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The Industrial Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis

Logistics Bureau

When leading economists start talking about a drop in manufacturing comparable to the start of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, you can be sure that the world’s leading industries are in for a torrid few months. Moody’s Investor Service forecasts a drop of 2.5% in vehicle sales worldwide in 2020 due to Coronavirus.

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Supply Chains Can’t Handle the Heat

Elementum

The current 77 centimeter (30 inches) water level at the bottleneck, called Kaub, is the lowest seasonally since at least 2007. And this dire situation is still evolving: it was just two years ago that UK forecasters developed downside scenarios that had London hitting 40 degrees celsius by 2050.

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Major Trends Impacting the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Ecosystem

Supply Chain View from the Field

Looking at global figures, growth in the consumption of drugs has increased 32 percent from $735 billion in 2007 to $965 billion in 2012, and consumption is projected to reach about $1.2 In the U.S. alone, the volume of prescriptions has almost doubled in less than 15 years. trillion in 2017.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

With more than 4 million customers and the forecasted GMV of £20 billion by 2020 , Jet is highly recognized and trusted marketplace in the US. Along with France, Pixmania has a presence in 13 countries including the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany and Poland.