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Cargo Flight Launches a Vital Link in the Ebola Response Effort

MIT Supply Chain

A shipment of medical equipment that arrived on January 12, 2015, in Monrovia, Liberia, from Miami, US, will enable 25 government hospitals to receive infection control training, helping the facilities which were partially or fully closed owing to the Ebola crisis to recommence regular operations.

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NRF 2015 – The new “P” for retail, and what is old is new again

BlueYonder

A fantastic three days at NRF 2015 have just come to a close. Meyler’s speech about her experiences on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in Liberia was captivating. For me it was four days, as I had the opportunity to attend the Retail ROI Super Saturday conference for the first time– more on that in a minute.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

SCM 3PL Subway 2015. The 2015 Annual Third Party Logistics Study also reveals that both sides regard themselves as being successful, and shippers are seeing positive results again this year: an average logistics cost reduction of 9%, an average inventory cost reduction of 5% and an average fixed logistics cost reduction of 15%.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

In light of that, Infor’s acquisition of GT Nexus in August 2015 is understandable. A third notable take-over is that of Barloworld by US software supplier Llamasoft in September 2015. Kazakhstan. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Korea, Republic of. Kyrgyzstan. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

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Gradual changes in the European supply chain consulting market

Supply Chain Movement

Firstly, in May 2015, it acquired the Javelin Group, specialised in transforming end-to-end supply chain and retail operations for the digital era and with offices in the UK and France. Secondly, in August 2015, it took over Total Logistics, based in the UK and the Netherlands and specialised in supply chain network design.

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SCM Map Europe: European location decisions remain complex

Supply Chain Movement

SCM Map Europe 2015-2016. Over the past year, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey have suffered heavily due to devaluation, whereas Switzerland has become considerably more expensive. >>Please >>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button. Choose country. Afghanistan. Åland Islands.

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