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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day 2020

Enterra Insights

The Great Irish Famine devastated Ireland from 1845 to 1849. As a result, the population of Ireland dropped from 8 million people before the famine to 4.4 This figure represents around 25 times the number of people actually living in Ireland today. In 2015, 82 percent of celebrants wore green. Today people in the U.S.

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6 River Systems Grows International Team, Hires Simon Jones, Head of Sales for U.K. and Ireland

6 River Systems

and Ireland. Simon Jones, Head of Sales, UK and Ireland, 6 River Systems Jones has worked with companies such as Honeywell and Vocollect, as well as disruptive software start-ups NetDespatch and Scandit, which has given him a unique understanding of the challenges facing retail, e-commerce, warehousing and supply chain industries. “He

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Forced Labour and Exploitation in Supply Chains

Savant Events

Countries that have passed relevant legislation include England and Wales via the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which has ‘transparency in supply chains’ that also extend to Northern Ireland and Scotland; and the Health and Care Act 2022 section 81.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Selecting & Managing Logistics Companies & Emerging Logistics Tech Trends

GlobalTranz

51 percent take advantage of third party logistics companies’ freight forwarding capabilities, and the use of third-party logistics companies increased 72 percent in 2015. The graphic was made by 2Flow , a logistics company out of Ireland. 67 percent use third party logistics companies for customs’ brokerage benefits and insight.

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Job opening: Associate Director European Distribution at Astellas

Supply Chain Movement

The products are made in our EMEA Astellas sites, which are based in Kerry (Ireland) and Meppel (the Netherlands). It is our stated aim in VISION 2015 for Astellas to be recognised as an employer of choice. Alternatively they are sourced from contract manufacturers or Astellas sites outside EMEA.

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October Global PMI Reporting-Continued Production Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

Germany reportedly remained the worst performer while faster declines were reported for Italy , Spain and Ireland. Weaker-than-expected sales and the delayed shipment of goods led to: “ the strongest rise in inventories of postproduction items since September 2015. percentage point increase from the 44.3 value reported for September.

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GrandVision: “We are changing completely as we become demand driven”

Supply Chain Movement

Many of these stores are recognised under banners such as Apollo-Optik in Germany, Générale d’Optique and GrandOptical in France, Pearle in the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria and Vision Express in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, Hungary, the Middle East and India to name just a few.