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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

Unilever has constructed a new ice-cream factory in Turkey which, in terms of sustainability, serves as an example for all 35 of its production facilities around the world. One example of this is Disney’s proposed idea to relocate production of some of its Infinity figures to Turkey to shorten and improve the flexibility of its supply chains.

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Supply Chain Movement 16 – Consultancy

Supply Chain Movement

With Oracle on 31 October 2014. With EveryAngle on 19 November 2014. Some companies try to work round the blockades, such as the tomato producers who export to Russia via Turkey. Loser of last quarter: Philips. Our supply-chain future: fair sharing – column. 11 | Snapshots Roundtables Supply Chain Movement.

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A Supply Chain Christmas Carol

Freightos

Whether it’s agile sourcing of hoverboards or finding the perfect gift for the person who has everything, technology is fixing the problem for good. The Ghost of Christmas past may have been a year-long production cycle, with proprietary tech and careful sourcing. Source: Soar Boards, via Flickr. But it comes at a price.

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Trends 2019: Food

Enterra Insights

Tyson analysts report, “Since 2014, consumption of beef, chicken, pork and turkey have each been on a steady incline, reaching record highs in 2018 in the U.S. ”[6] Also on the rise, according to many sources, is the consumption of insect proteins, veggie meats, and lab-grown proteins. .”[6]

Food 100
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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Over this period of 2013-2014 Shell made good progress on inventory, but faced unprecedented supply price volatility. Nick formed a tight-knit implementation group with business users, and technologists used the backbone of SAP ERP to source master data and transactional flows from SAP and into Orchestr8.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

A major enlargement project that raised the capacity to around 100 transits per day was completed in 2014. billion of its total revenue in the fiscal year 2014, placing it as the third-largest source of income in the nation. The canal's depth increased with additional widening and deepening operations, reaching 23.5

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