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This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Roadnet® Technologies Introduces Advanced Business Intelligence Tool, Insight. Here are some details from the press release: The purchase price was $59 million, excluding any working capital adjustments, with no assumption of debt. Robinson ) announced that it has expanded its operations to São Paulo, Brazil. million and $8.2

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What’s New in 2015 for the supply chain world? See 2014?s predictions.

Supply Chain View from the Field

Brazil had an election that proved to be radically unpopular with the global business community, Russia has alienated itself and is hurting due to the rapid drop in the price of oil, while India and China are in a holding pattern, with tepid growth. The solution? This is the biggest opportunity I see for 2015.

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Supply Chain Disruption. A Deeper Look Into Context, Causes, and Trends  

Elementum

This expansion occurred at the same time products were becoming more complex and modularized, and also as supply chain management became increasingly software-dependent. India and Brazil arrived on the scene as large, demand-driven markets, adding new depth to the full global picture. Up Next: Finding New Solutions.

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Apps for more efficient procurement procedures

Supply Chain Movement

SynerTrade, provider of purchasing software and apps for more efficient procurement procedures, is growing robustly. More than 250 customers in 11 countries have already entrusted their purchasing processes to the software company with French-German roots.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Foxconn execs cite Belkin’s widely recognized brand name, strong sales channel presence and growth potential, as well as its best in-class capabilities and solutions, as primary motivators for the acquisition. In March 2018, Belkin was acquired by Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd. billion in annual sales across 500 stores.

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The Key Coffee Industry Trends For 2021 & Beyond

Unleashed

We’ve seen this building for some time across markets and coffee is no exception: consumers are increasingly conscious about where their products come from and what form they take, and changing their purchase habits accordingly. The world’s top coffee exporters. Source: Statista. Trends for coffee exporters. billion (2017) to US$29.2

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The Ultimate Guide to Coffee Profit Margins

Unleashed

So what are profit margins like in the coffee industry right now, where are those costs going, and how do you improve them with the right coffee software and sales strategies? billion in revenue in the past year, with an annual growth (2015-2020) of -1.0%. billion), growth is in the positives – 0.5% (2015-20) and 2.7% (2019-20).