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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

What will happen in 2016? Will interest rates continue to climb in 2016, and if so, what impact will it have on inventory levels? Sustainability : Will the climate change agreement reached at the COP21 meeting in Paris this past weekend change supply chains in 2016? Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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Impact of Trump Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement on Manufacturing & Transportation

GlobalTranz

Throughout the course of the 2016 election and now the Trump Administration, many Americans have expressed dissatisfaction with the Paris Climate Agreement. This may come as a shock, but the Paris Climate Agreement has only been in force since November 4, 2016. The Paris Climate Agreement. Let those words hang for a moment.

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10 Things to Consider in the Global Economy

NC State SCRC

More than 65M people were forcibly displaced in 2016 and 16M have not found homes. What is remarkable is that 53% come from Somalia, Syria, and Afghanistan. Crude oil is a benchmark which was at a low of $29 in Jan 2016 – now around $50. There is an influx of refugees due to strife, lack of opportunity and lack of water.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

Here’s one of my predictions for 2016 that hit the mark: Blockchain Technology Will Make Its Debut in Supply Chain Management. All of these entities could have a destabilizing effect on world peace and prosperity, whether it’s Russia and its military actions in Syria and elsewhere (not to mention its fighter jets buzzing U.S.