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A Manufacturing Day Look Into the Future: Sustainable and Digital

QAD

The iPhone was released in 2007, meaning every current high school student learned what a smartphone is before they entered kindergarten. An almost dissociative sense of humor that attempts to normalize global issues like COVID, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and devastating climate events.

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Will inflation rage the longest in the UK?

Taulia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine compounded this difficult situation in early 2022. Post-Ukraine energy prices are, of course, a key factor, with the UK a significant net importer of energy, and they no doubt played a role in sustaining inflation throughout 2022. Why is the UK so acutely exposed?

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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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How Cloud Technologies Can Help in Times of Recession

Arena Solutions

With the last pangs of the pandemic dissipating, and the Russian-Ukraine invasion raging on, coupled with a decline in the third quarter due to a slowdown in consumer spending, many experts in the financial community are ready to declare the U.S. is already in a recession.

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Supply Chain Uncertainties Leave Industries on Edge

Intelligent Audit

More than six months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine initially caused grain prices to skyrocket, another surge in wheat prices is inflating prices of consumer goods like flour and prepared flour mixes. Cost of Flour, Consumer Goods, Remains High.

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Aya??n?z? yorgan?n?za göre uzat?n… – Cut your coat…

Supply Chain Movement

They were buying or producing all their materials in The Netherlands, shipping them to low-cost countries like Hungary, Romania and Ukraine for manufacturing and then shipping the products back to The Netherlands for distribution. 2007’de TenCate’e önce yurtiçi sonra uluslararas? It was a very long journey for an item of underwear!

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Winning strategies for distributors and manufacturers during an economic downturn

EazyStock

As the global world economy has continued to recover completely from the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, and with a subsequent war with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising inflation, many stock-holding companies are having a hard time. It found that 20% outperformed competitors’ results during the downturn and recovery.