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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

Trane ’s Tom France, Vice President, Global Distribution, Logistics and Transportation, recently stressed the need for E2E insight: “Extend visibility as much as you can throughout your supply chain. Data on ocean shipments, for example, is generally available across the globe, due primarily to greater standardization in ocean shipping.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. Unfortunately, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, its income in 2015 will be 10% less than in 2014. Of those 60 million people, 19.5 Funding is lacking.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. US Navy to accompany US-flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel (Fox News). billion USD) in pro-forma trailing 12-month revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2014. It serves both B2B and B2C customers in the United Kingdom, Spain and France.

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Sustainability in Logistics: Shippers Step up Initiatives to Combat 3 Obstacles

GlobalTranz

As the push towards sustainability in logistics continues, those involved in modern manufacturing and shipping, especially shippers, must understand why this trend is taking place, its potential costs, obstacles, and benefits, and what it means for the future of manufacturing and logistics. By 2014, the decrease had risen to 15 percent.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

Belgium is bordered by France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and has a robust shipping infrastructure including multiple ports, making it a perfect location for trade both within the EU and with other geographic regions. Germany accounts for 16 percent of Belgium’s exports; France for 14.9 percent, France 9.5

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Remembering D-Day: A Logistics Miracle

Enterra Insights

If there is a single moment that highlights the effectiveness of this supply chain, it might be D-Day — the Allied invasion of France that spelled the end of the Nazi regime in Germany. ”[3] The link between the phases was getting the men from England to France. It took place 78-years ago on 6 June 1944. ”[4].

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CEO Survey Says Revenues are Growing. Profitability….Not So Much

BlueYonder

percent for ecommerce sales in 2014. The CEO survey received responses from 410 retail and consumer goods companies across Australia, China, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Online and mobile commerce continue to be key drivers of this revenue growth, with a U.S. growth rate of 14.6

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