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The COVID-19 Supply Chain Hit Could Trigger Recession in Australia

Logistics Bureau

But economists and supply chain managers warn that this recovery may have come too late to save Australia, China’s largest trading partner, from sliding into its first recession since 1991. Quite simply, China is Australia’s largest trading partner by a wide margin. Why is COVID-19 Causing so Much Disruption to Australia’s Economy?

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

Talking Logistics

Below is a short list of the supply chain and logistics conferences scheduled for 2017. Happy learning and networking in 2017! Descartes Systems Group : Evolution 2017 , March 28-30, West Palm Beach, FL. GT Nexus : Bridges 2017 , July 10-12, New York, New York. HighJump Software: Elevate 2017 , March 12-15, Orlando, FL.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Retail super giant Amazon in talks to partner with Australia Post for local launch (Daily Mail). Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2017. Likely FMCSA boss Martinez stands behind ELD mandate, hopes to shore up CSA (CCJ). Best Buy launches free shipping during holidays (StarTribune).

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Millions of people descended on states with views of the 2017 total solar eclipse, congesting roadways. The drone delivery partnership with Wing was born out of DoorDash Labs, DoorDash’s robotics and automation arm, and builds on a similar pilot launched in Australia in 2022. That includes guidance for truckers when up to 3.7

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Blackbay, headquartered in the UK with offices in Australia and New Zealand, will fully integrate with the global BluJay team. The two companies have partnered for nearly a year with a significant customer in Asia using the world-class mobility platform.

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Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

As of 2017, industry makes up 36.2% As of 2017, the rate was.7%, The 2017 estimated GDP is $1.236 trillion, between Australia at $1.248 trillion and Egypt at $1.204 trillion. In 2017, Thailand ranked number 21 in the world for exports, having exported about $235.1 Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Australia and Malaysia.

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Getting Starry-eyed about Journals (Guest Post by Alan McKinnon)

SCM Research

Fortunately the backlash against journal rank “fetishism” has begun with bottom-up campaigns such as DORA and top-down, government-led initiatives in countries such as the UK and Australia aiming to make research assessment fairer, more transparent and more rigorous. DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-02-2017-0097. McKinnon, A.C.

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