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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). higher than 2020. As of 2020, only 12% of semiconductor chips were made in the United States. (

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Unwrapping the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive: Embracing Sustainable Packaging in a Circular Economy

SupplyShift

From 2009 to 2020, packaging waste in the EU increased by 20% , reaching 79 million tons in 2020. However, with the growth of the packaging market comes significant environmental repercussions.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

GlobalTranz

By 2020 there will be 50 billion networked devices. Ashton talked in depth about IoT to the RFIDJournal.com in 2009″ “Today computers – and, therefore, the internet – are almost wholly dependent on human beings for information. there will be nearly 26 billion devices on the Internet of Things by 2020.

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Integrated Business Planning: A New Narrative for an Old Process

Supply Chain Trend

In his 2009 Foresight article, Bob Stahl emphasizes the five-step sequential monthly process. In earlier Foresight articles (Van Hove, 2020, 2021), Niels distinguishes decision automation from knowledge augmentation and examines the relative desirability of these features across different planning horizons. Planning Horizons.

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Saudi Arabia’s Top eCommerce Companies

Vinculum

In 2020, the total eCommerce industry revenue from all Saudi Arabian eCommerce companies was USD 7 billion, which has since climbed by 60%. billion in sales by 2025. After its initial 2009 launch, the site quickly established itself as the most well-liked global marketplace for small companies and entrepreneurs to sell their goods.