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Implications from the Rana Plaza Disaster (Guest Post by Brian Jacobs and Vinod Singhal)

SCM Research

The scale of this tragedy increased awareness of the risks and costs of sourcing from low-cost countries. Such risks and costs are often assumed to be sufficient to motivate firms to source production in developed, high-cost countries rather than developing, low-cost countries. Jacobs, B., & Singhal, V. 2017.01.002.

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Ukraine and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

In 2017 the ‘NotPetya’ cyber-attack on Ukraine, which irreversibly encrypted data on computers, caused $10bn-worth of damage around the world (it was widely blamed on Russia).”[5] Up may recall that over a dozen years ago, he threatened Georgia in the same way he is threatening Ukraine. ”[4].

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5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

Supply Chain Opz

The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World Pros: This book will show you how to plan and execute sourcing strategies like the world's leading companies. Cons: It focuses heavily on sourcing or purchasing which is one function under integrated logistics management.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

While many projects funded by the bill could take years to be completed, senior administration officials said they are working to accelerate that process, including a change in how grant money is allocated that will allow the Port of Savannah in Georgia, which has been snarled by congestion, to move cargo quicker.

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Doing Business in Poland

QAD

state of Georgia. in 2017 and accounts for 40.2% in 2017, down from more than 6% the year before. The 2017 GDP equaled $1.126 trillion in 2017, up by 4.7%, making it number 23 in the world. In 2017, Poland exported about $224.6 billion in 2017. km, about twice the size of the U.S. of the GDP. .

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

In terms of trade, these are not critical, single-sourced Tier 1 inputs needed in manufacturing. Russia is strongly believed to have used cyber weapons to attack Georgia during the military incursion into the country in 2008. About 6% account for trading and distribution services and 4% for industrial machinery.

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7 Incredible Benefits of Cloud-Based Logistics Management

GlobalTranz

Managers can control the operation efficiently as the relevant information comes from different sources, timely and all the members have access to its current updates. To get more information on how logistics may change within the next couple of years, you may read the article Supply Chain Trends To Follow In 2017 by Steve Banker at Forbes.