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Thomas Cook collapse: why working capital optimization matters

Taulia

Another factor was the company’s 2007 merger with UK holiday company MyTravel – a move that was expected to deliver annual savings of £75 million, but which ultimately led to a £1.1 billion write-down.

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A Real World Humanitarian Logistics Model

MIT Supply Chain

He worked with researchers from Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, Malaga University, Spain, and Complutense University at Madrid, Spain, to develop the model. 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. In 2007 a Panamanian prosecutor announced that at least 94 people had died from taking cough medicine contaminated with toxic syrup.

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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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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

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.