ports in Europe, America, and ports in southern Asia, eastern Africa, and Oceania. The Suez Canal closure severely disrupted global trade and encouraged the construction of ever-larger tankers to travel the lengthy circum-Africa route.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Deutsche Post started acquiring shares of the company in 1998 and completed its acquisition of DHL by 2002, expanding the brand ‘DHL’ to its other services. The strength of DSV Panalpina is the strong network of trucking in Europe, North America and South Africa. Revenue: $14.2 First established as Kinki Nippon Railway Co.,

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

China’s low prices have historically undercut global prices and pushed out foreign competitors –– such as the Mountain Pass mine in California, which closed in 2002. Since the 1990s, China has supplied the lion’s share of the world’s demand for REEs. Activities which appear to be experiencing considerable progress.