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The State of Globalization in a Fragile World

SCM Research

In spite of growing anti-globalization tensions in many countries, the report indicates that globalization hits a new record high, as the aforementioned flows all intensified significantly for the first time since 2007. Europe tops the regional ranking, while a group of Southeast Asian countries beats the expectations by the widest margin.

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8 Things to Know in Shipping, Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain this Week

Intelligent Audit

When the Russia-Ukraine war began, few understood the repercussions might bring flashbacks to the 2007–2008 global food crisis. Export bans on Russia and halted harvest by Ukraine and others have caused wheat, corn, soybeans, and rice prices to rocket past previous highs.

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The Impact of SOLAS on Ocean Shipping and Data Management

Talking Logistics

Still, the requirement is not new and has been under development for a number of years following a milestone vessel collapse in 2007. Eric has a Master’s degree in commercial engineering with a specialization in IT management from the University of Antwerp, Belgium.

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

Dale Davidson, a famed economist who predicted the economy collapse of 1999 and 2007 warns, “Don’t imply that a 50% collapse is looming – it’s already at our doorstep.” View the full post or View the snippet below: I was fortunate to join the Arkieva team in strategy sessions with our Belgium team and European partner – Solventure.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Police warning after drug.

Global Trade Management

Police carried out a series of raids in Belgium and Holland earlier this year, seizing computer-hacking equipment as well as large quantities of cocaine and heroin, guns and a suitcase full of cash. ► 2007. (4). His comments follow a cyber-attack on the Belgian port of Antwerp. ► February. (1). ► 2008. (7).

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. If you trace the year-over-year pattern, you can see that P&G made progress on inventory turns and operating margin 2006-2007, 2009-2010.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

With 11 million products , it is the largest online marketplace in the Netherlands and Belgium. Launched in 2007, Flipkart is India’s leading ecommerce marketplace with over 80 million products across 80+ categories and sub-categories. Bol.com doesn’t charge any monthly fees and works only on commission basis.