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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

In addition, these initiatives are not used just taken in China and Iran but also in many other emerging economies. Cardwell, 2014). 2014, July 30). These practices represent to which extend each country engages itself toward Sustainable Supply Chain Management. Vishal Gupta, 2013). Bhattacharjee, K. Cardwell, D. CHAPPELOW, J.

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

Talking Logistics

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. Port truck drivers strike for second day (LA Times). Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors.

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Does AI Pose an Existential Threat?

Enterra Insights

”[5] And that’s not putting Russia, Iran, and North Korea into the mix. Footnotes [1] Rory Cellan-Jones, “ Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind ,” BBC News, 2 December 2014. [2] He writes, “It seems a stretch to imagine the United States, Europe, and China all working together on this.”[5]

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In Chains: How to Approach Human Trafficking in your Supply Chain

Elementum

State Department’s 2014 “Trafficking in Persons” report included a tiered ranking of Asian countries based on how they complied with international forced labor standards.

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Freight In The Year Of The Monkey

Freightos

22nd on the 2014 World Bank Infrastructure index ), improvements – especially in rural areas – can have a huge impact. On February 15th, 2016, the first freight train from China reached the capital of Iran, shaving 30 days off the standard port-to-port transport time. It’s not just talk.

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Flatbed Rates and Ratios at Record Highs

DAT Solutions

The oil industry saw a huge downturn late in 2014 when oil prices dropped from over $100 per barrel (West Texas Intermediate crude, or WTI) to below $30 per barrel by February 2016. pullout from the Iran nuclear deal could push prices even higher. Oil production generally ramps up when prices hit the $45- to $50-per-barrel mark.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The US Men’s National Team is in Group B with England, Iran, and Wales, and will play its first game on November 21 against Wales. This will be the team’s first World Cup game since 2014, as it failed to qualify in 2018. But all of that is in the past, and the group stages are getting ready to kick off.