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Remembering D-Day: A Logistics Miracle

Enterra Insights

”[1] The staff at History on the Net adds, “A saying in military circles holds, ‘Amateurs study tactics. ’ In any military operation, logistical needs must be met before tactics can be applied, because logistics provide ‘the sinews of war.’ Professionals study logistics.’ ”[4].

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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Already, oil prices have reached their highest levels since 2014 and are expected to continue to rise.

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Multimodal 2015 – Advanced Supply Chain Management and Logistics for Cargo Owners

Supply Chain Movement

Date: 28 – 30 April 2014. In 2014, more than 7,000 high-calibre visitors attended. Shipping Managers, Procurement Directors, Distribution Managers, Traffic Managers, Logistics Directors, SCM Directors, Sourcing Managers, Transport Managers and Supply Chain Directors from: Major High Street and Online Retailers. Multimodal 2015.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. It is approximately 190 kilometers long.

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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

It abolished the monarchy and became a republic in 1889 before being thrown into several dictatorships and military rule. As you would expect of a country whose coastline stretches for more than 7,000 km, Brazil excels at ocean shipping, but most inland waterways are remote from populated and industrialized areas.

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Doing Business in the United States

QAD

to easily import and export goods anywhere in the world, and its open borders between states make it simple to ship goods across the country. is still a technology powerhouse in computers, pharmaceuticals, medical, aerospace and military equipment. Annual freight traffic equaled about 37.22 billion mt-km in 2015. percent in 2017.

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NASCES 2016: End-to-End Supply Chain Management Transformations

Kinaxis

What kept nagging at me though is that the presentations were largely about “righting the ship” rather than “moving from ship to air.” In 2014, of the 20,460,136 individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community , 7,030,317 individuals were employed —34.4 According to DisabilityCompendium.org.