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This Week in Logistics News (January 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

It’s what my father did when he worked in the sugarcane fields in Cuba and dreamed of escaping poverty. Finally, underscoring one of my predictions for 2017 — that companies will get more serious about eradicating slavery and conflict minerals from their supply chains — the StarTribune reports that Target Corp.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 28 – December 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

What does the future hold for Cuba and my family there? I go back to what I said last year when people were asking me what I thought about President Obama normalizing relations with Cuba: I really don’t know what to think. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Third Quarter Results. My brain tells me one thing, my gut another.

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Cryptocurrency Benefits You Should Know!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Cuba’s inflation rate is roughly over 46,000 percent, which generates an economic meltdown that endangers families’ preservation. In 2017, overstocks.com revealed that they would welcome bitcoins. Greece, a nation with a 45 percent tax rate, grabs over 900 trust funds per day.

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Rethinking your optimum

Supply Chain Movement

Rethink your optimum: Prepare your supply chain for the challenges of 2017 and beyond. Advanced analytics and optimization technology is the game-changing advantage that will push you past the competition – giving your business more agility, higher accuracy and sharper insights to maximize your revenue. Christmas Island. Cook Islands.