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Building Value Networks. Stopping the Backward Slide.

Supply Chain Shaman

I was a Gartner analyst in the period of 2000-2002 when trading exchanges were cool. The only two successful and transformational public networks were driven by Walmart and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC). The portal–with all of its limitations–is analogous to the flip phone: functionally inadequate.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

contractionary mark for fifteen consecutive months and reportedly the longest sequence of deterioration since the period of December 2000 to February 2002. The November number This index has now remained below the 50.0 Three of the top six industries by contribution to manufacturing GDP were at or below 45 percent, same as the previous month.

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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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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

In order to manage the increasing containerized traffic, the rail line between the Atlantic and Pacific sides was reopened in 2002 under a private concession. In 2016, the strait handled over 16 Mbd, or about 30% of all global trade, and 80% of petroleum imports into Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.

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