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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

Tomorrow, we will do more of the top areas or trends for manufacturers to look out for in 2015. The current market trends indicate that the manufacturing industries are poised to reshore back to the United States in a big way. in 2015, 3.9% Drop in the price of crude oil. in 2016 and 3.1%

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. Interest Rates : The Federal Reserve in the United States is expected to raise interest rates this week , the first increase since cutting the rate to near zero following the Great Recession in 2008. Insights from Kenco Customer Summit 2015.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

August 2015 saw the opening of the New Suez Canal, which cost over $8 billion and increased the depth to 24 meters (78 feet). The canal could only support unidirectional traffic prior to its extension in 2015, with crossings arranged into convoys of roughly 10 to 15 ships. meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5 meters in 2001.

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Memorial Day 2022

Enterra Insights

Roberts reports, “Thanks to former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) who sponsored the Agent Orange Act of 1991, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), [as of] 2015, had paid $24 billion in disability compensation to 1.3 ” Today, veterans who participated in subsequent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are fighting a similar battle.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

SCM 3PL Subway 2015. Holy See (Vatican City State). United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Following UPS’s failure to do so in 2013, FedEx succeeded in acquiring TNT in April 2015 in order to expand its European footprint. Afghanistan.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Holy See (Vatican City State). United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. In light of that, Infor’s acquisition of GT Nexus in August 2015 is understandable. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man.

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Gradual changes in the European supply chain consulting market

Supply Chain Movement

Holy See (Vatican City State). United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Secondly, in August 2015, it took over Total Logistics, based in the UK and the Netherlands and specialised in supply chain network design. Guinea-bissau. Isle of Man.