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Doing Business in Switzerland

QAD

Although the country is a UN member, and became a member of NATO in 2002, it retains its commitment to neutrality. Switzerland is east of France and north of Italy, also bordered by Austria, Liechtenstein and Germany. Manufacturing in Switzerland. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing in Switzerland. of the GDP.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and October published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled continued contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. in November.

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October Global PMI Reporting-Continued Production Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and Q3-2023 published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled added contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. down from the 49.2

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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

Manufacturing in Brazil. After the intense investment in infrastructure to support the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, along with the recent “Brasil Major” initiative, Brazil is an emerging powerhouse rich in natural resources and with a strong focus on manufacturing and the supply chain. Argentina and Germany.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

Virtually all of those startups disappeared by 2002 — they either burned through all of their investment money or were acquired by bigger fish. Wes Burt, Production Control-SCM-Assistant Manager at Toyota Manufacturing Canada, also gave an informative case study presentation.

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Using Green Patents to Create a More Sustainable Business

EcoVadis

The Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI), which has been tracking green patent trends since 2002, has reported upward trends of green patents in economies around the world , such as Germany, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, as well as in the United States, including in Michigan, California, and Texas.

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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. billion (December 2019) Headquarters: Bonn, Germany CEO: Frank Appel 3. billion (2018) Headquarters: Essen, Germany CEO: Jochen Thewes 7. Revenue: €63.3 billion/$72.43