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A Real World Humanitarian Logistics Model

MIT Supply Chain

A humanitarian logistics model developed by the Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation (CLI) improves the efficiency of response efforts by taking a holistic view of these operations. A case study based on a catastrophic flood that struck the city of Villahermosa, Mexico in 2007 provides a real-world application of the model.

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How Are Counterfeit Drugs Procured?

MIT Supply Chain

Research at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program , Zaragoza, Spain, is investigating why drug dispensers such as clinics and pharmacies might acquire fake drugs. The thesis is being supervised by Dr. Mustafa Çagri Gürbüz, Professor of SCM at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, and Prof.

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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. As you’ve heard, massive wildfires have also broken out throughout Europe, accompanying the heat in southern France, parts of Spain, and Portugal — and they’ve lead to mass evacuations and abandoned factories.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

France, India, Germany, Mexico and Spain. Along with France, Pixmania has a presence in 13 countries including the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany and Poland. Launched in 2007, Flipkart is India’s leading ecommerce marketplace with over 80 million products across 80+ categories and sub-categories. With over 2.2 JD worldwide.